负離子电脑

English translation: negative ionic computer

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Chinese term or phrase:负離子电脑
English translation:negative ionic computer
Entered by: Kardi Kho

02:25 Jan 24, 2003
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
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Chinese term or phrase: 负離子电脑
Can I translate 负離子电脑 as 'ionic computer'? or is there a standard term for it?
Thanks.
Kardi Kho
Indonesia
Local time: 12:26
negative ionic computer
Explanation:
or "minus ionic computer".
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Chinoise
Local time: 02:26
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Since I asked this question twice, I have to split the points. So I can only award you 2 points now. The other two will go to your answer to my second posting.Thanks, BBW @).
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5Are you sure you split the sentence correctly?
Terry Thatcher Waltz, Ph.D.
3negative ionic computer
Chinoise


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negative ionic computer


Explanation:
or "minus ionic computer".

Chinoise
Local time: 02:26
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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Since I asked this question twice, I have to split the points. So I can only award you 2 points now. The other two will go to your answer to my second posting.Thanks, BBW @).
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Are you sure you split the sentence correctly?


Explanation:
I only find "negative ion" in conjunction with computers talking about not computers themselves but rather negative ion monitors to track how many negative ions there are, or negative ion generators to generate them, usually near computers.

Terry Thatcher Waltz, Ph.D.
Local time: 01:26
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