future proof for

English translation: see comment

21:50 Mar 9, 2004

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English term or phrase: future proof for

series of slides for the selling people of a lighting control systems manufacturer

Slide 1 XXX controls your lights and shades

Slide 2
***Future proof for*** add-ons as needed and control multiple spaces. Allows central control of independent areas within a building.

Slide 3
Seamlessly interface to other systems in your building. Central or remote control via your web browser in any of seven languages.

could you explain in other words what it means? It is difficult for me to imagine what could be a "a proof for add-ons in the future"??

thanks!

Elena Ghetti KudoZ activity Questions: 2611 (4 open) (30 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 2529 Italy
Local time: 00:12

Selected answer:see comment

Explanation:
it is not 'a proof for add-ons in the future'. It is 'future-proof for add-ons'. That is, as and when add-ons become available in the future, those same can be integrated within the present framework, without much ado. There won't be any breaking down of the existing framework, and "remoulding" things back again, to integrate the advanced facilities provided by the add-ons.

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The salesmen want to convince the would-be customers that there won\'t be any further investment in future, whenever add-ons become available.

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Craft.Content
Local time: 03:42

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thanks everybody, in particular to Herman, I chose this question because the explanation helped me rephrase the sentence in a more natural way in my mothertongue
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

3 +5

means

Norbert Hermann

"A reference (sample) on how to connect any future, additional appliances"

Marek Urban

see comment

Craft.Content

future-proof for

David Sirett

Answers

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

means

Explanation:
you can adapt, add, change it in the future. You not stuck with it and you can update it.

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 23:12
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

German

36 mins confidence:

"A reference (sample) on how to connect any future, additional appliances"

Explanation:
Copyright (c) Penguin Books, 2000. All rights reserved.
<subdef id="401">a sample printing of a piece of text, an engraving, etc, made for examination or correction

Marek Urban
Poland
Local time: 00:12
Native speaker of:

Polish

38 mins confidence:

future-proof for

Explanation:
Add the hyphen, and it might be clearer for you.

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Note added at 2004-03-09 22:29:55 (GMT)
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...this is intended as a clarification of Hermann\'s much earlier answer, not instead of it.

David Sirett
Local time: 00:12
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

6 hrs confidence:

see comment

Craft.Content
Local time: 03:42
Native speaker of:

Hindi
PRO pts in category: 12

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thanks everybody, in particular to Herman, I chose this question because the explanation helped me rephrase the sentence in a more natural way in my mothertongue

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