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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

gazetteering function

Japanese translation:

地名検索機能

Added to glossary by shooting star
Nov 12, 2009 12:10
15 yrs ago
English term

gazeteering function

English to Japanese Tech/Engineering Computers: Systems, Networks geographical information system
What does "gazeteering" mean? What would be the appropriate Japanese translation?
It seems that this function is used to select addresses in a GIS system.

Proposed translations

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28 mins
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地名検索機能

I believe this would be a typo of "gazetteering". According to Wikipedia, "A gazetteer is a geographical dictionary or directory, an important reference for information about places and place names, used in conjunction with a map or a full atlas".

My suggested translation would be 地名検索機能 or 地名索引機能.
Peer comment(s):

agree Mitsuko Yoshida : By googling 地名索引機能 hits more than 地名索引機能. and 地名辞典機能 (only one hit).
57 mins
thank you for checking that, Sue-my :-)
agree Minoru Kuwahara : i'd agree it would be a typo. -
20 hrs
thanks mulberryvalley :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Sorry for not having responded sooner. As you pointed out, it was a typo, and I overlooked it. Thank you."
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25 mins

地名索引機能

The word "gazetteering" is often seen. It must be to create a list of place names in the alphabetical order or the like. Just a guess...
Note from asker:
Thank you very much for your quick response, and sorry for the belated reply.
Peer comment(s):

agree Minoru Kuwahara
20 hrs
ありがとうございます。
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+1
27 mins

地名索引機能

もしくは地名辞典機能

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Note added at 30分 (2009-11-12 12:41:09 GMT)
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gaz・et・teer
*n. 地名辞典, 《ぶどう酒・レストランなどの》 地域分布辞典; 《古》 (官報)記者.
リーダーズ+プラス

http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/40015808311/en
Note from asker:
Thank you very much for your quick response, and sorry for the belated reply.
Peer comment(s):

agree Minoru Kuwahara
20 hrs
ありがとうございます。
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