protezione perimetrale e volumetrica

English translation: perimeter and internal protection

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Italian term or phrase:	protezione perimetrale e volumetrica
English translation:	perimeter and internal protection
Entered by:	Tom in London

11:54 Feb 15, 2009

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Italian term or phrase: protezione perimetrale e volumetrica

I'm looking for the right translation for "protezione perimetrale e volumetrica", in the following context:

Impianto antintrusione, costituito da protezione perimetrale e protezione volumetrica.

I know it's burglar alarm system, but I'm wary about translating it as "perimetral and volumetric protection".

Any/all help will be much appreciated!

- J.

JamesOb

perimeter and internal protection

Explanation:
this is what it means. Why they say "volumetrica" I cannot imagine. Trying to obfuscate, as is common in Italy. :)

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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:35

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perimeter and internal protection

Tom in London

areal and volumetric protection

Yasutomo Kanazawa

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perimetrali e volumetrici

Gian

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

perimeter and internal protection

Explanation:
this is what it means. Why they say "volumetrica" I cannot imagine. Trying to obfuscate, as is common in Italy. :)

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:35
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Thanks tons!

9 mins confidence:

areal and volumetric protection

Explanation:
I think perimetrale here means perimeter, i.e. a certain space or area, and volumetrica means the height of an area. What I mean here is that you wrote that this is a burglar alarm system, so it covers 1) a certain area or space, floor, and 2) a certain height, for example, when a burglar tries to break into the room from the ceiling, the alarm goes off. The alarm may cover the entire room, from the floor to the ceiling.

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 12:35
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Japanese
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Reference: perimetrali e volumetrici

Reference information:
In genere per perimetrali si intende quei sensori a contatto posti alle finestre o alle porte, che quindi proteggono dalla intrusione aprendo la finestra o la porta.
Ma se uno rompe un vetro e si infila in casa senza aprire la finestra, non fa scattare l'allarme; allora ci vuole il sensore volumetrico (che volgarmente viene chiamato "radar") capta la massa dell'intruso e fa suonare l'allarme. Se si ha in casa un animale (cane, gatto) ci sono dispositivi che non sono sensibili ad esso.
Ci sono sensori di questo tipo anche per le auto; se rompi un vetro e metti la mano all'interno fai scattare l'allarme.

Ci sono anche allarmi/sensori perimetrali non a contatto; inviano un raggio (o più a diverse altezze) e se viene attraversato fa scattare l'allarme. Si usano all'esterno dell'abitazione, in giardino ecc.

Gian
Italy
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Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 463

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