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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | Informatiker | | English translation: | IT specialist | | Entered by: | linda w |
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Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / Certification as Computer Scientist | | German term or phrase: Informatiker | | is this a computer analyst or a computer scientist.......what's the difference? |
| | Clarification request(s) and responseBrigitteHilgner: 8:25am Apr 5, 2007: As far as I know, "computer scientist" is the "official" translation of the degree Informatiker. If you cared to provide some context a more precise answer might be possible.
sylvie malich: 8:38am Apr 5, 2007: Researched this? What have you come up with?
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| | IT-specialist (actually a wide range of IT-related titles and job-descriptions) | Explanation:
The German word Informatiker can mean a lot of things depending on context. It can range from the more Diplom-Informatiker to the Fachinformatiker.
Somebody who studies Informatik studies computer science but that does not make every Informatiker a Computer Scientist. Those who work as Informatiker in a job without any academic connections would hardly qualify as scientists of any sort. In many cases Informatiker can be translated as IT-specialist or IT-worker. |
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Lars Helbig
Germany
| Note from asker to answererThanks Lars. I really appreciate your reasoning.
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