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German: Abfragegeräte

English translation: scanning and interrogation equipment







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German term or phrase:Abtast- und Abfragegeräte
English translation:scanning and interrogation equipment
Entered by:Astrid Elke Johnson
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Science - Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts) / Photography
German term or phrase: Abfragegeräte
Interrogation equipment? The mind boggles:

"...Abtast- und Abfragegeräte und -apparate"

Scanning and ? equipment
Astrid Elke Johnson
Germany
scanning and interrogation equipment
Explanation:
confirmed by Ernst, WB d. ind. Technik
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Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Note from asker to answerer
Thank you very much, Johanna. This would appear to be the most accurate suggestion made, and John Kinory agrees with it too.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2sampling equipment or sampling deviceDr. Fred Thomson
4 +2scanning and interrogation equipment
Johanna Timm, PhD
4 +1scanning equipment
SwissTell
5Scan- and sampling devise.
xxxbrute
4sensor devices
Sharon Sarah Schmitz
3scanning devices
Elisabeth Ghysels


  


Answers

20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
scanning equipment

Explanation:
as you surmised

SwissTell
United States
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Michael Sebold
25 mins
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
scanning and interrogation equipment

Explanation:
confirmed by Ernst, WB d. ind. Technik


    Reference: http://www.kongsbergsimrad.com/cameras/download/naval.pdf
Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 27
Note from asker to answerer
Thank you very much, Johanna. This would appear to be the most accurate suggestion made, and John Kinory agrees with it too.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree John Kinory: Confirmed by Routledge. In electronics, Abfragemodus=interrogation mode, and nobody's mind boggles.
6 hrs

agree Elvira Stoianov: agree with John
11 hrs

neutral xxxbrute: Interrogation equipment = Foltergeraet!
16 hrs
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
scanning devices

Explanation:
I would use "scanning devices" for Abfragegeräte and "surface examination devices" or surface detection devices" for Abtastgeräte.
Greetings,
Nikolaus

Elisabeth Ghysels
Belgium
PRO pts in category: 8
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sensor devices

Explanation:
If applicable. Sensor devices are very common in radio transmission technology.

Sharon Sarah Schmitz
Germany
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sampling equipment or sampling device

Explanation:
It could also be a "sensing device" ot simply a "sensor."
"Abfragen" also means "to scan."


Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Ulrike Lieder: That's what I'd use; one often sees "sampling and scanning" together
19 mins
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agree jccantrell: yes, sampling and scanning
3 hrs
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Scan- and sampling devise.

Explanation:
US terminology!

xxxbrute
PRO pts in category: 3
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