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English translation: wall box

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French term or phrase:	boîtier d’encastrement
English translation:	wall box
Entered by:	Jana Cole

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17:41 Sep 26, 2008

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French term or phrase: boîtier d’encastrement

Les boîtiers d’encastrement à 2 ou 3
postes permettent de combiner les
claviers avec d’autres accessoires
assortis.

It looks like it means "casing" but is there a more proper term?

Jana Cole KudoZ activity Questions: 536 (none open) (26 closed without grading) Answers: 152
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wall box

Explanation:
Specifically an enclosure intended to be embedded in a wall.

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wall box

xxxmediamatrix

flush box

xxxBourth

distribution box

Bashiqa

enclosure

chris collister

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enclosure

Explanation:
one of many possibilities

chris collister
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wall box

xxxmediamatrix
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2 hrs confidence:

distribution box

Explanation:
As they are talking about "claviers" it seems unlikely to be a wall box.

Bashiqa
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flush box

Explanation:
Flush box Outlet box recessed into a wall or partition for accommodating accessories connected to the fixed wiring. The front of the accessory is ...
www.prendos.co.nz/Building-Terms-Glossary/Building-Glossary...

Socket Box - Used to mount wiring accessories suchas switches and sockets. Flush Box - A type of Socket box used when wiring switches and sockets flush to ...
www.gil-lec.co.uk/glossary/

Some pictures at http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://img.kelkoo.com...

Your ref. to "clavier" suggests that in this case it is for the keypad for a door code.

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