Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
ISBN/EAN
English translation:
International Standard Book Numbers/European Article Numbering
Added to glossary by
Penelope Ausejo
Apr 22, 2005 14:24
19 yrs ago
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French term
ISBN/EAN
French to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
I am translating a teens novel; I need confirmation that ISBN and EAN are abbreviations of English terms and therefore do not need to be translated. Am I wrong?
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Proposed translations
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| 5 +3 | ISBN/EAN |
Penelope Ausejo
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| 3 +2 | International Standard Book Number / |
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ISBN/EAN
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ISBN: International Standard Book Numbers
EAN: European Article Numbering
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Note added at 9 mins (2005-04-22 14:34:18 GMT)
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http://www.isbn-international.org/en/index.html
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What is an European Article Number - EAN?
Definition: An EAN is a standard for encoding a set of lines and spaces that can be scanned and interpreted into numbers to identify a product.
Also Known As: EAN, European Article Number
General Use: Scanning, item level inventory and identification. EAN is the international product marking barcode standard.
ISBN: International Standard Book Numbers
EAN: European Article Numbering
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Note added at 9 mins (2005-04-22 14:34:18 GMT)
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http://www.isbn-international.org/en/index.html
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What is an European Article Number - EAN?
Definition: An EAN is a standard for encoding a set of lines and spaces that can be scanned and interpreted into numbers to identify a product.
Also Known As: EAN, European Article Number
General Use: Scanning, item level inventory and identification. EAN is the international product marking barcode standard.
Peer comment(s):
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Hemuss
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Thx Hemuss :)
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Thx Vicky :)
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Can Altinbay
: In the sense that this one answers the question... (Actually, this one answers the question "Am I right?", but...) :)
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hehehehe... true. Thx Can :)
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Comment: "thanks for the confirmation and the references!"
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International Standard Book Number /
Not sure what EAN specifically stands for but it refers to the barcode containing the ISBN.
http://antilog.online.fr/Barres/Barcodes/en/ISBNEAN.html
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-04-22 14:30:42 GMT)
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EAN is \'European Article Number\' and these terms seem to be international (I saw sources in French and German which used the same abbreviations)
http://antilog.online.fr/Barres/Barcodes/en/ISBNEAN.html
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-04-22 14:30:42 GMT)
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EAN is \'European Article Number\' and these terms seem to be international (I saw sources in French and German which used the same abbreviations)
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