Rufnummernhaushalt

English translation: telephone number memory

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German term or phrase:Rufnummernhaushalt
English translation:telephone number memory
Entered by: Cassandra Greer

12:14 Sep 2, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications) / telephony
German term or phrase: Rufnummernhaushalt
I'm translating a configuration manual for a PBX system.

What the heck would be a decent equivalent for this in English? Here's the context:

Der interne Rufnummernhaushalt des XXX umfasst maximal 112 Rufnummern im Bereich von 10-9999 (bei mehr als 48 internen Rufnummern ist eine zusätzliche Freischaltung erforderlich.

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Cassandra Greer
Local time: 13:30
memory
Explanation:
Seems to be what is referred to.

The system's internal memory can hold a maximum of...

If you feel you need to be more literal, then "storage system" might well do.
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Armorel Young
Local time: 12:30
Grading comment
I modified it a bit
thanks
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1memory
Armorel Young
4extension number storage capacity
Oliver Walter
4number repertoire
madahoki (X)
3phone number range
Mårten Sandberg


  

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phone number range


Explanation:
for instance would work I think

Mårten Sandberg
Local time: 13:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Swedish
Notes to answerer
Asker: so basically you are suggesting rewriting the sentence since I was going to translate Bereich as range?

Asker: what about telephone number list or something like that?

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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
memory


Explanation:
Seems to be what is referred to.

The system's internal memory can hold a maximum of...

If you feel you need to be more literal, then "storage system" might well do.

Armorel Young
Local time: 12:30
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
I modified it a bit
thanks

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agree  David Moore (X)
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extension number storage capacity


Explanation:
From the context, these are the phone numbers of extensions connected to the PBX, as distinct from external general numbers (which would not be in the range 10 to 9999).

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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-09-02 16:20:57 GMT)
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See "storage capacity" on page 7 of this document:
http://www.boettchersupply.com/_Files/MarketingMemeos/TDA100...

Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:30
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Native speaker of: English
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number repertoire


Explanation:
How about this?
It's a stock or pool or inventory of numbers from which to choose.
"number repertoire" also gets you oodles of Google hits.

madahoki (X)
Local time: 13:30
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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