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to populate (IT)

German translation: populieren

03:54 May 11, 2000
English to German translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: to populate (IT)
"populating the displays with objects" and "populating the configuration"
I know what it means, but I am not sure what the commonly used equivalent in German programming is.
S. M. Bleher
German translation:populieren
Explanation:
The Microsoft Fachw6rterbuch 1999 explains: Importieren von vorbereiteten Daten aus einer Datei in eine Datenbank. Dieser Prozess wird nicht manuell durch Eingeben verschiedener [email protected]
8tze, sondern über eine Softwareprozedur ausgeführt (p. 532).
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Antoinette-M. Sixt Ruth
Local time: 05:09
Grading comment
I personally hate anglicisms in German translations, but if populieren exists, it is going to be more precise in this programming text.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
naAuffüllen (mit Daten)
Friedrich Reinold
napopulieren
Antoinette-M. Sixt Ruth


  

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9 mins
Auffüllen (mit Daten)


Explanation:
I've seen "populieren" before, but in very scientific texts. "Auffüllen" is the more usual German term in this context.

Friedrich Reinold
United States
Local time: 03:09
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 181
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13 mins
populieren


Explanation:
The Microsoft Fachw6rterbuch 1999 explains: Importieren von vorbereiteten Daten aus einer Datei in eine Datenbank. Dieser Prozess wird nicht manuell durch Eingeben verschiedener [email protected]
8tze, sondern über eine Softwareprozedur ausgeführt (p. 532).

Antoinette-M. Sixt Ruth
Local time: 05:09
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 104
Grading comment
I personally hate anglicisms in German translations, but if populieren exists, it is going to be more precise in this programming text.
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