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English translation: automated attendant

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French term or phrase:	automate
English translation:	automated attendant
Entered by:	Stephanie Mitchel

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22:25 Feb 4, 2003

French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications) / Telecom

French term or phrase: automate

I've seen other entries in ProZ for 'programmable logic controllers,' but I don't think this fits in a call-center context:
"Les trois réceptionnistes sont secondées par un automate de 4 voies."

Stephanie Mitchel KudoZ activity Questions: 1527 (4 open) (5 without valid answers) (37 closed without grading) Answers: 162
Local time: 06:39

4-channel automaton

Explanation:
Dialoca - Customer Language
... number of receptionists. The solution: voice directory The three receptionists are aided by a 4-channel automaton. Examples of types ...
www.dialoca.com/english/appli.htm

Selected response from:

William Stein
Local time: 05:39

Grading comment

Thanks! Since I translated that site originally, I've been wondering whether I should stick with the original lingo or improve it. Still not sure.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

automated answerer

Susana Galilea

4-channel automaton

William Stein

automaton

JCEC

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

automated answerer

Explanation:
Unicent Technologies - ResellerRatings.com Customer Reviews - ... When I attempted to call Unicents 24/7 support I went through the automated answerer, was put on hold, and prepared myself to wait to speak for a human. ...
http://www.resellerratings.com/seller631.html

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Star Beacon Teen/Currents - ... Theres dinner before each performance, too. Call the center for tickets. ... If you get the automated answerer after hours, dont despair. ...
http://www.starbeacon.com/subscribed/teenlove

Comparative Performance Evaluation of Symantec Corporations ACT ... - ... The info center was more ... {You may have to connect your phone wire to complete this call. The actual number is just an automated answerer - hang-up once you ...
http://www.glcomputing.com.au/win/NSTL-ACT!_V

Susana Galilea
United States
Local time: 06:39
Native speaker of:

Spanish

4 mins confidence:

automaton

Explanation:
Déf. :
Le terme automate est appliqué à des êtres mathématiques formalisant et décrivant le fonctionnement de « machines », c'est-à-dire de mécanismes ou de procédures logiques permettant d'aboutir en un nombre de pas fini ou non fini à un état final, à partir d'un état initial donné à l'avance.

Note(s) :
La théorie des automates, avec l'étude des grammaires et des langages de programmation, est une tentative fructueuse pour améliorer les communications homme-machine. La notion d'automate est une notion mathématique abstraite correspondant dans une certaine mesure au terme courant de « machine ». On représente souvent un automate par une boîte de commande correspondant par une tête de lecture-écriture avec une mémoire infinie symbolisée par un ruban.

[Office de la langue française, 1982]

JCEC
Local time: 07:39
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 8

12 mins confidence:

4-channel automaton

William Stein
Local time: 05:39
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

Grading comment

Thanks! Since I translated that site originally, I've been wondering whether I should stick with the original lingo or improve it. Still not sure.

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