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elfproef

English translation: eleven test


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Dutch term or phrase:elfproef
English translation:eleven test
Entered by: Alexander Schleber
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16:32 Jun 6, 2008
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Dutch term or phrase: elfproef
"Op rekening” is een nog niet bestaand elfproef bankrekeningnummer dat begint met “01”.

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TIA
Alexander Schleber
Local time: 08:50
eleven test
Explanation:
Google, link below:
"The eleven test is a test that can be used to validate Dutch bank account numbers. Although it is a rudimentary check it may be useful as a first attempt to validate the correctness of a bank number"
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Sindy Cremer
Ireland
Local time: 07:50
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5eleven test
Sindy Cremer
411 digit ChecksumDavid Walker


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
eleven test


Explanation:
Google, link below:
"The eleven test is a test that can be used to validate Dutch bank account numbers. Although it is a rudimentary check it may be useful as a first attempt to validate the correctness of a bank number"


    www.oraxcel.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1199011262 - 25k -
Sindy Cremer
Ireland
Local time: 07:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Casey Dovale: I just completed 6 months of programming translations for a major Dutch bank and we used eleven test
35 mins
  -> Thank you Casey
agree  IaraFino
2 hrs
  -> Thank you IaraFino
agree  Kitty Brussaard: Or should it perhaps even be interpreted as '(an) eleven test proof (bank account number)'? No hits for this though :-)
4 hrs
  -> Thank you Kitty
agree  David Van der Vloet
5 hrs
  -> Thank you David
agree  Els Spin: Klopt als een bus
5 hrs
  -> dank je, Els
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
11 digit Checksum


Explanation:
Checksum performed on Dutch bank account numbers to ensure that they are valid


    Reference: http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=100576
David Walker
Netherlands
Local time: 08:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
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