Maske

English translation: mask

18:39 Oct 18, 2002

German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering / IT/comms

German term or phrase: Maske

"Anhand einer vorgefertigten Maske können Text, Bilder, Video und Ton ins Informationssystem eingefügt werden."
I know exactly what it is, but surely it wouldn't be called 'mask' in English, or would it?

Nicole Tata KudoZ activity Questions: 225 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 1335 United Kingdom
Local time: 15:06

English translation:mask

Explanation:
I have worked in a software company where the programmers called these input masks. The mask is usually the skeleton of a dialog window where you can enter all kind of information (for example in a database program, a mask is the dialog window where you enter name, address, company name, blablabla ..).

So I would definitely call it mask (or even input mask, which is translated into German as Eingabemaske)

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I have also tried a search on Google, and found that a mask is used to make sure that the data is entered in a certain manner (makes sense, doesn\'t it). i.e date is entered as a number, name as characters, etc.

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Elvira Stoianov
Luxembourg
Local time: 16:06

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thanks for your help everyone
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Summary of answers provided

5 +6

template

Jos Essers

5 +1

mask

Elvira Stoianov

form

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

template

Explanation:
that's it

Jos Essers
Local time: 16:06
Native speaker of:

Dutch
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1 hr confidence:

form

Explanation:
A form is a screen used for ENTERING data (data capturing, Datenerfassung).

Templates (German: Vorlage) have been invented to facilitate content CREATION (a letter, a piece of music, a video clip, a CD cover, whatever).

In your text, content is not created, but only inserted into/administrated in this "Informationssystem", right?

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I\'ve just looked at Johanna\'s reference :-)
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/75675

Endre Both
Germany
Local time: 16:06
Native speaker of:

German,

Hungarian
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1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

mask

Elvira Stoianov
Luxembourg
Local time: 16:06
Native speaker of:

Romanian,

Hungarian
PRO pts in pair: 1082

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thanks for your help everyone

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