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Swedish translation: Surfzon


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English term or phrase:hotspot
Swedish translation:Surfzon
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12:57 Dec 3, 2009
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Tech/Engineering - Computers: Systems, Networks
Additional field(s): Internet, e-Commerce, Telecom(munications)
English term or phrase: hotspot
Definition from ATT-Promotions.com:
A hotspot is a place where computers with wireless cards can pick up a network signal and get broadband Internet access.

Example sentence(s):
  • In a hotspot location multiple users who have a wireless enabled device like a laptop or PDA and are within range of the network's broadcast signal can share a cable or DSL broadband connection to get online at the same time, and best of all, at very fast speeds. wififreenet.com
  • The quality of the network can suffer depending on the number of users at a hotspot and also the method used to connect it to the internet. broadbandforjoe.com
  • Wireless internet access points, also known as "hotspots", allow users with their own computers access the internet at high speed without a wire. Dmitri Paranyushkin
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Surfzon
Definition:
För täckningsområdet för ett öppet trådlöst nät har termen surfzon (eng. hotspot) redan hunnit etableras. Uppkopplingszon kan eventuellt användas i mer formella sammanhang. Surfzon och hotspot används lika mycket men surfzon rekommenderas av svenska datatermgruppen och är det som används av de olika leverantörerna på marknaden.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Hotspot


Definition from Wikipedia:
Hotspot benämns en plats med publik WLAN-täckning, det vill säga ett området där man ansluta sin Wi-Fi utrustade enhet till en trådlös accesspunkt.

Example sentence(s):
  • Många kaféer, hotell, flygplatser och även allmänna parker har hotspots. - Microsoft  

Explanation:
Man kan eventuellt tänka sig ord som "knytpunkt" och liknande, men det svengelska begreppet förefaller dominera.
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Local time: 14:34
Native speaker of: Swedish

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Yes  Maria Drangel: Det är det vedertagna uttrycket!
2 days22 hrs
  -> ..och det är än mer vedertaget nu. :) Tack!
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3 days3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Surfzon


Definition from Svenska datatermgruppen:
För täckningsområdet för ett öppet trådlöst nät har termen surfzon (eng. hotspot) redan hunnit etableras. Uppkopplingszon kan eventuellt användas i mer formella sammanhang. Surfzon och hotspot används lika mycket men surfzon rekommenderas av svenska datatermgruppen och är det som används av de olika leverantörerna på marknaden.

Example sentence(s):
  • Surfa trådlöst i Telias surfzoner. - Telia  
  • Telenor Surfzon ger dig en snabb trådlös Internetuppkoppling. Du behöver bara vara i en surfzon för att kunna koppla upp dig med din bärbara dator. - Telenor  
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Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  Eva Gunnarsson
7 days
  -> Tack

Yes  Ingrid Abramson: Varför inte använda ett bra svenskt ord, när det finns att tillgå?
34 days
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