strings

04:31 Jul 5, 2000
English to German translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: strings
For use in IT/software user manual.

Does anybody happen to know what "strings" means in this context? (i.e. "message string", "generic string")

Many thanks for your suggestions!

Anne
anne_key
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Summary of answers provided
naZeichenfolge, Zeichenkette
Katarina Berger
naString can be translated as "String" in German
Herbert Fipke
naZeichenfolge
Christian Werner-Meier


  

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9 mins
Zeichenfolge, Zeichenkette


Explanation:
Bei einem Werk, das sich an Programmierer richtet, würde ich den Begriff "string" einführen, also einmal string (Zeichenkette) schreiben, denn Programmierer kennen den Begriff "string" allgemein. Bei einem Buch, das sich an Laien wendet (oder Neulinge im Internet etc.) würde ich Zeichenkette schreiben. Bei message string reicht wohl einfach "Nachricht".


    Microsoft Computer dictionary, Langenscheidt Technik
Katarina Berger
Germany
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9 mins
String can be translated as "String" in German


Explanation:
A string is always a couple of letters and/or numbers. It can be a command, comment or a macro (containing multiple commands).
In German:
Software-Strings sind gemischte Buchstaben/Zahlen-Sätze, die ein Befehl oder eine Kommentar enthalten können. Das Wort String kann im Deutschen roblemlos übernommen werden.
Gruss
Herbert

Herbert Fipke
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41 mins
Zeichenfolge


Explanation:
In the context of programming languages String can be translated as String, because it usually is a keyword of the programming language. When abstracting from this keyword property, the data type is referred to as Zeichenkette.
Generally in software, most Windows help systems/documentations always use Zeichenfolge, whereas Unix and Linux-based systems tend to use the english word String.

Christian Werner-Meier
France
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