French: boîte noire (in context!)English translation: black box 
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Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial / specifications | | French term or phrase: boîte noire (in context!) | Although this usually means 'black box/flight recorder', I wondered if anyone agrees that in this instance, it means something along the lines of blank areas/unknowns etc.
It is for work carried out on an industrial boiler.
La documentation doit fournir tous les élements au personnel du maitre d'ouvrage pour maintenir l'équipment en bon état et ceci à long terme. Elle doit également permettre au maitre d'ouvrage d'effectuer son propre engineering en vue de modifications ou d'extensions. Aucune <<boîte noire>> ne sera acceptée.
Thanks for your feedback, if it is not black box, any better ideas than 'blank areas'?
Thanks! |
| | Clarification request(s) and responseAmy Christie: 3:45pm Jan 9, 2006: That's great - Thanks for clarifying the situation!
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| | black box | Explanation:
yes, this is used in English quite often in this context - you are right! |
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 Sylvia Smith
France
| Note from asker to answererThanks to Charlie and Sylvia - I have gone with the first post listed since the answers were the same.
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| black box
Explanation:
yes, this is used in English quite often in this context - you are right!
| Sylvia Smith
France
Works in field
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 8
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| Note from asker to answerer| Thanks to Charlie and Sylvia - I have gone with the first post listed since the answers were the same. |
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The translation workplace 