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Collegiale toets

English translation: Peer review


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Dutch term or phrase:Collegiale toets
English translation:Peer review
Entered by: Marijke Singer
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14:41 Jun 27, 2005
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Construction
Dutch term or phrase: Collegiale toets
The document deals with the construction of a floating pontoon. Collegiale toets appears among more standard phrases: author (an engineer), collegiale toets (another engineer), date released, date, initials, etc.

The document makes ample references to the NEN standards.

Peer testing?
Marijke Singer
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:22
Peer review
Explanation:
Peer review is often used in scientific papers and may be a requirement for publishing. It seems appropriate here though I'm not sure if it is used in the TE field. Hope this helps
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blackbird
Grading comment
Thanks Blackbird! You helped me out in a tight spot. Hope to return the favour sometime.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5Peer reviewblackbird
3 +1peer reviewer?edith1


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
peer reviewer?


Explanation:
Perhaps a peer who has read the document?

edith1
Local time: 23:22
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in HebrewHebrew
Grading comment
Thanks Edith. I decided to go with review.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof: I think in this case reviewer (on a par with author) is better than review.
1 hr
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Comment: Thanks Edith. I decided to go with review.

7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Peer review


Explanation:
Peer review is often used in scientific papers and may be a requirement for publishing. It seems appropriate here though I'm not sure if it is used in the TE field. Hope this helps

blackbird
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks Blackbird! You helped me out in a tight spot. Hope to return the favour sometime.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Siobhan Schoonhoff-Reilly: as far as I can make out, 'peer review' is quite acceptable in civil engineering/tech. engineering.
26 mins
  -> Thanks, Siobhan.

agree  Dave Calderhead: peer review is also used in the accountancy world
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Dave, now I know :)

agree  Lawyer-Linguist: review not reviewer
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Deborah.

agree  Brian Granger: also with review
16 hrs
  -> Thanks, Brian.

agree  Sevan
17 hrs
  -> Thanks, Sevan.
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