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Zahlenformate

English translation: number formats


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:Zahlenformate
English translation:number formats
Entered by: Kari Koonin
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08:58 Jun 28, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / Nicht alle Zahlenformate werden unterstützt.
German term or phrase: Zahlenformate
number format or numeric format?
Michelangela
United States
Local time: 01:42
number formats
Explanation:
*Number formats* is much more widely used than *numeric formats*, including by Microsoft, Oracle etc.
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Kari Koonin
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:42
Grading comment
Thanks for your explanation, that *Number formats* is much more widely used.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5number formats
Kari Koonin
3 +1number format
Lucia Moon


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
number format


Explanation:
http://www.linguee.de/deutsch-englisch/search?sourceoverride...



Lucia Moon
Singapore
Local time: 16:42
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  milinad
19 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
number formats


Explanation:
*Number formats* is much more widely used than *numeric formats*, including by Microsoft, Oracle etc.


    Reference: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/available-numbe...
Kari Koonin
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks for your explanation, that *Number formats* is much more widely used.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexander Schleber: Correct, also regarding the plural tense of the source.
21 mins

agree  Nicola Wood
1 hr

agree  jccantrell
7 hrs

agree  milinad
19 hrs

agree  dkfmmuc
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Jul 1, 2011 - Changes made by Kari Koonin:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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