Ethernet

Norwegian translation: Ethernet

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English term or phrase:Ethernet
Norwegian translation:Ethernet
Entered by: Mari Noller

14:25 Feb 29, 2008
English to Norwegian translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / Ethernet
English term or phrase: Ethernet
Er "Ethernet" et egenavn? Skal det skrives med stor eller liten forbokstav?
torb
Norway
Local time: 15:19
Ethernet
Explanation:
Det er et egennavn ja, og skal ha stor bokstav på samme måte som Internett. Du kan skrive Eternett hvis du vil. Ordboka foreslår begge skrivemåtene.
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Mari Noller
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:19
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4 +2Ethernet
Mari Noller
5 +1Ethernet
Bjørnar Magnussen
4Ethernet
Karin Gates


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ethernet
Ethernet


Explanation:
Det er et egennavn ja, og skal ha stor bokstav på samme måte som Internett. Du kan skrive Eternett hvis du vil. Ordboka foreslår begge skrivemåtene.

Mari Noller
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:19
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Native speaker of: Norwegian
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Solfrid Lokslid
33 mins

agree  Thomas Deschington
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ethernet
Ethernet


Explanation:
Ethernet er en lokal nettverksstandard utviklet av Xerox og har stor bokstav i alle ordbøkene mine.

Bjørnar Magnussen
Local time: 15:19
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agree  Rannheid Sharma: Ethernet (evt. lokalnettverk, den mest vanlige typen)
25 mins
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ethernet
Ethernet


Explanation:
I Kunnskapsforlagets tekniske ordbok finner man følgende:
"Ethernet [nett] Anm. Lokalt nettverk utviklet av Xerox". I engelsk-norsk stor ordbok benyttes både Ethernet og den fornorskede varianten Eternett, begge med stor "E". Et søk på Google gir likevel inntrykk av at Ethernet er et egennavn, og at det derfor vil være bedre å bruke den opprinnelige stavemåten.


    Reference: http://i18n.skolelinux.no/nb/Fellesordl.eng-no.html
Karin Gates
France
Local time: 15:19
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