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supports numériques

English translation: digital storage media


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase:supports numériques
English translation:digital storage media
Entered by: Colin Rowe
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16:34 Nov 22, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers (general) / dvd's and USB's
French term or phrase: supports numériques
Deux supports numeriques : une clé USB et un DVD
We use these every day but I cannot for the life of me think of a collective noun for these items! Thanks for your help!
Patrick and Carol Collins
Local time: 07:57
digital storage media
Explanation:
would be my suggestion

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Note added at 3 mins (2010-11-22 16:38:25 GMT)
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Example:

Selecting the right kind of digital storage media (hard drives, disks, and CDs, etc.) will be an important part of the digital preservation strategy. ...

http://www.archivaladvisor.org/shtml/art_savdigmedia.shtml
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Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 07:57
Grading comment
Hi, This was the best answer in this case. Thanks. I thought I awarded points yesterday but got asked again today. Maybe you'll get 8 ;-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4digital media
Helen Godfrey
4 +2digital storage mediaColin Rowe


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
supports numeriques
digital media


Explanation:
Haven't checked but pretty sure this is right

Helen Godfrey
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carol Gullidge: the general term
5 mins

agree  kashew
20 mins

agree  philgoddard
2 hrs

agree  Mark Hamlen
7 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
supports numeriques
digital storage media


Explanation:
would be my suggestion

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Note added at 3 mins (2010-11-22 16:38:25 GMT)
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Example:

Selecting the right kind of digital storage media (hard drives, disks, and CDs, etc.) will be an important part of the digital preservation strategy. ...

http://www.archivaladvisor.org/shtml/art_savdigmedia.shtml

Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 07:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Hi, This was the best answer in this case. Thanks. I thought I awarded points yesterday but got asked again today. Maybe you'll get 8 ;-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martin Cassell: or "two kinds of ..."
34 mins
  -> Thanks! Yes, in this particular case, "two kinds of ...".

agree  Simo Blom
1 hr
  -> Thanks!
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Changes made by editors
Nov 29, 2010 - Changes made by Colin Rowe:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Nov 23, 2010 - Changes made by Stéphanie Soudais:
Term askedsupports numeriques => supports numériques


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