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évolutivité

English translation: scalability

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French term or phrase:évolutivité
English translation:scalability
Entered by: Yolanda Broad

17:02 Apr 1, 2003
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
French term or phrase: évolutivité
"Ses spécialistes analysent scrupuleusement les besoins en termes d’architecture globale, de standardisation, d’évolutivité et, bien sûr, de sécurité. "

It's a related to information technology systems. I've seen that some places use "evolutivity" but I don't know if anyone can suggest anything better.

Thanks in advance.
A. Deb
Spain
Local time: 07:46
scalability
Explanation:
That's the usual term.

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Note added at 2003-04-01 17:16:08 (GMT)
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Definition for: scalability

Ability to easily change in size or configuration to suit changing conditions. For example, a company that plans to set up a client/server network may want to have a system that not only works with the number of people who will immediately use the system, but the number who may be using it in one year, five years, or ten years.

http://www.computeruser.com/resources/dictionary/definition....
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Marcelo De Polli
Brazil
Local time: 02:46
Grading comment
Many thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5scalability
Marcelo De Polli
4 +1upgradability, scalability
Rachel Vanarsdall
5 -1upgradability
Andreina Baiano


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
scalability


Explanation:
That's the usual term.

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Note added at 2003-04-01 17:16:08 (GMT)
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Definition for: scalability

Ability to easily change in size or configuration to suit changing conditions. For example, a company that plans to set up a client/server network may want to have a system that not only works with the number of people who will immediately use the system, but the number who may be using it in one year, five years, or ten years.

http://www.computeruser.com/resources/dictionary/definition....

Marcelo De Polli
Brazil
Local time: 02:46
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ntouzet (X)
4 mins
  -> Tks Nadine
agree  danyce
1 hr
  -> Tks danyce
agree  Alexandru Pojoga: excellent
4 hrs
  -> Tks Alexandru
agree  Andreina Baiano: I'm sorry, I had a look at the MS glossaries too and you're awfully right :)
5 hrs
  -> Tks Andreina
agree  Ethele Salem Sperling
11 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
upgradability


Explanation:
Définition :
Capacité que possède un ordinateur à augmenter sa performance.

Note(s) :
L'évolutivité s'applique à la possibilité de remplacer un composant par un autre plus performant, par exemple : changer le microprocesseur d'un ordinateur par un processeur plus puissant.


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Note added at 2003-04-01 17:13:36 (GMT)
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http://www.english-for-techies.net/dictionaries/infoU.htm

upgradability (n) possibilités d’extension, capacité d’évolution, évolutivité



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Note added at 2003-04-01 17:14:19 (GMT)
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My definition was taken from:

http://www.granddictionnaire.com/btml/fra/R_MotClef/index102...

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Note added at 2003-04-01 22:13:53 (GMT)
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I\'m afraid Marcello is right! :-)

Andreina Baiano
Italy
Local time: 07:46
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in pair: 29

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Marcelo De Polli: "Upgradability" is a term more restricted to personal computing, as it refers to a single machine. "Scalability" is the usual in IT networks and systems, as seems to be the case.
15 mins
  -> I could have disagreed with you, but I did not. Anyway, aren't we talking about "information technology systems"?...
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
upgradability, scalability


Explanation:
Termium confirms "upgradability" - and Ginguay has "scalable" under "evolutif"

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Note added at 2003-04-01 17:11:30 (GMT)
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great minds think alike!

Rachel Vanarsdall
Local time: 01:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 140

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  VicWard
1 hr
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