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German: Übergangs- und Ausweichmassnahmen

English translation: transitional and evasive measures







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German term or phrase:Übergangs- und Ausweichmassnahmen
English translation: transitional and evasive measures
Entered by:helgahofmann
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Bus/Financial - Computers: Systems, Networks / award procedures
German term or phrase: Übergangs- und Ausweichmassnahmen
In einem Arbeitszeugnis fuer einen Datentechnischen Assistenten taucht folgende Aufgabenbeschreibung auf:

Einleitung, Durchfuehrung und Ueberwachung von Wiederanlauf, Uebergangs- und Ausweichmassnahmen bei Ausfall von Systemkomponenten
helgahofmann
Germany
transitional and evasive measures
Explanation:
an Ausweichmanöver is an evasive manoeuvre z.B.
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Steve Palmer
Germany
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2transition (or temporary) and bypass measuresTeresa Reinhardt
4workarounds
jccantrell
4 -1 transitional and evasive measuresSteve Palmer


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Uebergangs- und Ausweichmassnahmen transition (or temporary) and bypass measures

Explanation:
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Teresa Reinhardt
United States
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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Thank you for your proposal! I decided to write
transitional or evasive measures .
Helga

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Ingeborg Gowans
3 hrs

agree gangels: the taking of stopgap and/or bypass measures (makes it sound more professional)
23 hrs
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Comment: Thank you for your proposal! I decided to write
transitional or evasive measures .
Helga


14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Uebergangs- und Ausweichmassnahmen workarounds

Explanation:
It combines both of these terms into a single English word, in my opinion (how many times had that happened?).




    Reference: http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/W/workaround.html
jccantrell
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 30
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Thank you for your proposal! I decided to write
transitional or evasive measures .
Helga
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Comment: Thank you for your proposal! I decided to write
transitional or evasive measures .
Helga


17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
transitional and evasive measures

Explanation:
an Ausweichmanöver is an evasive manoeuvre z.B.

Steve Palmer
Germany
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree gangels: if you drive a car
5 hrs
  -> yes, that is true, this was simply used as an example however. One can take evasive measures to avoid system crashes, down time,etc.
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