lagging zero

Spanish translation: ceros a la derecha

13:24 Feb 14, 2007
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers (general)
English term or phrase: lagging zero
Using the NUMBER buttons, enter the desired value (ATM style, lagging zeros are required

Als een leading zero een voornul is wat is dan lagging zero? (een achternul??)
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Willem Prinse
Spain
Local time: 09:07
Spanish translation:ceros a la derecha
Explanation:
Leading zeros: ceros a la izquierda
Lagging zeros: ceros a la derecha

Making the Health Care System Safer: Third Annual Patient Safety ...
They are U for units, QD for every day, leading zeros, that is not writing zero before the decimal, and lagging zeros, not writing zero after the decimal. ...
www.ahrq.gov/QUAL/ptsconf3/ptsconf3b.htm - 45k - Cached - Similar pages
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María Teresa Taylor Oliver
Panama
Local time: 02:07
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Sorry, sorry, this post was meant for English - Dutch, but with your (and Owen's) help I have found the Dutch translation.
Cheers
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1trailing zero
Owen Munday
4 +1ceros a la derecha
María Teresa Taylor Oliver


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ceros a la derecha


Explanation:
Leading zeros: ceros a la izquierda
Lagging zeros: ceros a la derecha

Making the Health Care System Safer: Third Annual Patient Safety ...
They are U for units, QD for every day, leading zeros, that is not writing zero before the decimal, and lagging zeros, not writing zero after the decimal. ...
www.ahrq.gov/QUAL/ptsconf3/ptsconf3b.htm - 45k - Cached - Similar pages

María Teresa Taylor Oliver
Panama
Local time: 02:07
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 149
Grading comment
Sorry, sorry, this post was meant for English - Dutch, but with your (and Owen's) help I have found the Dutch translation.
Cheers

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: ... but then it's all double Dutch to me ;)
21 mins
  -> Thanks!! ;)
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
trailing zero


Explanation:
A lagging zero (also known as a trailing zero) is a zero at the end of a number. For example: '123' has no lagging zeros. But '12300' has two lagging zeros.
Just to be thorough, the opposite of a lagging zero is a leading zero. For example: 0000123


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Note added at 13 mins (2007-02-14 13:38:05 GMT)
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Ah, María Teresa beat me to it!

Owen Munday
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:07
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: Seems we were both right and wrong at the same time ;-P
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