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English translation: for reasons of convenience

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15:49 Feb 22, 2011

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Tech/Engineering - Computers: Software

German term or phrase: zugunsten des Komforts

Diese sollte für das ELAINE-System aktiviert sein, da ELAINE zugunsten des Komforts Gebrauch von JAVASCRIPT macht.

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Local time: 23:32

English translation:for reasons of convenience

Explanation:
In this context

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Though, on second thoughts, it might have been "for the sake of user-friendliness". It depends on the context. Whose "Komfort" are they talking about?

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Jaime Hyland
Local time: 00:32

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4 +9

for reasons of convenience

Jaime Hyland

3 +3

in order to provide a better/optimal user-experience

phillee

to enhance the user experience

Darrel Knutson

for the benefit of convenience

Diligent_Lisa

because ELAINE uses the easier option of JAVASCRIPT

Allison Wright

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9 mins confidence:

for the benefit of convenience

Explanation:
...since ELAINE makes use of JAVASCRIPT for the benefit of convenience.
...since ELAINE uses JAVASCRIPT for the benefit of convenience.

Diligent_Lisa
Local time: 00:32
Native speaker of:

German,

English

11 mins confidence:

because ELAINE uses the easier option of JAVASCRIPT

Explanation:
I had to put the whole clause in as the answer because of the paraphrase.

One possible way of avoiding "in favour of" etc.

Allison Wright
Portugal
Local time: 23:32
Native speaker of:

English

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

for reasons of convenience

Jaime Hyland
Local time: 00:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 10

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3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

in order to provide a better/optimal user-experience

Explanation:
e.g. http://www.socialtraders.com.au/privacy-policy

I think this is telling us that Javascript should be enabled so that the software can use its feature to provide richer functionality.
User-Experience is the 'Modewort' for such fun.

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or ... in order to provide a 'richer' user-experience

phillee
Local time: 23:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 7

1 day20 hrs confidence:

to enhance the user experience

Explanation:
"...because ELAINE uses JavaScript to enhance the user experience" is probably the most common way of expressing this. Just check out the results found at Google for lots of prime examples.

Reference: http://www.google.com/search?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&q=%22uses+javas...

Darrel Knutson
Germany
Local time: 00:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

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