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redondée

English translation: redundant

15:34 Mar 4, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Telecom(munications)
French term or phrase: redondée
Telecommunications protocol:

1 ligne 55 Mb/s redondée
Joy Lewis
Barbados
Local time: 08:32
English translation:redundant
Explanation:
i.e. although it says '1 line ...' there are in fact two lines, so if one fails there's an immediate back-up available.
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Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 08:32
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5 +5redundant
Jennifer Levey


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
redundant


Explanation:
i.e. although it says '1 line ...' there are in fact two lines, so if one fails there's an immediate back-up available.

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 08:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 104

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Yes, although might it not in fact mean 'backed-up', i.e. THIS it the primary line + there is another backup one?
1 hr
agree  kironne
2 hrs
agree  Natasha Dupuy: Definitely. (based on extensive professional experience in Telco/internet)
2 hrs
agree  French2English: I have had this come up before and it is definitely this
3 hrs
agree  Martin Cassell: if a tcehnical inventory, just "(redundant)". depending on readership you could go for fuller explanation such as "(with redundant provision)"
8 hrs
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