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Finger

English translation: finger (dock)


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:Finger
English translation:finger (dock)
Entered by: Teresa Reinhardt
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04:02 Jul 25, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Transport / Transportation / Shipping
German term or phrase: Finger
TTS Scanning

I've looked through the internet to figure this one out, but don't have a clue. This is from a file explaining the procedures for unloading and sorting through packages at a shipment center.

First, they go through an OpScan and then...

TTS-Scanning
Das gesamte Volumen erhält zu Beginn (vor dem ersten Fahrzeugstellplatz) im jeweiligen Finger einen Destination Scan.
Tegan Raleigh
United States
Local time: 01:39
finger (dock)
Explanation:
You've gotta love the German ...einen Destination-Scan!

Apparently there's such a thing as a finger dock (I guess like a hand, with the trucks pulling up on the sides...) If you ggoogle, there's ample evidence

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Note added at 34 mins (2007-07-25 04:37:00 GMT)
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but you have to ggoogle! extra-strength - this is about the location where the scan is made - before the rig get parked and unloaded
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Teresa Reinhardt
United States
Local time: 01:39
Grading comment
thanks! very helpful to know that there's such a thing as a finger dock!
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4 +1finger (dock)Teresa Reinhardt
3finger (or input)
Dr. Fred Thomson


  

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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
finger (or input)


Explanation:
The following should be helpful

[PDF]Microsoft PowerPoint - Seminar_Instrumentasi.ppt
TTS. This type of TTS can generate the most natural. and intelligible voice. ... In fact, the same input (i.e. finger) position for the sensor ...

indotts.melsa.net.id/Seminar_Instrumentasi.pdf - Similar pages

http://indotts.melsa.net.id/Seminar_Instrumentasi.pdf
Scan Finger With Palm Software - VNUNET TechFinder Results f...
KnowledgeStorm provides free research of Scan Finger With Palm Software ... TTS is a SQL Time and attendance system that will work perfectly in your LAN, ...

techfinder.vnunet.com/search/keyword/vnunet/Scan... - 92k - Similar pages

http://techfinder.vnunet.com/search/keyword/vnunet/Scan Fing...


Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 02:39
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 37
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
finger (dock)


Explanation:
You've gotta love the German ...einen Destination-Scan!

Apparently there's such a thing as a finger dock (I guess like a hand, with the trucks pulling up on the sides...) If you ggoogle, there's ample evidence

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Note added at 34 mins (2007-07-25 04:37:00 GMT)
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but you have to ggoogle! extra-strength - this is about the location where the scan is made - before the rig get parked and unloaded

Teresa Reinhardt
United States
Local time: 01:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 96
Grading comment
thanks! very helpful to know that there's such a thing as a finger dock!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ken Cox: Aside from the general penetration of English into German in IT and related fields, there's a reasonable chance that the text was translated from or generated from an English source.
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Changes made by editors
Aug 6, 2007 - Changes made by Teresa Reinhardt:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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