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adressage

English translation: How about "address determination"?

17:03 Aug 17, 2000
French to English translations [PRO]
French term or phrase: adressage
In developing countries, cities are often made up of informal "neighborhoods" which have no street signs or other means of finding a particular location. "L'adressage est l'operation qui permet de localiser sur le terrain une parcelle ou une habitation, c'est-a-dire de definir son adresse a partir d'uin system de cartes et de panneaux mentionnant la numerotation ou la denomination des rues est des constructions". I'm using "addressing", but would appreciate it if any of you has a better idea.

Thanks in advance, Eileen
Eileen Fredriksen
English translation:How about "address determination"?
Explanation:
It's less ambiguous than "addressing," and implies that an activity or process is involved. -- Just a thought!

(or, as a possible alternative, because the buildings don't have numbers and some of the parcels of real estate don't have buildings, what about "location determination"?) -- HTH, HC
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Heathcliff
United States
Local time: 06:16
Grading comment
Heathcliff: Many thanks. Your response was most helpful.

Eileen
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naHow about "address determination"?
Heathcliff
naaddressing
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
naPostal mapping - Address normalisation
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11 mins
How about "address determination"?


Explanation:
It's less ambiguous than "addressing," and implies that an activity or process is involved. -- Just a thought!

(or, as a possible alternative, because the buildings don't have numbers and some of the parcels of real estate don't have buildings, what about "location determination"?) -- HTH, HC

Heathcliff
United States
Local time: 06:16
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 953
Grading comment
Heathcliff: Many thanks. Your response was most helpful.

Eileen

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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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15 mins
addressing


Explanation:
To confirm that my instinct, use of the term (and the dictionary) agree with you.

Collins & Robert : adressage = mailing (for letters), addressing (computing)

Larousse Business (FR/EN) : machine à adresser = addressing machine


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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 15:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 4638

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Heathcliff
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8 hrs
Postal mapping - Address normalisation


Explanation:
As possibilities, although "addressing" seems a very common expression in this field.

Fr?d?rique
Local time: 15:16
PRO pts in pair: 52

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