constructeur
English translation: none
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| 5 | vendor |
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| 5 | PC hardware manufacturers |
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| 5 | computer maker/firm/company |
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| 4 | none |
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| 4 | manufacturer is really the best term. |
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none Explanation: computer manufacturer is the accepted phrase. computers are assembled as well but you wouldn't say computer assembler |
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44 mins confidence:
vendor Explanation: Vendor is also widely used in IT-speak. Reference: http://www.channelsupersearch.com/news/var/30176.asp Reference: http://www.thechannel.vnunet.com/News/1117440 |
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59 mins confidence:
PC hardware manufacturers Explanation: or also computer hardware manufacturers if you want to include the likes of Apple and Sun Microsystems |
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1 hr confidence:
computer maker/firm/company Explanation: Depending on the size of the company. http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/9903/25.retail.shtml Apple jumps ahead of IBM, now #3 retail computer maker http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_4546.html Big Blue Tops Among Computer-Maker Sites http://www.usaid.ba/succstories/economic/infosoft1.htm USAID The U.S. agency for International Development USAID Boots Up Computer Firm English:Computer Hardware computer firm s CORRECT computer maker s CORRECT computer manufacturer s CORRECT hardware firm s 1997-08-22 French:Computer Hardware fabricant d'ordinateurs s CORRECT,MASC société d'informatique s CORRECT,FEM constructeur d'ordinateurs s CORRECT,M |
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4 hrs confidence:
manufacturer is really the best term. Explanation: For instance, ECMA = European Computer Manufacturers' Association. Computing & IT French, Collin & Laurendeau |
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