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German: Korrekturwert

English translation: correction value






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German term or phrase:Korrekturwert
English translation:correction value
Entered by:Christine Lam
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Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology)
German term or phrase: Korrekturwert
In einer Power Point Präsentation steht:

Network Idle Time
Zeitraum, in dem keine Daten auf dem Bus übertragen werden

Zeit für Synchronisierung
- Durchführen der Synchronisationsalgorithmen
- Zuweisen der Korrekturwerte

correction value gefällt mir überhaupt nicht, ich glaube kaum, dass ein englischer Muttersprachler dem so sagen würde, oder doch?
Christine Lam
Canada
correction value
Explanation:
I see nothing wrong with c.v.

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Time synchronization in a wireless sensor network is critical for ... The correction value is added. or subtracted from a node’s local time in order to ...
mantis.cs.colorado.edu/media/tsync.pdf
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Trudy Peters
United States
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great, thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4correction value
Trudy Peters
5correction characteristichypnos
3adjustment value
Oliver Walter


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
correction value


Explanation:
I see nothing wrong with c.v.

File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Time synchronization in a wireless sensor network is critical for ... The correction value is added. or subtracted from a node’s local time in order to ...
mantis.cs.colorado.edu/media/tsync.pdf

Trudy Peters
United States
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19
Note from asker to answerer
great, thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Languageman: Sounds fine to me
8 mins
agree Ken Cox: other possibilties: 'offset' (reading a fair bit into the text) or 'correction factor' (though purists might object that a factor is a multiplicative term, not an additive term)
1 hr
agree muttersprachler: FALLS dieser Korrekturwert ein kostanter Offset ist, kommt auch das Wort 'bias' in Betracht
2 hrs
agree Terence Ajbro
11 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
correction characteristic


Explanation:
http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller

hypnos
Iran
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PersianPersian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
adjustment value


Explanation:
I also think "correction value" is OK. This is just in case you want an alternative suggestion. It is presumably the amount by which the time value or the timing of a pulse train is corrected or adjusted to bring it back to the correct value.

Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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