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externalités

English translation: externalities

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French term or phrase:externalités
English translation:externalities
Entered by: Chris Hodgson

14:27 Aug 31, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers (general)
French term or phrase: externalités
Taken from a doc regarding regulation of the digital economy. It crops up in a heading and then a little further on. Any ideas for a snappy translation?

Les conséquences des externalités de réseau

Paradoxe structurel bien connu des spécialistes du domaine : les externalités de réseau favorisent la constitution de monopole car la valeur d’une application augmente avec le nombre de ses utilisateurs
Chris Hodgson
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:09
externalities
Explanation:
My first thought was "endpoints", but it looks like this phrase is often translated as "network externalities".

http://www.google.com/search?q="externalités de réseau" netw...
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Jennifer Baldwin
Local time: 08:09
Grading comment
Well there you go - as straight-forward as that eh? Thanks very much Jennifer, and everyone else for your input.
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2 +3externalities
Jennifer Baldwin
2network benefits
veratek


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +3
externalities


Explanation:
My first thought was "endpoints", but it looks like this phrase is often translated as "network externalities".

http://www.google.com/search?q="externalités de réseau" netw...

Jennifer Baldwin
Local time: 08:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Well there you go - as straight-forward as that eh? Thanks very much Jennifer, and everyone else for your input.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Taylor Kirk
1 min
  -> Thank you, Taylor!
agree  Elizabeth Slaney: Yes, I think "network externalities" covers the whole heading as it already implies the "effects" or "conséquences"
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Elizabeth!
agree  veratek
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, vera-tech!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
network benefits


Explanation:
I saw this in a paper on the subject, although they used mostly "network externatilities," this term (netw benef) was referred to as a translation to the French ext de reseau. So, an additional option for you to have at hand.

veratek
Brazil
Local time: 12:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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