boîte noire (in context!)

English translation: black box

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French term or phrase:	boîte noire (in context!)
English translation:	black box
Entered by:	Amy Christie

15:29 Jan 9, 2006

French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial / specifications

French term or phrase: boîte noire (in context!)

Although this usually means 'black box/flight recorder', I wondered if anyone agrees that in this instance, it means something along the lines of blank areas/unknowns etc.
It is for work carried out on an industrial boiler.

La documentation doit fournir tous les élements au personnel du maitre d'ouvrage pour maintenir l'équipment en bon état et ceci à long terme. Elle doit également permettre au maitre d'ouvrage d'effectuer son propre engineering en vue de modifications ou d'extensions. Aucune ne sera acceptée.

Thanks for your feedback, if it is not black box, any better ideas than 'blank areas'?
Thanks!

Amy Christie KudoZ activity Questions: 642 (2 open) (14 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 44 United Kingdom
Local time: 02:16

black box

Explanation:
yes, this is used in English quite often in this context - you are right!

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Sylvia Smith
Local time: 03:16

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Thanks to Charlie and Sylvia - I have gone with the first post listed since the answers were the same.
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black box

Sylvia Smith

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black box

Charlie Bavington

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peer agreement (net): +4

boîte noire (in context!)

black box

Explanation:
yes, this is used in English quite often in this context - you are right!

Sylvia Smith
Local time: 03:16
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thanks to Charlie and Sylvia - I have gone with the first post listed since the answers were the same.

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

boîte noire (in context!) black box

Explanation:
Essentially, this is the same term in English as well.

It just means something that is NOT transparent, in the sense of something where the processes contained therein are shrouded in mystery and not explained to the user/operator/purchaser.

See here for one example of use:
http://www.threshold21.com/transparent.html

Charlie Bavington
Local time: 02:16
Native speaker of:

English

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