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German term or phrase:	Suchbegriff eingeben
English translation:	enter search term
Entered by:	Helen Shiner

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14:51 Aug 24, 2009

German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing - Internet, e-Commerce / Website

German term or phrase: Suchbegriff eingeben

Es ist fast zu einfach, es hier als KudoZ-Frage reinzustellen (Ähnliches gibt es auch schon bei älteren Fragen) - aber dennoch: Es geht mir um die Meinung der English Native speakers, und zwar zum üblichen Befehl auf einer Webseite: "Suchbegriff eingeben".

Was meint ihr zu:
1. Enter search term / Enter search word
2. Enter search key?

Wie kann man search key von search term abgrenzen, und was ist für die "breite Masse der Internetbenutzer" passender?

Problem ist, wenn man Internetbeispiele auf UK- oder US-Seiten finden will, dass es oft nicht um "key" an sich, sondern um "key word /keyword" geht; ich habe dabei den Überblick verloren.

Thank you very much in advance, esp. English native speakers are welcome to discuss this issue. :-)

MMUlr KudoZ activity Questions: 26 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 1570 Germany
Local time: 04:45

enter search term

Explanation:
This is pretty normal. If one were to use 'key term' I would expect there to be a 'key' to which one could refer. Say on a library web-site - and a key term then might be 'novels - thrillers' or some similar classification

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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/21/opinion/21mon2.html?ex=131...

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http://www.buzzle.com/search/

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http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Enter_Search_Term

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Even Proz has 'term search' and 'web term search' though I realise you can only see this in German in all probability.

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It took me a while to see it, too!

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Thanks for the points, MMUlr

Selected response from:

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:45

Grading comment

Thank you very much, Helen; I will use this wording. - And many thanks, of course, to the other contributors and the colleagues who gave their comments incl further clarification. :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +8

enter search term

Helen Shiner

3 +1

Search

Susanne Schiewe

Enter search

Derek Gill Franßen

Answers

15 mins confidence:

Enter search

Explanation:
...is my take on it (cf. http://forum.cmsmadesimple.org/index.php?topic=15636.0 ).

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I suppose you could also use "Enter search string," but I prefer my first suggestion.

Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Local time: 04:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you, Derek!

22 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Search

Explanation:
Bin zwar kein native speaker, aber IMO steht dort einfach nur "Search"
http://www.gehealthcare.com/auen/
http://www.matrox.com/video/en/home/

Susanne Schiewe
Germany
Local time: 04:45
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you, Susanne!

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

enter search term

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:45
Native speaker of:

English

Grading comment

Thank you very much, Helen; I will use this wording. - And many thanks, of course, to the other contributors and the colleagues who gave their comments incl further clarification. :-)

Notes to answerer

Asker: @Helen, thank you very much - this is convincing incl. the URLs you provided ... And: Since the beginning here at ProZ, I see / chose to see the English interface and also the 'term search' page, I must admit! :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Michael Sieger

5 mins

-> Thanks, Michael

agree

Sladjana: Yeap! :))

5 mins

-> Thanks, Sladjana

agree

Alison MacG: Yes, indeed. Even if, say, performing a key word search is one of the options, you will still be invited to "enter search term", e.g. http://www.nwfsc.edu/CourseDescriptions/KeyWord.cfm

19 mins

-> As usual, Alison, you provide excellent supporting material! You are quite right - thanks very much

agree

Goldcoaster: term definitely has to be included

35 mins

-> Thanks, Goldcoaster - yes, I think so, too

agree

Elsje Apostel: exactly

2 hrs

-> Thanks, elsefien

agree

Mark Flynn: But you might want to use "Enter a search term" if the tone of the site is informal or if the search is subsequently refined with other criteria.

3 hrs

-> or, indeed, 'enter search term/s', as the case may be. Thanks, Mark.

agree

Julia Lipeles

4 hrs

-> Thanks, Julia

agree

Armorel Young

6 hrs

-> Thanks, Armorel

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Changes made by editors

Aug 26, 2009 - Changes made by Helen Shiner:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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