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Subject:Re: translation From:obair81 -at- comcast -dot- net To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com (techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- c) Date:Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:55:21 +0000
Terms like Ethernet, countless acronyms, and so on.
I am leaning to having these pieces translated, especially based on folks' comments so far.
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From: Norm Dancy <norm -at- navix -dot- jp>
> I am not a translator but edit completed translations. The languages
> are Japanese and English. I can't imagine that there are any terms or
> specifications that 'cannot be translated.' What types of information
> do you refer to?
> On Jul 19, 2006, at 1:33 AM, obair81 -at- comcast -dot- net wrote:
>
> > I ask because both, especially the tech specs, are full of terms that
> > cannot be translated. So I am unsure of the value.
> >
>
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