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header point screws

French translation: vis pour rack

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English term or phrase:header point screws
French translation:vis pour rack
Entered by: philippe vandevivere

08:04 Oct 1, 2014
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / autoradio
English term or phrase: header point screws
Catalogue d'accessoires pour le montage des racks pour équipements audiovisuels

PTSW Series Rack Screws :

10-32 X 0.75" header point rack screws with captive washer in a black zinc finish
philippe vandevivere
France
Local time: 00:02
vis pour rack
Explanation:
une suggestion...

généralement vis à tête cruciforme

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Note added at 57 minutes (2014-10-01 09:01:53 GMT)
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on trouve aussi comme appellation vis pour bâti longueur standard de 0,75 po et sont munies de filets 10-32 et de pointes d'amorçage.
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florence metzger
Local time: 00:02
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1vis pour rack
florence metzger
3 -1Vis à tête évasée
Traductrice PRO
2vis à bout plat
Tony M
Summary of reference entries provided
header point screw
Tony M

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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Vis à tête évasée


Explanation:
On les appelle aussi les vis à tête cruciforme

Traductrice PRO
Canada
Local time: 18:02
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: 'Header point' refers to the form of the POINT of the screw; it tells us nothing at all about the form of its HEAD.
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
vis pour rack


Explanation:
une suggestion...

généralement vis à tête cruciforme

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Note added at 57 minutes (2014-10-01 09:01:53 GMT)
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on trouve aussi comme appellation vis pour bâti longueur standard de 0,75 po et sont munies de filets 10-32 et de pointes d'amorçage.

florence metzger
Local time: 00:02
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 579
Notes to answerer
Asker: Merci !


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
2 hrs
  -> merci
neutral  Tony M: Under-translation, really — 'header point' refers to the form of the screw point, and applies to many other kinds of screw quite apart from these ones that just happen to be used for a rack.
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header point screw
vis à bout plat


Explanation:
Few convincing refs., and few FR sites really seem to make the same distinction as in here EN.

Certainly one can say that a 'header point screw' is indeed a 'vis à bout plat' — but it's only really one small subset of ALL 'vis à bout plat', which covers a much wider range of categories.

However, I feel this term is probably all that is needed in this particular instance, simply to describe a general type of screw suitable for use with rack-mount equipment.


Tony M
France
Local time: 00:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1453
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, I really don't know which answer to choose. I appreciate your answer, but since googling "vis pour rack" gives images that match "header point screw" better, I'll choose that answer.

Asker: OK, I found it thanks to your reference, in French it's 'vis à bout chanfreiné' (chamfer = biseau ou chanfrein). Thanks a lot (sorry I already choose the other answer)

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Reference comments


10 hrs
Reference: header point screw

Reference information:
Here's an authoritative description in EN of what a 'header point' is:

http://www.eaglefastener.net/technical/screw-point-styles.ht...

Tony M
France
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1453
Note to reference poster
Asker: Wow, that's an amazing ref ! So it'd be something like a 'vis à bout plat biseauté' but no match for that in French. Thanks Tony !

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