English translation: Year 2000 problem / Y2K problem computer software / hardware malfunction
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14:40 Oct 24, 2010
German to English translations [PRO] Marketing - Computers (general) / article about the millennium bug
German term or phrase:Sorgenkinder
The sentence is :
Im Durchschnitt sind etwa 15 bis 20 % aller systeme betroffen - also " sorgenkinder"
An online dictionary which had this term gave it as " worry children", but that is obviously totally wrong. I am thinking about just paraphrasing because it seems there is no English equivalent. I am thinking perhaps " cause for concern"
" ...15 to 20 % of all systems are affected, so are a " cause for concern"
Any ideas or suggestions would be most welcome
Explanation: On average, about 15 to 20% of all systems were affected - with
(so-called) ***Year 2000 problem / Y2K problem computer software / hardware malfunction***
sources:
BELK USES SEVERAL TECHNIQUES TO ERADICATE MILLENNIUM BUG. - Free ... - All but the newest computers, including hardware and software, ... Campbell cited an unexpected problem Belk programmers confronted shortly after ... However, three weeks later, a glitch A ***temporary or random hardware malfunction***. ... www.thefreelibrary.com/BELK USES SEVERAL TECHNIQUES TO ERAD... -
The millenium bug: don't let it bite you. - Free Online Library - This now-infamous computer glitch A ***temporary or random hardware malfunction*** ... www.thefreelibrary.com/The millenium bug: don't+let+it+bite+you-a021127380 -
Year 2000 problem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - The Year 2000 problem (also known as the Y2K problem, the millennium bug, the Y2K ... In computer programs, the practice of representing the year with two digits .... to solve a specific problem, or control a specific hardware setup, ...
en.wikipedia.org/.../Year_2000_problem -
Millenium bug definition of Millenium bug in the Free Online ... - Year 2000 problem, Y2K problem, or millennium bug, in computer science, a design flaw in the hardware or software of a computer that caused erroneous ...
encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Millenium+bug -
I think your own idea is just fine. You might call your HiFi a lemon, but you'd have to have a pretty intense relationship with it to call it a problem child (e.g. maybe having built it yourself)
I Googled "problem children" and although i got about 350 k results, the ones I looked through all have to do with actual children. Lots and lots of sites about behavioral studies etc, all about children with behavioral probems. In this case, or in general with this German phrase, it can be used to describe anything, not just children. If my Hi Fi kept breaking would I say it is a probem child??
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problem children
Explanation: Online dictionaries do produce some howlers.
"Problem children" is a common term, it can certainly be applied here.
Steven Sidore Germany Local time: 00:36 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 15
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