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impostare/reimpostare

English translation: set/reset

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Italian term or phrase:impostare/reimpostare
English translation:set/reset
Entered by: Joseph Tein

22:39 Apr 21, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Computers (general)
Italian term or phrase: impostare/reimpostare
I am doing a back translation of instructions to patients who are taking part in a clinical research study. Italian into US English.

The patients are being asked to enter answers to a questionnaire into a computerized device, and they need an access code to access their record and begin entering the information.

My question is whether it is correct to use impostare/reimpostare in this context to mean "set" or "reset" the subject's access code.

The phrase on the screen says: "Imposta Codice di Accesso". Is this the correct way to say 'set' the access code? I only find definitions relating to taxes and 'imposition' when I look up impostare, even in the ProZ glossaries.

Grazie.
Joseph Tein
United States
Local time: 06:09
set/reset
Explanation:
your interpretation is unquestionable
Selected response from:

Daniel Frisano
Italy
Local time: 15:09
Grading comment
Grazie Arrigo for the confirmation.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2set/reset
Daniel Frisano
Summary of reference entries provided
from garzanti online
justdone

  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
set/reset


Explanation:
your interpretation is unquestionable

Daniel Frisano
Italy
Local time: 15:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Grazie Arrigo for the confirmation.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  justdone: :-)
5 mins
agree  Gina Ferlisi
15 mins
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Reference comments


7 mins
Reference: from garzanti online

Reference information:
impostare
2 (estens.) to set* out, to lay* out, to formulate; (avviare) to start, to set* up: - un piano di ricerca, to set up a research project; - un'azienda, un ufficio, to set up a business, an office;

related to an access code, I'd go for "set/reset"

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Note added at 25 min (2009-04-21 23:05:25 GMT) Post-grading
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Prego, Joseph! Marcella

justdone
Italy
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
Note to reference poster
Asker: Grazie per le informazioni.l

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