English translation: test equipment no.(= Prüfmittel)
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German to English translations [PRO] Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / Microbiology
German term or phrase:PM-Nr.
The list of equipment contained in a report on agar diffusion tests includes after each individual item a "PM-Nr.", e.g. "Kühlschrank XXX (PM No.: 023)". I could not find any indication of what "PM" might stand for. Any ideas? Thanks for your help!
Just to let everybody know - and to thank everybody for their time and help - it WAS 'Prüfmittel' - I asked the client. Thanks so much, Susanne, for the suggestion! I certainly wouldn't have thought of it on my own.
could be the Oberbegriff here, which would include the things on your list. I recently had a translation where Prüfmittel included everything used for the calibrating/testing process, which in your case would include a refrigerator, if it were used for the calibrating process or to adjust the test medium.
thanks, Jonathan.
@Bettina. Just google for the items in question and 'Prüfmittel'. It's not quite my field but I guess you don't have to test a volumetric flask as it doesn't change. The performance of a fridge, autoclave etc. however, does (temperature etc.)
Thanks, Susanne - I'd never have thought of that! However, while scales fall under the definition of Prüfmittel (according to www.pruefmittel.org), what about the fridge, the autoclave, the diluter and the incubator? On the other hand, the volumetric flask doesn't get a "PM-Nr.". If it is Prüfmittel, I don't understand the definition.
but many such abbreviations are used in everyday German medical parlance. Could also be something like "parts manifest" or similar, but you probably should ask the contracting person to be sure.
Thanks, Dr. Lofthouse & Jonathan. It might be, but it comes after various manufacturers and for things ranging from scales, a fridge and an autoclave to a dilutor. And why would it use the abbreviation for an English term in a German context?
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