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English translation: tools

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00:32 Aug 24, 2008

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Tech/Engineering - Medical: Instruments

English term or phrase: Utilities

If you are using a serial cable, connect one end of the cable to the COM 2 port on the XXXX Reader and the other end to a COM port on your PC.

TIP: Verify settings on the XXXX Reader by clicking Utilities and then Settings. Ensure that the Comm Device selected is compatible with the cable you are using.

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English translation:tools

Explanation:
Pretty often, the word "utilities" refers to small applications which serve as additional tools. In the cases utilities is a section of some software application, utilities could mean pretty much the same as "tools", which again means that if you have, let's say a utilities menu, it's almost the same as the tool menu (could be that utilities are more independent tools or more advanced tools).

In this particular case, the XXXX Reader is connected to the PC, and the PC must communicate with it. Utilities can refer to the hardware device connected to the PC, or more precisely: the section of the software dedicated to handle the hardware device, such as to determine how the hardware device will communicate with the PC.

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Egil Presttun
Norway
Local time: 03:21

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Summary of answers provided

4 +2

functions but "utilities" is the correct term

David Hollywood

Yes

Phong Le

3 +1

tools

Egil Presttun

Discussion entries: 3

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peer agreement (net): +2

utilities functions but "utilities" is the correct term

Explanation:
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David Hollywood
Local time: 22:21
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Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Davud! Do you mean that "utilities" means "function"? Thank you again!

Asker: Thanks Davud! Do you mean that "utilities" means "function" in this context? Thank you again!