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activos

English translation: assets (devices)

07:34 Apr 10, 2017
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
Spanish term or phrase: activos
I'm not sure how to translate this word in this context.

REMOTE CONDITION MONITORING
XXX es una solución de monitorización del estado de activos que permite la captura y registro de los datos de operación de los distintos elementos de un tren y su posterior análisis en un puesto central remoto basado en arquitectura cloud mediante avanzadas herramientas de monitorización y análisis
Orientado a mejorar el mantenimiento preventivo de activos embarcados en el tren con el objetivo de aumentar su disponibilidad y reducir los costes de operación.

Many thanks for your help.

Ana
A. Deb
Spain
Local time: 11:12
English translation:assets (devices)
Explanation:
I think it means "devices", but "assets" is a buzzword used to mean anything important.

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http://www.clubcloudcomputing.com/2012/06/cloud-asset-manage...

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http://www.cdpindia.com/?q=solutions3

"Effective IT asset life-cycle management (ITALM) helps organisations reduce costs..."

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http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5275363/?reload=true
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 11:12
Grading comment
Many thanks :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2assets (devices)
neilmac
5assets, short for Statement of
Audrey Yates


  

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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
assets (devices)


Explanation:
I think it means "devices", but "assets" is a buzzword used to mean anything important.

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Note added at 48 mins (2017-04-10 08:23:04 GMT)
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http://www.clubcloudcomputing.com/2012/06/cloud-asset-manage...

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-04-10 08:54:08 GMT)
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http://www.cdpindia.com/?q=solutions3

"Effective IT asset life-cycle management (ITALM) helps organisations reduce costs..."

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-04-10 08:54:49 GMT)
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http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5275363/?reload=true

Example sentence(s):
  • GIS Data Capture & Asset Mapping. By utilising our mobile mapping solution,...

    Reference: http://www.assetdb.com/asset-db/auditor/
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 11:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 98
Grading comment
Many thanks :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: Assets can even be people, which I find a bit distasteful somehow
1 hr
  -> I don't mind being called an asset - it's like being Jason Bourne... :-)
agree  philgoddard: Or resources, also used to refer to people, including translators.
5 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
assets, short for Statement of


Explanation:
Good morning! I did a little bit of research. And a majority of the results, it appears as statement of assets, and is usually used with statement of assets and liabilities. I found this website as a corroborating resource: https://www.icc-cpi.int/NR/rdonlyres/EEF8F8E2-6AF9-47F7-859E...


    https://www.icc-cpi.int/NR/rdonlyres/EEF8F8E2-6AF9-47F7-859E-1C1AE1359ED3/140538/ICCASP325IIB_English.pdf
Audrey Yates
United States
Local time: 05:12
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  neilmac: Wrong field. The query is about monitoring IT/engineering assets (devices), not financial.
1 hr
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