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bisherigen

English translation: existing

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German term or phrase:bisherig
English translation:existing
Entered by: Mary Worby

18:28 Jan 20, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Software
German term or phrase: bisherigen
Please help. I'm unsure about the correctness of the abovementioned word in the following context.

Andern Sie den Dateinamen in M-Tours neu, in dem Sie den bisherigen Dateinamen überschreiben.

Translation: Change the file name to M-Tours new, in which case you will have replaced the previous file name.
Santa Botha (X)
Local time: 08:59
existing
Explanation:
Would be what I'd say.

FWIW, indem is probably best translated by something along the lines of ...

Rename / Change the filenames by overwriting the existing filenames.

HTH

Mary
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Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:59
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Summary of answers provided
3 +14existing
Mary Worby
4 +1previous would work
Alison Schwitzgebel


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +14
existing


Explanation:
Would be what I'd say.

FWIW, indem is probably best translated by something along the lines of ...

Rename / Change the filenames by overwriting the existing filenames.

HTH

Mary

Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 63

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jerrie
8 mins
agree  Cilian O'Tuama
9 mins
agree  Ellen Zittinger
21 mins
agree  Claudia Tomaschek: That's the proper IT lingo.
26 mins
agree  Doris Marka
28 mins
agree  Ron Stelter
34 mins
agree  Jennie Sherrick, MA
34 mins
agree  Elvira Stoianov
46 mins
agree  Astrid Elke Witte
1 hr
agree  gangels (X): or 'current'
1 hr
agree  Ana Krämer
9 hrs
agree  Vaman Kale: This is the correct term.
11 hrs
agree  S M Gotiwalee
15 hrs
agree  Kay Fisher (X)
15 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
previous would work


Explanation:
could also be former, or old.

HTH

Alison

Alison Schwitzgebel
France
Local time: 08:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ino66 (X)
1 hr
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