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verdichtete Datenbasis

English translation: consolildated data (set/pool)

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German term or phrase:verdichtete Datenbasis
English translation:consolildated data (set/pool)
Entered by: David Williams

15:09 Nov 11, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Science (general) / Research
German term or phrase: verdichtete Datenbasis
Context:

"Bis die Datenbank vollständig ist, müssen noch viele Proben analysiert werden.
„Wir werden eine wesentlich verdichtete Datenbasis, wir werden eine erheblich vergrößerte Anzahl von Radiokarbondatierungen haben...“

On the one hand, I'm not 100% sure about "verdichtete Datenbasis", and then I would also prefer to avoid using "database" for both Datenbank and Datenbasis, especially with them being so close to each other. Any ideas?
David Williams
Germany
Local time: 15:43
consolildated data set
Explanation:
You can also use just 'data'
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milinad
Local time: 19:13
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Summary of answers provided
4compressed database
philgoddard
4consolildated data set
milinad
3compressed data pool
Kevin John Purkiss
3consolidated database
Anne Schulz
3refined database
Alan Johnson


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
compressed data pool


Explanation:
As alternative to "database"

Kevin John Purkiss
Germany
Local time: 15:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lirka: I am no expert in the field, but I feel that compressed is not the exact term here; IMO, "expanded/elaborated data pool" would work better. But I like the idea of "pool" ...
2 hrs
  -> Hi lirka, compressed is the correct translation. Thanks for the "pool".
neutral  philgoddard: (Replying to lirka) - no, expanded/elaborated is the very opposite of verdichtet.
3 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
compressed database


Explanation:
I don't think you can avoid repeating database here.

It seems fairly clear to me that they have lots of data and they want it to take up as little space as possible.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-11-11 19:02:46 GMT)
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I assume it means "wir wollen", not "wir werden".


    Reference: http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&p=8x2MgA&search=verdichten
    Reference: http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType...
philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: I don't think it's a matter of them want it to wanting the data to take up as little space as possible, but of achieving a high "density of data" by filling the database with a lot of data.

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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
consolidated database


Explanation:
IMO the idea is that the density of data points is increased in the database, rather than the database is "condensed" to use up less space.
Sorry, I don't know a handy alternative for "database", but I think I would not mind using "database" twice in a row.

Anne Schulz
Germany
Local time: 15:43
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 14
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
consolildated data set


Explanation:
You can also use just 'data'

milinad
Local time: 19:13
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
refined database


Explanation:
verdichtet in a context like this is usually referred to as refined. Also see FEM analyses for example.

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Note added at 19 hrs (2009-11-12 11:05:37 GMT)
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http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&num=20&q="refi...

Alan Johnson
Germany
Local time: 15:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lirka: if so, then "elaborated", IMHO, but I would simply go with "expanded"
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