Indústria de Informática e Comunicações

English translation: Information and Communication Technologies industry

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Portuguese term or phrase:Indústria de Informática e Comunicações
English translation:Information and Communication Technologies industry

22:19 Jun 15, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação
Portuguese term or phrase: Indústria de Informática e Comunicações
Termos equivalentes para o Inglês para uma empresa do ramo.
Alexandre Pereira (X)
Portugal
Local time: 05:32
Information and Communication Technologies industry
Explanation:
Or ICT industry for short

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Note added at 4 mins (2008-06-15 22:23:15 GMT)
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http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q="ICT industry&btnG=Go...
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tom_michell
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:32
Grading comment
Obrigado.

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Summary of answers provided
5 +5Information and Communication Technologies industry
tom_michell
4 +2IT and Telecommunications Industry
sula (X)
5Computer and Telecommunication/Communication industry/company
Leniel Maccaferri
5Computer and Communication Industry
dencruise


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Computer and Telecommunication/Communication industry/company


Explanation:
Computer and Telecommunication/Communication industry/company

Leniel Maccaferri
Brazil
Local time: 02:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigado.

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Information and Communication Technologies industry


Explanation:
Or ICT industry for short

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Note added at 4 mins (2008-06-15 22:23:15 GMT)
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http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q="ICT industry&btnG=Go...

tom_michell
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Obrigado.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigado.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  airmailrpl: -
2 hrs

agree  Carlos Quandt
4 hrs

agree  Enza Longo
12 hrs

agree  Alexandra Gouveia
15 hrs

agree  sula (X): 'ICT' is better but ICT is not a very precise term. It can be very wide or it can be quite narrow, excluding radio, TV & mobile phone operators
23 hrs
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Computer and Communication Industry


Explanation:
i hope this helps

dencruise
Philippines
Local time: 13:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in TagalogTagalog
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigado.

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
IT and Telecommunications Industry


Explanation:
IT (noone bothers to say Information Technology).
Telecommunications is still more common than Communications


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Note added at 1 hr (2008-06-16 00:12:33 GMT)
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This complete term has far more google hits (11,200) than "Information and Communication Technologies industry" & 'Computer and Communication Industry' which are both under 1000.

Example sentence(s):
  • The average person in the IT and Telecommunications industry earns $94,990
  • As specialists in the IT and telecommunications industry, our staff counsel U.S. IT and telecommunications firms on overseas market conditions...

    Reference: http://mycareer.com.au/jobs/-/it-telecommunications/
    Reference: http://tcc.export.gov/Trade_Agreements/Exporters_Guides/List...
sula (X)
Local time: 05:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigado.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  airmailrpl: -
1 hr
  -> thank you

neutral  tom_michell: Re. google: I made a slight mistake. It's actually "Information and Communication Technology industry" (9740 hits) and "ICT industry" gets 162,000
12 hrs
  -> ICT is not a very precise term. It can be very wide or it can be quite narrow, excluding radio, TV & mobile phone operators

agree  rhandler
22 hrs
  -> thank you ralph
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