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Chinese translation: 平板电脑/平板计算机


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10:02 Dec 5, 2005
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / Tablet PC
English term or phrase: slate computers
The company also plans to port software on slate computers, which run an embedded version of Windows and are used to let patients fill out forms, to Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005.
clearwater
Local time: 15:16
Chinese translation:平板电脑/平板计算机
Explanation:
The LS800 Tablet PC is the smallest, most compact Slate Tablet Computer to offer full Microsoft Windows XP functionality - All the power of a full-size desktop, comfortably held in your hand.

http://www.motioncomputing.com/

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Slate PC

Today more commonly known as a tablet, a slate PC is a type of portable computer that accepts hand-printed lettering and has the capability of translating that written text into data that the computer is capable of understanding. Most tablets do not have a keyboard and are usually much lighter and smaller than a portable computer.
http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/s/slatepc.htm
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Edward LIU
Local time: 02:16
Grading comment
谢谢！
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5纯平板电脑Lucy Xu
4 +1平板电脑/平板计算机
Edward LIU
3 -1FYI slate = 石板?chica nueva
3 -1手提工作站cctranslate
4 -2客户工作站xuhuanyu


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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
客户工作站


Explanation:
Open Slate Project - Introduction.One of the more controversial goals of the Open Slate project is to have students build their own computers. ... No, I do not mean to say that ubiquitous slate computers will create a multi-million dollar software market. ...
www.aloha.com/~knowtree/intro.html


xuhuanyu
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disagree  cctranslate: it should be noted that slate computers are small, portable, and usually have an electronic pen. It is not simply a client workstation.
2 hrs
disagree  Lucy Xu: "slate computer" is a type of Tablet PCs.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
手提工作站


Explanation:
Slate computer是前几年的IT俚语，有手提电脑的意思，经常有一支电子笔。

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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Lucy Xu: "slate computer" is a type of Tablet PCs, not a notebook computer.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
平板电脑/平板计算机


Explanation:
The LS800 Tablet PC is the smallest, most compact Slate Tablet Computer to offer full Microsoft Windows XP functionality - All the power of a full-size desktop, comfortably held in your hand.

http://www.motioncomputing.com/

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Slate PC

Today more commonly known as a tablet, a slate PC is a type of portable computer that accepts hand-printed lettering and has the capability of translating that written text into data that the computer is capable of understanding. Most tablets do not have a keyboard and are usually much lighter and smaller than a portable computer.
http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/s/slatepc.htm

Edward LIU
Local time: 02:16
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谢谢！

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  fei su
1 hr
agree  Shang
1 hr
disagree  Lucy Xu: 平板电脑is Tablet PC, "slate computer" is a type of Tablet PCs. So it is not fully correct to take them as equals.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
纯平板电脑


Explanation:
http://www.yesky.com/20021115/1640205.shtml
平板电脑目前有纯平板（slate）和附加键盘、屏幕可旋转（convertible）的双用平板电脑两种款式。
http://www.soundingline.com/magazine/2003/2003_May/tablet_pc...

Lucy Xu
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
FYI slate = 石板?


Explanation:
【新语丝电子文库(www.xys.org)(www.xys2.org ... - [ Translate this page ]
高斯不仅被公认为是十九世纪最伟大的数学家，并且与阿基米德、牛顿并称为历史上三个最
伟大的数学家。 ... 一次他的老师为了让学生们有事干，叫他们把从1到100这些数加起来，
高斯几乎立刻就把写好结果的石板面朝下放在自己的桌子上，当所有的石板最终被翻 ...
www.xys.org/xys/ebooks/others/science/gauss.txt - 20k - Cached - Similar pages



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http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:2a3vylvAuygJ:www.bearey...

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"我们已经知道Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 能够使手写转化成文字。硬件上Tablet PC具有两种外形模式，每种都有优点和缺点。

“Slate”外形下，Tablet PC看上去一点也不像笔记本，不过外形看上去相当的时尚，屏幕和系统被集成在一起，用户可以通过手写笔进行所有操作。当然也可以外接一个USB键盘或鼠标进行操作。优点：体积小，重量轻。缺点：操作可能不如鼠标键盘方便。"



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http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:FM2w1vkMyiMJ:digitalwall...

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　　"微软力推的平板式电脑(Tablet PC )，在各种不同的质疑声中上市。这种以液晶屏幕来显示，拿在手上感觉很像拿了石板，强调可以用手写输入的方式，运用内建数字墨水技术来输入文件的电脑，其定位似乎仍然与笔记本电脑纠缠不清。"



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　　"微软力推的平板式电脑(Tablet PC )，在各种不同的质疑声中上市。这种以液晶屏幕来显示，拿在手上感觉很像拿了石板，强调可以用手写输入的方式，运用内建数字墨水技术来输入文件的电脑，其定位似乎仍然与笔记本电脑纠缠不清。"

认识铅害--更多信息 - [ Translate this page ]
... 美国独立战争前，小学生用鹅毛笔蘸自制墨水写字。像他们的欧洲前辈们 ...
是从家鹅身上拔下来的。这种蘸墨水写字的鹅毛 ... 还要兑好学生当天需用的墨水(
冬天有时还得把结冰的墨水化开)。虽然19世纪初教师们已开始用石板和粉笔 ...
www.qianguohua.com/index002image/ xsqh.asp?hy=2&id=36 - 18k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages



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slate pencil 跟粉笔不一样:

http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:FjIBmvL2-B8J:www.reedfar...

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19 Century writing slates:

Blackwell History of Education Collection: Artifacts
There were special pencils made for writing on slates. These pencils were themselves
made from slate and were sold in boxes of six or twelve. ...
www.cedu.niu.edu/blackwell/artifacts.html - 52k - Cached - Similar pages

Why Slates and Copybooks?
Therefore, most seatwork was done with slate and slate pencil. ... The teacher
would write a line, perhaps of spelling words or arithmetic problems, ...
www.pioneersholesschool.org/pages/manual/copybooks.html - 6k - 4 Dec 2005 - Cached - Similar pages

Slate - Slates in Schools
The fact that the writing slate is non-absorbent and consequently can be ...
The danger of the common habit of putting slate pencils in their mouths was ...
www.llechicymru.info/slatesinschools.english.htm - 21k - Cached - Similar pages


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"Before the middle of the twentieth century, paper was a precious commodity reserved for important governmental, business, and scholarly functions. Costly to produce and difficult to ship, paper products were simply too expensive to be used indiscriminately in public schools. Therefore, most seatwork was done with slate and slate pencil. The slate would be checked at recitation time, wiped clean with a soft rag, and then reused for the next study session. The slate pencil, not to be confused with the chalk used on the chalkboard, is a slender rod of pressed clay held like a wooden pencil. Although the slate pencil breaks easily under pressure, it is popular with visitors reenacting a day in a one-room school. "



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