From: ebert@esfra.sub.org (Christian Ebert)
Subject: Re: Need translation: computer terms
Organization: Ebert & Stegemann GmbH; Frankfurt/Main
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 11:26:17 GMT

In <1992Aug14.142111.19660@dragon.acadiau.ca> alan@dragon.acadiau.ca (Alan W. McKay) writes:

>I'm moving to Germany in 2 weeks and although my German is not too bad,
>I don't know any computer terminology.  Could someone please give me
>the translation (with articles and plurals) of the following, plus
>anything else you can think of:

>(maybe someone has a soft-copy of a CS dictionary they could give me)

As mentioned by some other people in most cases you may use the original 
english word. But I'll try to give a reasonable translation. 

>computer       : Computer, Rechner
>disk drive     : Festplattenlaufwerk, Plattenlaufwerk
>hard disk      : Festplatte
>floppy disk    : Diskette
>CPU            : CPU, Zentraleinheit
>co-processor   : Ko-Prozessor (really!)
>graphics processor: Graphik-Prozessor
>keyboard       : Tastatur
>monitor        : Monitor, Bildschirm
>hardware       : Hardware ( there is no translation possible)
>software       : Software
>program        : Programm
>to program     : programmieren
>programmer     : Programmierer
>(Unix) systems administrator: Systemverwalter, Systemmanager
>object oriented programming: Objektorientierte Programmierung
>mouse          : Maus
>GUI            : Graphische Benutzeroberflaeche
>window (das Fenster?): Das Fenster
>telecommunications: Telekommunikation, Datenfernuebertragung
>compiler (to compile) : Compiler, Uebersetzer ( compilieren, uebersetzen)
>assembler (to assemble): Assembler ( assemblieren)
>linker (to link): Linker ( linken)
>loader (to load): Lader ( laden)
>bit             : Bit
>byte            : Byte
>Kilobyte        : Kilobyte
>Megabyte        : Megabyte
>Gigabyte        : Gigabyte
>motherboard     : Hauptplatine
>modem           : Modem
>serial port     : Serielle Schnittstelle
>parallel port   : Parallele Schnittstelle
>printer         : Drucker
>laser printer   : Laserdrucker
>dot matrix printer : Matrixdrucker
>9 pin printer   : 9-Nadeldrucker
>24 pin printer  : 24-Nadeldrucker
>ion printer     : Ionendrucker
>ink-jet printer : Tintenstrahdrucker
>printer port    : Druckerschnittstelle
>joystick        : Joystick
>workstation     : Workstation ( do NOT translate Arbeitsstation!)
>RISC            : RISC
>CISC            : CISC
>clockspeed      : Taktrate
>25 Megaherz     : 25 Megahertz
>40 meg hard disk with 18 ms average seek time
   $0 Megabyte Festplatte mit 18 ms mittlerer Zugriffszeit
>cache           : Cache
>buffer          : Buffer ( english pronounced), der Puffer ( german)
>print buffer    : Drucker-Puffer
>to digitize     : digitalisieren
>electronic mail : Elektronische Post

>and so on ...
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