Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
kritische verbruikers
English translation:
critical loads
Added to glossary by
Ilke Fabritius
Oct 28, 2005 08:27
18 yrs ago
Dutch term
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kritische verbruikers
Dutch to English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
Kritische verbruikers: Dit zijn verbruikers die ononderbroken via een No-Break installatie worden gevoed. (referring to equipment in an industrial building)
Is the term "critical consumers" used in this context?
Thanks
Is the term "critical consumers" used in this context?
Thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | vital or key consumers/users |
Dave Calderhead
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| 4 | critical points of consumption |
D.K. Tannwitz
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| 4 | nonstop consumers |
DutchConnection
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| 4 | power-critical userrs |
Jack den Haan
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Proposed translations
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6 mins
Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in English
Works in field
Netherlands
Reliable translations, reasonable rates
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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36
Selected
vital or key consumers/users
critical consumers can be construed as consumers who are critical of something rather that vitally require the service
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-10-28 08:34:48 GMT)
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spot that mistake - that should be than
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-10-28 08:34:48 GMT)
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spot that mistake - that should be than
1 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Kenneth for suggesting "loads", it brought me to "critical loads" (lots of hits in UPS context)"
13 mins
D.K. Tannwitz
Germany
Germany
Specializes in field
Germany
Industrial diversity
Native in: German (Variants: Bavarian, Austrian, Germany, Platt / Nieder (Low German))
Works in: German to English, Dutch to German, English to German, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
critical points of consumption
Source: Brandstetter
1 hr
nonstop consumers
Consumers here refers to the equipment.
Consumers requiring nonstop power for critical installations, i.e. no-break power supply.
Nonstop = without pause or interruptions (Collins English Dictionary).
Consumers requiring nonstop power for critical installations, i.e. no-break power supply.
Nonstop = without pause or interruptions (Collins English Dictionary).
2 hrs
Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
&
English
Specializes in field
Netherlands
Qualified engineer, translator & teacher
Native in: Dutch , English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: Dutch to English, English to Dutch
Related KudoZ points
:
107
power-critical userrs
http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/ari/ari193.html:
Op amps target space- and power-critical use
A new range of single-supply, rail-to-rail input/output, low-power op amps in space-saving 5-pin SOT-23 packages operates over a variety of bandwidths ranging from 10kHz to 10MHz.
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erratum: power-critical users
Op amps target space- and power-critical use
A new range of single-supply, rail-to-rail input/output, low-power op amps in space-saving 5-pin SOT-23 packages operates over a variety of bandwidths ranging from 10kHz to 10MHz.
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Note added at 2 hrs 34 mins (2005-10-28 11:02:10 GMT)
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erratum: power-critical users
Peer comment(s):
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Harry Borsje
: sorry, irrelevant ref.\\Re: this is power-critical in the sense of reducing power consumption, not in the sense of 'not allowed to be cut off from power'
2 hrs
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Why? // Thanks Harry. I agree that this is 'power-critical' in the sense of reducing power consumption, but IMHO the term is equally applicable in the asker's context.
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