Glossary entry

Japanese term or phrase:

仕様書

English translation:

specifications

Added to glossary by watanabe
Aug 27, 2002 05:54
22 yrs ago
Japanese term

仕様書

Non-PRO Japanese to English Tech/Engineering Computers (general) computer
「仕様書」を英訳した時、specificationとspecificationsの使い分けが分かりません。どのような時にsをつけるのか、つけないのか、教えてください。

Proposed translations

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specifications

The electronic dictionaries translate it as "specification document", however, this can typically be shortened to just specification.

See links:
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Translation/Japanese
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Translation/
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agree jsl (X)
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agree Shinya Ono : You are right, either "specification document" or "specifications."
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agree HIROSE (X)
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specification

おおきく分けると、「仕様のセットをいくつも記述していれば specifications、ひとつだけなら specification」です。

たとえば、「ブラウザの印刷 API 仕様」は「印刷 API 仕様」というひとつのセットなので単数形の specification です。
これに対して、「ブラウザ API 仕様」は「印刷 API 仕様」「通信 API 仕様」などいくつもの仕様セットを含むため、"s" 付きの specifications になります。

よしなに。まはろ。

−まみふくて花
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agree Nobuo Kawamura
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neutral jsl (X) : It seems to me that the concept of set does not matter as far as the frequency of each word is concerned.
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specifications

普通はspecificationsを使っているようです。仕様書では、規定する項目が多いので、複数になるのだと思います。安全のためには、複数形がよいと思います。
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agree SHineno
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agree jsl (X)
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Specification Document

Usually, in our company, we prefer to use the word "Specification Document" for 「仕様書」. The 「仕様書」 I have come across are generally properly written documents which describe the requirements/specifications of the product.

If is it just 「仕様」, then maybe you can translate it as specification/specifications, depending on if it is singular or plural.
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specification.

the method are given in the catalogue of any machine/electronics, how to use that thing, the specification are given in the catalogue.

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Note added at 2002-08-27 07:34:02 (GMT)
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this word has differently used but the meaning is same.
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detailed statements/specifecation.

like a catalogue of the computer.
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Specification Sheet

I saw it many times ahile working at Isuzu Motors and Itoh Chu. I'm pretty sure it must be translated as Specifications Sheet"

Gustavo Fonseca
[email protected]
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