May 21, 2007 16:07
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English term

fail-safe and fail-secure

English to Norwegian Tech/Engineering Engineering (general) doors
the fail-secure models ensure that the entrance stays blocked in cases of emergency or power failure, fail-safe models will either unlock to freely rotate
Proposed translations (Norwegian)
3 idiotsikker

Discussion

brigidm May 21, 2007:
I found two brochures from Norfo, one in NO one in EN. Maybe they'll help. I think "fail-safe" is feilsikker, but not 100% sure.
http://www.norfo.no/documents/1305.pdf
http://www.norfo.no/PDF/E1102.pdf

Proposed translations

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idiotsikker

= fail-safe. Fail-secure: sikret mot brukerfeil?
Idiotsikker blir kanskje litt flåsete, kan hende du må omskrive dette. Feilsikker blir ikke helt bra syns jeg. = sikker på at det blir feil? hehe...
Peer comment(s):

neutral Bjørnar Magnussen : "Idiotsikker" passer ikke helt med definisjonen her: fail-safe models will either unlock to freely rotate
3 hrs
Nei, idiotsikker er neppe et ord man vil bruke i seriøs, "offisiell" sammenheng. Men finnes det noe annet ord på norsk? Tror kanskje dette må omskrives litt.
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