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Automatisierung

English translation: automation

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German term or phrase:Automatisierung
English translation:automation
Entered by: Z.E. Ball

09:33 Feb 20, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Printing & Publishing
German term or phrase: Automatisierung
"Wir demonstrieren Lösungen zur Automatisierung."
"Neue Ideen zur Automatisierung"

These are from a short text for an exhibition. The company is presenting ideas to support automating printing processes.

This question came from a client's subsidiary.
Which term is correct?
automation
automatization
automization

What are the differences in meaning?

The sales offices have been using "automization" up until now.
Z.E. Ball
Local time: 16:37
automation
Explanation:
automation sounds the most likely

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Note added at 2 mins (2008-02-20 09:36:29 GMT)
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automation solutions
new ideas for automation
Selected response from:

Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 16:37
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8automation
Colin Rowe


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
automation


Explanation:
automation sounds the most likely

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Note added at 2 mins (2008-02-20 09:36:29 GMT)
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automation solutions
new ideas for automation

Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 16:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ulrike Kraemer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automation
8 mins
agree  Edith Kelly
10 mins
agree  Roy Williams: agree
12 mins
agree  Wenke Geddert
23 mins
agree  Mihaela Boteva
1 hr
agree  Andries Conradie
6 hrs
agree  Trudy Peters
14 hrs
agree  Kinga Elsewesi-Korcsmaros
22 hrs
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