物理的

English translation: physical

08:05 Sep 17, 2007

Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Contract(s)

Japanese term or phrase: 物理的

... 、物理的、技術的、組織的各方面において適切な安全対策を講じます.

ABC will implement appropriate safety measures in ?????? technical and institutional areas...

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English translation:physical

Explanation:
I would say physical, techn(olog)ical and organizational areas...

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-09-17 09:07:23 GMT)
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You could try "material" or "tangible"...
(Technical and organizational are intangible qualities...)
I don't see anything wrong with "physical," though, even if it is 直訳...
Try also http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/physical
G'luck!

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KathyT
Australia
Local time: 09:46

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3 +8

physical

KathyT

3 +1

mechanical

seika

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

physical

KathyT
Australia
Local time: 09:46
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 5

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Notes to answerer

Asker: This is a contract to customers regarding the protection of personal data. "physical" is a direct translation. Is there a better word. Thanks

Asker: Note: Is there a better word?

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Kazuo SAWADA: I agree with you.

12 mins

-> Thanks, Sawada-san.

agree

Kurt Hammond: I don't remember having ever translated this term as anything other than "physical"

1 hr

-> Thanks for the confirmation, Kurt.

agree

Nobuo Kameyama: 文脈からして、私はKathyさんの"tangible"が気に入りました。タンジブルと対極にあるのがインタンジブルです。つまり、目に見えるモノ＝ハード（タンジブル）ということになります。その対極が目に見えないモノ＝ソフト（インタンジブル）であり、たとえば自然界の摂理であるフィボナッチ数列がそうです。そのフィボナッチ数列と絡めて、私の個人ブログにインタンジブルについて書きました。ご参考まで。http://pro.cocolog-tcom.com/edu/2005/09/post_eb17.html

2 hrs

-> Thanks, Kameyama-san.

agree

Francesco De Sanzuane: 正しいです

4 hrs

-> Thanks, Francesco.

agree

Ruth Sato

4 hrs

-> Thanks, Ruth.

disagree

Fred Moosreiner: Concretely in technological and institutional areas

13 hrs

-> Well, it would certainly have helped to have had the full sentence, but I fail to see how you got the adverbial form of 'concrete' from the above (I don't see any "に" after 物理的）...

agree

casey: I would definitely use "physical."

17 hrs

-> Thanks, casey.

agree

Roger Johnson: Hey let me get in here too!

1 day 4 hrs

-> Thanks, Roger.

agree

Yo Mizuno

1 day 7 hrs

-> Thanks, Yo.

agree

RieM: It has to be "physical (security measures)" here!

1 day 16 hrs

-> Thanks, Rie :-)

1 day 5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

mechanical

Explanation:
I think I would choose 'mechanical'

seika
United States
Local time: 19:46
Native speaker of:

Japanese

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