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German: Abfragemaske

English translation: query dialog



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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:Abfragemaske
English translation:query dialog
Entered by:roak
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German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology)
German term or phrase: Abfragemaske
Hier erscheint die Abfragemaske aus dem Menüpunkt 'Rechnen/Abrechnung'. Dadurch haben Sie die Möglichkeit, ohne den Menüpunkt Rechnungsdruck zu verlassen für verschiedene Selektionen die Massen zu rechnen und die Rechnung auszudrucken.

I somehow dont seem to like terms like query screen, inquiry screen. Someone suggested scanning mask which sounds pretty clumsy. Whats the best word for this?? Thanks in advance.
roak
United Kingdom
query dialog
Explanation:
Just got done with a translation GUI translation that had it all over it
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comsol
United States
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3query maskVittorio Ferretti
4 +4query dialog
comsol
4 -1Query Templatepunit226
4 -1query user interface
milinad
3 -1(questionnaire) template
SwissTell


  

Answers

18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
query mask

Explanation:
more than 800 googlitos!

Vittorio Ferretti
Germany
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Michael Harris
51 mins
agree Dr.G.MD
3 hrs
agree pfifficus
6 hrs
agree Aniello Scognamiglio
9 hrs
disagree Kim Metzger: I don't think "mask" is commonly used by native speakers. It's usually called a box or a window. http://www.usabilityfirst.com/glossary/term_730.txl
19 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
(questionnaire) template

Explanation:
a suggestion

SwissTell
United States
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral Kim Metzger: It's certainly not a questionnaire and template by itself doesn't capture the prefix Abfrage.
1 hr
disagree Aniello Scognamiglio: It's not a questionnaire, and it's not a template, rather it is a dialog box or mask!
9 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
query user interface

Explanation:
User Interface in an application where user defined ad-hoc queries can be generated

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-12-03 03:13:44 GMT)
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I should have set confindence level to highest (not just high)

milinad
India
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree Aniello Scognamiglio: A mask is only *one* part of the GUI! In this case it is a dialog box or mask (not a template).
4 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Query Template

Explanation:
That is the word we generally use in our IT department.

punit226
India
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree JohnGBell
55 mins
disagree Aniello Scognamiglio: It's not a template, rather it is a dialog box or mask!
1 hr
disagree Michael Harris: Agree with Aniello
2 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
query dialog

Explanation:
Just got done with a translation GUI translation that had it all over it

Example sentence(s):
  • Show SQL Query Dialog BoxThe Show SQL Query dialog box displays the SQL query that the program is sending to your SQL server. This dialog box appears when you right-click in the ...

    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=query+dialog
comsol
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Aniello Scognamiglio
1 hr
agree Steffen Walter
2 hrs
agree Kevin Fulton: Don't usually see "mask" in manuals written by native speakers of English
6 hrs
agree Kim Metzger: I think "box" is used for Maske and sometimes window. An Abfragemaske in Google is the search box. http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/ca510...
11 hrs
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