RE: Velcro or "hook and loop"

[France Baril <France -dot- Baril -at- ixiasoft -dot- com>]

Hmmm, the question I have is: "Will anyone who did not follow this thread understand what we are talking about?"

I run into this problem often in translation, English terms referring to technology are often wide spread while French expressions are laughable. The first time I use a word or expression, I usually write it in French (if it is not too weird) along with the English expression.

Applied to this case it would look like this: "The product uses hook and loop (also known as Velcro(TM)) to ...". Than you can use hook and loop and expect users to understand what you mean.

France Baril
Rédactrice Technique / Technical Writer 
IXIASOFT 
(514) 279-4942 
france -dot- baril -at- ixiasoft -dot- com 



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