Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

skärmsläckare

English translation:

screensaver

Added to glossary by Charlesp
Mar 30, 2005 16:24
19 yrs ago
Swedish term

skärmsläckare

Swedish to English Tech/Engineering Computers (general)
download "skärmsläckare" and the spamvertizers get more visits
Proposed translations (English)
5 +5 screensaver

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Mar 30, 2005:
I should have mentioned that it was clear that it ordinarily referrs to screensavers, but in this context, I wonder. "the more who download sk�rmsl�ckare the more visits occur on the spamvertizers own pages, which benifits the sites (sega). This should be clear to me, but it seems ther is another meaning.

Proposed translations

+5
2 mins
Swedish term (edited): sk�rmsl�ckare
Selected

screensaver

computer term

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Note added at 3 mins (2005-03-30 16:28:34 GMT)
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see e.g. http://ridponny.se/download.htm

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Note added at 13 mins (2005-03-30 16:38:00 GMT)
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Sounds like some form of scam whereby user is automatically redirected somewhere as they download the screensaver - but a screensaver is a screensaver is a screensaver - irrespective of what happens as you download.
Peer comment(s):

agree Tess Whitty
5 mins
agree Sven Petersson
6 mins
agree FSI (X)
13 mins
agree Anette Herbert
59 mins
agree Åsa Valley : i agree but would call it a screen saver rather than a screensaver.
1 hr
both are no doubt quite 'correct' - but "screensaver" gives over twice as many google hits as "screen saver" (4.7 million as against slightly under 2.2 million) - you pays your money and you takes your choice :0)
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