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intervening keys

German translation: auf dem Signalweg liegende Tasten


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English term or phrase:intervening keys
German translation:auf dem Signalweg liegende Tasten
Entered by: Steffen Walter
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19:54 Oct 15, 2007
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Tech/Engineering - Computers: Hardware / Patent specification, hardware components
English term or phrase: intervening keys
Ich bin nicht sicher, welche Art von Tasten mit diesem Begriff gemeint ist. Der Gesamtkontext ist eine neue Computertastaturtechnik im Rahmen einer Patentschrift, die u. a. an dieser Stelle auf das Dokument US 3 603 983 Bezug nimmt.

Determination of which button is pressed is solely based on the configuration of a key plate. The sequential arrangement of the keys in US 3 603 983 is extremely disadvantageous as signals from the keys furthest from the switches take much longer to travel along the tubes, and no ***intervening keys*** may be pressed until detection is made.
Elisabeth Hippe-Heisler
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:04
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Explanation:
Das Signal läuft halt eine ganze Weile von den Tasten, die am weitesten von den Schaltern entfernt sind. Die Tasten, die dazwischen liegen (im selben Signalweg) können/dürfen halt während der Reisezeit des Signals nicht gedrückt werden.
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Niels Stephan
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Explanation:
Das Signal läuft halt eine ganze Weile von den Tasten, die am weitesten von den Schaltern entfernt sind. Die Tasten, die dazwischen liegen (im selben Signalweg) können/dürfen halt während der Reisezeit des Signals nicht gedrückt werden.

Niels Stephan
Local time: 14:04
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Vielen Dank, das muss es sein!
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Changes made by editors
Oct 19, 2007 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Edited KOG entrySteffen Walter's old entry - "intervening keys" => "Tasten, die auf dem Signalweg liegen"
Oct 19, 2007 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Edited KOG entryNiels Stephan's old entry - "intervening keys" => "hier: Tasten, die auf dem Signalweg liegen"
Oct 18, 2007 - Changes made by Niels Stephan:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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