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仕様書

English translation: specifications


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Japanese term or phrase:仕様書
English translation:specifications
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Tech/Engineering - Computers (general) / computer
Japanese term or phrase: 仕様書
「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。
watanabe
Japan
Local time: 07:16
specifications
Explanation:
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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Craig Hills
Japan
Local time: 07:16
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Thank you very much for your help.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3specifications
Craig Hills
5 +1specificationmamifukute
4 +2specificationsTadashi
5detailed statements/specifecation.amit vats
5specification.amit vats
5Specification Sheet
Gustavo Fonseca
2Specification Document
Indojin


  

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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
specification


Explanation:
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

mamifukute
Japan
Local time: 07:16
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Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nobuo Kawamura
37 mins
neutral  jsl: It seems to me that the concept of set does not matter as far as the frequency of each word is concerned.
50 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
specifications


Explanation:
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/


    Reference: http://www.jisyo.org/ddd
    Reference: http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwjdic?9U
Craig Hills
Japan
Local time: 07:16
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jsl
49 mins
agree  Shinya Ono: You are right, either "specification document" or "specifications."
49 mins
agree  HIROSE
9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
specifications


Explanation:
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。


    Reference: http://www.proz.com/pro/39512
Tadashi
Japan
Local time: 07:16
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese

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agree  SHineno
30 mins
agree  jsl
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Specification Document


Explanation:
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.


Indojin
India
Local time: 03:46
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
specification.


Explanation:
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.


    Reference: http://amitto1977@yahoo.co.jp
amit vats
India
Local time: 03:46
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
detailed statements/specifecation.


Explanation:
like a catalogue of the computer.


    Reference: http://amitto1977@yahoo.co.jp
amit vats
India
Local time: 03:46
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in EnglishEnglish
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Specification Sheet


Explanation:
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
elius51@007mundo.com


Gustavo Fonseca
Colombia
Local time: 17:16
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