Arabic translation: المواد، المواد المراد حفظها، المواد التسجيلية
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English to Arabic translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Computers: Software / Mobile phone software
English term or phrase:media items
Select Prefer On Card to set your phone to save media items to the memory card if it is in the phone. If the memory card is not in the phone, even if you choose Prefer On Card, the media items are saved to your phone’s memory
Explanation: As you know, mobile phones have now become cameras, mp3 players, and display devices, not only for static pictures, but also for short movie clips. All of these items need to be stored somehow. There are two ways to do it: either in the phone itself, or in a removabe memory device, so you can keep all these items when you switch to a different phone. They also include the fancy ring tones that you hear chirping away.
Such itmes are mainly audiovisual, but the main thing about them here is that they are files to be saved. The word "media" itself is not an apt name for them, but the word has become standard in English -- not so in Arabic. Some translators have even tried to transport the word into Arabic as مواد وسائطية, which I think is bad.
The word مواد alone will be clear enough for the reader, but for added clarity you can use المواد التسجيلية, or المواد المراد حفظها for this particular sentence. You can also use مواد الحفظ or المواد المسجلة
I have also seen المواد الصوتية البصرية used for "media items" because of the typical nature of these items.
Dear Walid, it will be great if you can explain the nature of this media, its function, usage...etc. this will help for accurate translation.
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21:20 Sep 3, 2005
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مواد إعلامية
Explanation: يتحدث الموضوع عن تخزين أو تسجيل مواد إعلامية، مثل لقطات تلفزيونية قصيرة أو موسيقى الأخبار في بعض القنوات التلفزيونية أو لقطات من كاميرا الفيديو أو من جهاز الفيديو نفسه
Khalid Alkodah Local time: 15:29 Native speaker of: Arabic
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