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English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers (general) | | English term or phrase: main frame | | I am looking for the most country neutral tranmslation for this term. Thanks! |
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| | mainframe | Explanation:
El término mainframe tradicionalmente no se traduce. El término se refiere a un computador de tamaño y potencia considerables que centraliza las funciones una instalación de cómputo. Si es indispensable poner el término en español se podría usar "COMPUTADORA CENTRAL", pero no lo recomiendo. |
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Victor Chaves
Costa Rica
Local time: 12:29
| Grading comment thanks! For the specific nature pf this text, we ended up using "disco rigido," which is different better in this scifi children´s book.
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8 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3 mainframe
Explanation:
El término mainframe tradicionalmente no se traduce. El término se refiere a un computador de tamaño y potencia considerables que centraliza las funciones una instalación de cómputo. Si es indispensable poner el término en español se podría usar "COMPUTADORA CENTRAL", pero no lo recomiendo.
| Victor Chaves
Costa Rica
Local time: 12:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  Spanish
PRO pts in category: 41
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| | Grading comment | thanks! For the specific nature pf this text, we ended up using "disco rigido," which is different better in this scifi children´s book. |
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