Appareil de détection pour raccordement “1/4 de tour ” du détecteur au réseau.
English translation: detection device with 1/4-turn network connection
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French term or phrase:
Appareil de détection pour raccordement “1/4 de tour ” du détecteur au réseau.
French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / Electronics; connectivity
French term or phrase:Appareil de détection pour raccordement “1/4 de tour ” du détecteur au réseau.
Any electronics experts out there? This sentence is too technical for me (appears in an otherwise marketing-orentiated text as an example of a product the company has designed to order... It's obviously to do with a (computer) network... but I can't figure out exactly what it is. The context that follows is:
Blocs de jonction
connecteurs montés sur circuits
capteurs/actionneurs
organes de traitement des machines
raccordement sur carte
raccordement sur circuit imprimé
connecteur débrochable
réglettes à languette pour clips
vis à étrier
Explanation: Well, it's pretty meaningless to me, but technical logic makes me think that what they really MEANT to say was:
"detection device for 1/4-turn connection to network"
Because it's FR, they feel the need to specify that it is this very same device that is being '1/4-turn' connected, since otherwise (if one were very stupid!) one might imagine it meant that this device was detecting the 1/4-turn connection --- silly idea!
You might well get away in this marketing text with simplifying it to:
"detection device with 1/4-turn network connection"
I think it just means it sort of slots in and turns, and hey presto! you're connected -- as distinct from lots of fiddly plugs, sockets, clips, screws etc. --- and in particular, perhaps without interrupting the network operation...
Dusty - even though the other answer really made me laugh, and said pretty much the same as what you expanded upon, I had to choose your answer because it really made me understand better. Thanks again! 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
Well, this certainly has been a job for a detective, and yes, I agree with Dusty: Why does the beautiful French language feel the need, so often, to overstate the overstated obvious for the purposes of clarification, simplification and illustration in the zealous attempt to make even the simplest concept idiot-proof by repeating repetition! In the meantime, it will be difficult to grade this question as both answers were so very helpful! Aaargh!
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Appareil de détection pour raccordement “1/4 de tour ” du détecteur au réseau.
A literal translation
Explanation: is the best I can do. Having a "detection device" for connecting a "detector" to the system connecting to the system with a detection device connected to a detector seems to be going round in circles somewhat, in circles, spiralling inwards to inevitable self destruction, annihilation.
That said, it appears to say "detection device/system for 'quarter-turn' connection of the detector to the network".
Cf.
Engineered to work exclusively with the MARLIN Condition Detector (MCD), the MARLIN QuickConnect (MQC) mechanical/computerized studs provides for a fast, quarter turn connection which temporarily fastens the probe to a measurement point. This reduces the possibility of errors and inconsistencies often resulting from data collected by a variety of individuals using varying methodologies [www.skfcm.com/products/hardware/cm224400.pdf]
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Maybe the detector on the quarter-turn connector detects the presence of a detector for detecting something else ....
xxxBourth Local time: 09:52 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 447
Appareil de détection pour raccordement “1/4 de tour ” du détecteur au réseau.
See comment below...
Explanation: Well, it's pretty meaningless to me, but technical logic makes me think that what they really MEANT to say was:
"detection device for 1/4-turn connection to network"
Because it's FR, they feel the need to specify that it is this very same device that is being '1/4-turn' connected, since otherwise (if one were very stupid!) one might imagine it meant that this device was detecting the 1/4-turn connection --- silly idea!
You might well get away in this marketing text with simplifying it to:
"detection device with 1/4-turn network connection"
I think it just means it sort of slots in and turns, and hey presto! you're connected -- as distinct from lots of fiddly plugs, sockets, clips, screws etc. --- and in particular, perhaps without interrupting the network operation...
Tony M France Local time: 09:52 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 1427
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Dusty - even though the other answer really made me laugh, and said pretty much the same as what you expanded upon, I had to choose your answer because it really made me understand better. Thanks again!
The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +1
