Dokumentenkontrolle

English translation: document tracking

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German term or phrase:	Dokumentenkontrolle
English translation:	document tracking
Entered by:	Kim Metzger

18:36 Aug 28, 2001

German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering

German term or phrase: Dokumentenkontrolle

In the instructions for submitting documents to a software portal provider: Eine Dokumentenkontrolle wird angefügt. If I understand this correctly, the Internet portal provider (right term?) is attaching this thing to the documents.

Kim Metzger KudoZ activity Questions: 1189 (none open) (10 closed without grading) Answers: 15751 Mexico
Local time: 09:08

document tracking

Explanation:
I think the issue of security is a good point, but I don't think it is added. Depending on the context,it may refer to simply adding identification to the document so it can be identified as it is processed ( to be distinguished from all the other documents on the server).
Good luck, Kim!

Selected response from:

William Meyer

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First my apologies for the lousy description of what I was looking for. IT is not my bag, but fortunately the text I was working on had very litte of that stuff. Thanks also to Johanna, Cecilia, gdleigh and Roland.
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Summary of answers provided

na +1

document verification (slip/sheet)

Johanna Timm, PhD

Document checking or Document inspection

gdleigh

document revision

Parrot

document verification OR document (version/revision) control

Roland Grefer

document tracking

William Meyer

Answers

9 mins

Document checking or Document inspection

Explanation:
Document:das Dokument ;
Die Kontrolle:Inspection,checking

gdleigh
Local time: 23:08
Native speaker of:

Chinese

35 mins

document revision

Explanation:
Since the supplier will be selling his services, I doubt that he would apply more stringent forms of monitoring to clients.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 17:08
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 315

2 hrs peer agreement (net): +1

document verification (slip/sheet)

Explanation:
Seems to be commonly used in the context of web security.
Internal Verification Document (IV07) - Sheet 2. General Comments. Notes to Assessor.
Action to be taken / Items to be submitted. Date for Resubmission. ...
www.jppsg.ac.uk/training/iv07-2.html -

uiarchive.uiuc.edu/mirrors/ftp/rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/
alt/2600/alt.spam_FAQ_or__Figuring_out_fake_E-Mail_&_Posts_._Rev_20000529 - 101

goven

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 08:08
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in pair: 7769

2 hrs

document verification OR document (version/revision) control

Explanation:
Could be either; hard to tell without additional context.

Roland Grefer
Local time: 11:08
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in pair: 231

2 hrs

document tracking

William Meyer
PRO pts in pair: 15

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