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Installation matériel / installation matérielle

English translation: equipment - noun and adj.


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French term or phrase:Installation matériel / installation matérielle
English translation:equipment - noun and adj.
Entered by: Odette Grille
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21:01 Sep 22, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers (general) / SAP environment
French term or phrase: Installation matériel / installation matérielle
Can anyone explain to me the distinction between these two terms, as appearing in the context below? (The difference in spelling occurs too often for it to be a typo)...

Installation de l’environnement de développement et de qualité SAP/R3:
Préparation du site d’hébergement (Electricité …),
Installation matérielle du serveur RX***, un serveur RX*** de sauvegarde.
Installation matériel de la baie de stockage EVA***,
Installation matérielle de la librairie de sauvegarde,
Installation matériel du SAN.
Installation et paramétrage HP/UX
Installation et paramétrage du logiciel X de gestion de la baie de stockage,
Déclaration et organisation des disques,
Installation et paramétrage du logiciel de sauvegarde,
Installation et paramétrage des deux instances SAP/R3 ERP2004 de développement et de qualité,
Installation et paramétrage de la base de données Oracle V9,
Installation et paramétrage des logiciels parasystèmes,
Ecriture et paramétrage de scripts d’administration système (automatismes),
Paramétrage des procédures de sécurité Unix (user/ mot de passe),
Tests,
Documentation.

Installation de l’environnement de production SAP/R3:
Préparation du site d’hébergement (Electricité …),
Installation matérielle des deux serveur RX***, un serveur RX2*** de sauvegarde.
Installation matériel de la baie de stockage EVA***,
Installation matérielle de la librairie de sauvegarde,
Installation matériel du SAN.
Installation et paramétrage HP/UX
Installation et paramétrage du logiciel X de gestion de la baie de stockage,
Installation et paramétrage du logiciel de sauvegarde,
Installation et paramétrage des deux instances SAP/R3 ERP**** de production,
Installation et paramétrage de la base de données Oracle V9,
Installation et paramétrage des logiciels parasystèmes,
Installation et paramétrage du Cluster en actif / Passif
Tests du cluster et documentation des procédures de bascule
xxxWhisky
Noun and adjective
Explanation:
The first means the tool being installed

The second means the fashion smthg is being installed (i.e physically)
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Odette Grille
Local time: 01:53
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4Noun and adjective
Odette Grille
4 +2equipment installation / physical installation
Tony M


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Installation matériel / installation matérielle
Noun and adjective


Explanation:
The first means the tool being installed

The second means the fashion smthg is being installed (i.e physically)

Odette Grille
Local time: 01:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Enza Longo: yes, i.e. installation of material and physical installation
24 mins
  -> Merci

agree  Philippe Maillard
6 hrs
  -> Merci

agree  xxxPFB
9 hrs
  -> Merci

agree  transparx
9 hrs
  -> Thank you
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Installation matériel / installation matérielle
equipment installation / physical installation


Explanation:
As Odette has already explained, in the first instance, it ought really to have been 'installation du matériel', making it clear that the 'matériel' is whatever particular piece of equipment they are talking about.

In the second instance, however, as Odette says, the adjectival usage leads to 'physical / hardware installation' (as distinct from, for example, installation of software...) --- here, the specific piece of equipment may not be identified, perhaps just the general area of the system concerned.

Tony M
France
Local time: 07:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 75

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxdf49f: both refer to "hardware"=matériel, as opposed to installation (de) logiciel/logicielle
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, DF!

agree  Luminita Duta: yes, matériel is the hardware equipement and matérielle is for the effective physical installation
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Iduta!
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