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carte pilote

English translation: driver board

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French term or phrase:carte pilote
English translation:driver board

20:56 May 1, 2008
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
French term or phrase: carte pilote
from a technical document outlining a series of tests on the 'carte pilote' of a valve.
Jamie McLennan
Canada
Local time: 18:49
driver board
Explanation:
...in the absence of more context

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Note added at 9 hrs (2008-05-02 06:02:17 GMT) Post-grading
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Note that 'card' is more common in the US, and 'board' in the UK, EXCEPT where it concerns boards fitted into, for example, a computer, where 'card' is commonly used in the UK too: VGA card, sound card, etc.

If this is a PCB (...board, note!) fitted to the valve, or at least, locally at its location, then in BE we'd probably be more likely to use 'board'.

Horses for courses, and of course your context will make it clear.
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Tony M
France
Local time: 01:49
Grading comment
Thanks a lot. I think the right answer here is 'driver card' but you pointed me in the right direction.
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3 +1driver board
Tony M


  

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driver board


Explanation:
...in the absence of more context

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 9 hrs (2008-05-02 06:02:17 GMT) Post-grading
--------------------------------------------------

Note that 'card' is more common in the US, and 'board' in the UK, EXCEPT where it concerns boards fitted into, for example, a computer, where 'card' is commonly used in the UK too: VGA card, sound card, etc.

If this is a PCB (...board, note!) fitted to the valve, or at least, locally at its location, then in BE we'd probably be more likely to use 'board'.

Horses for courses, and of course your context will make it clear.

Tony M
France
Local time: 01:49
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 640
Grading comment
Thanks a lot. I think the right answer here is 'driver card' but you pointed me in the right direction.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rkillings: "hardware driver" would do, too.
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Bob!
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