Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Außenwirksamkeit/Außenwirkung

English translation:

external impact

Added to glossary by Languageman
Nov 8, 2007 14:50
16 yrs ago
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German term

Außenwirksamkeit/Außenwirkung

German to English Tech/Engineering Computers: Systems, Networks
From a document describing the introduction of a new, company-wide software configuration management system for revision-controlled release of software, hardware, and documentation. As far as I can see, the two terms have the same meaning.
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Der Configuration Guide regelt in einem standardisierenden Sinn die Anlieferung wie die Verteilung in die notwendigen Zielumgebungen; gleichwohl ist das toolgestützte Verfahren so konzipiert, dass ausschließlich interne Einheiten anzuliefern haben und eine Außenwirkung nicht gegeben ist. Der CG muss vor diesem Hintergrund externen Auftragnehmern auch nicht zur Verfügung gestellt werden. ...
Die vollständige Systemdokumentation, die aber seitens der teilnehmenden Projekte wegen des „Black-Box-Ansatzes“ keine Außenwirksamkeit besitzt, ist in einem separaten Dokument enthalten.
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It seems fairly obvious (famous last words!) that this means "doesn't affect anybody outside the company", but how do you say that in techno speak?

Cheers for the ideas,

Stephen

Proposed translations

+1
15 mins
German term (edited): keine Außenwirksamkeit/Außenwirkung
Selected

no external impact/effect // no effect on external relationships

... to set the ball rolling...

(I'm not at all convinced that you need to look for a decidedly technical term here.)
Note from asker:
Yes, you're probably right, it doesn't need to be overly technical. I was looking for something that's immediately meaningful. I was stuck on 'effect' but I reckon 'Impact' could work.
@Ken: Thanks for the input, sounds like a good idea. Why would you expect an exaggerated response though?
Peer comment(s):

agree Ken Cox : at the risk of going OTT or exciting an exaggerated response, you could even say 'no external relevance' or the equivalent with rewording
6 mins
Yep, good one!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to both of you for the help. I decided to go with impact in the end."
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