07:36 Jun 29, 2014
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications)
Japanese term or phrase:
How to translate 対 in the below sentences. As far as I know 対 means against/versus. Is there any other meaning too?

現行機種(JRN-120K)では対メカトロとの通信制御部をDTE プロセスとしている。

旧VCU(対ITC はUART 通信)と新VCU(対ITC はCAN 通信)のどちらと接続されても通信ができるように対応する。

DTE 通信制御(MCON)プロセス
(対VCU 通信)
Champak16
Local time: 19:48


Summary of answers provided
3 +1to/against/with
Port City
3(connection) with ....
Kurt Hammond
Summary of reference entries provided
FYI
cinefil

  

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対 ...
(connection) with ....


Explanation:
It is referring to the other party of a connection.

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(or other side of a connection)

Kurt Hammond
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to/against/with


Explanation:
対 shows that what immediately follows is the object/target (or opponent of a game).

Here, it indicates the target of communication; communication to/against/with...

I give you more examples of the usage:
対中国政策: a policy on China
対外関係 : external relations
対オーストラリア戦:a game against Australia
日本対コロンピア: Japan vs. Columbia

Port City
New Zealand
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese

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agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
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49 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: FYI

Reference information:
たい[対]
(…に対する…)versus; vs.; against; (…の間の)between; (…に向けての)toward; to; (…との)with
E-DIC

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http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tms320f28065.pdf
http://www.interface.co.jp/catalog/prdc.asp?name=ITC-C4005(L...

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つい[対]
a pair; a couple; a set
E-DIC

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agree  MariyaN (X)
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