Apr 17, 2003 14:56
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Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, Persian (Farsi) to German
base lined
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Business/Commerce (general)
corporate bull...
Here's another one of those examples of corporate speak, this time from a bidding document. Under the heading "Change Processing and Control" it goes on:
"The Supplier's internal configuration control measures shall be employed from the point of engineering release up to the time engineering is base lined..."
I don't know if _I_ should feel base lined - but then, I don't know what it means, so how can I feel like it?
TIA for your help!
"The Supplier's internal configuration control measures shall be employed from the point of engineering release up to the time engineering is base lined..."
I don't know if _I_ should feel base lined - but then, I don't know what it means, so how can I feel like it?
TIA for your help!
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | English explained |
jccantrell
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| 4 | eine endgültige Basis erstellen |
heikeb
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jccantrell
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United States
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Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
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English explained
Can't give you the German, but can perhaps shed some light on the term.
In the software world, you have several phases in development.
After the requirements are done, the programmer will design the software, code the various units, test the units and then place the successfully tested units under configuration control. Once a sufficient number of units are under configuration control, they are integrated into whatever the company calls a bigger bunch of software (module, configuration item?). At some point, the software will be released so that others involved in the project may begin to use it. This release set of software is usually declared to be the baseline, i.e., the first official state of the software from which all additions and changes will emanate.
There may be further releases, some interim, some minor, some major, of the software. They may also be declared to be new baselines. Thus, a software baseline is a defined state of the software that is suitable (at least in the developers' eyes) for release to a broader community.
It is usually all under configuration control and, if they know their business, they can revert to a previous baseline, undoing any and all changes, if the changes cause a colossal crash of the new baseline.
Hope this helps. Sorry but my fingers are just flying today.
In the software world, you have several phases in development.
After the requirements are done, the programmer will design the software, code the various units, test the units and then place the successfully tested units under configuration control. Once a sufficient number of units are under configuration control, they are integrated into whatever the company calls a bigger bunch of software (module, configuration item?). At some point, the software will be released so that others involved in the project may begin to use it. This release set of software is usually declared to be the baseline, i.e., the first official state of the software from which all additions and changes will emanate.
There may be further releases, some interim, some minor, some major, of the software. They may also be declared to be new baselines. Thus, a software baseline is a defined state of the software that is suitable (at least in the developers' eyes) for release to a broader community.
It is usually all under configuration control and, if they know their business, they can revert to a previous baseline, undoing any and all changes, if the changes cause a colossal crash of the new baseline.
Hope this helps. Sorry but my fingers are just flying today.
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Comment: "Thank you for the enlightenment, jcc. Now that I understand the concept behind it, life is a whole lot easier. Thanks also to Heike for pointing me to the glossary."
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eine endgültige Basis erstellen
Check the Kudoz glossaries; there have been a number of queries for "baseline" and "baselined". That should help you further.
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