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bediening in de wacht

English translation: switch at the control panel / in the control room

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Dutch term or phrase:	bediening in de wacht
English translation:	switch at the control panel / in the control room
Entered by:	avantix

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11:59 Jun 11, 2006

Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)

Dutch term or phrase: bediening in de wacht

op de tweede etage is een persoonsbeveiligingsinstallatie aangebracht, met een bediening in de wacht en drie draagbare alarmunits.

not clear why "installatie" - related to nautical matters
or "in de wacht" ? on standby

Andre de Vries KudoZ activity Questions: 1019 (2 open) (38 closed without grading) Answers: 312
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switch at the control panel / in the control room

Explanation:
As I see it, with 'wacht' they mean control room. Seems to be quite usual in Dutch security-lingo. My daughter is a security officer and she uses it all the time. And when I was in the air force the expression 'wacht' was also used for the room where the officer of the guard was supervising