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Paaren (koppeln)

English translation: Pairing

20:48 Feb 12, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Media / Multimedia / UNterhaltungselektronik/Telekommunikation
German term or phrase: Paaren (koppeln)
Der Begriff kommt eigentlich aus dem Englischen (Pairing).

Meine Frage ist nun, ob dieser Begriff auch in UK verwendet wird. Man verwendet ihn im Wesentlichen im Bluetoothbereich.

In meinem konkreten Fall geht es allerdings um das Paaren von einer Fernbedienung mit einem Internetradio. Sagt man hier auch Pairing im Englischen (UK)?

Erklärung:
Gemeint ist, dass zwei Geräte aufeinander abgestimmt werden müssen, damit ein Gerät (z.B. ein Radio) das andere (Mobiltelefon, Fernbedienung) erkennt.

In meinen englischsprachigen BDA (amerikanisches Englisch) steht überall Pairing....


Vielen Dank im Voraus

Kollegiale Grüße

Jan
Jan Lohfert
Germany
Local time: 16:31
English translation:Pairing
Explanation:
There are a number of UK hits for "pairing" both with and without Bluetooth references. My first example refers to a remote control for a door opener. The second example refers to pairing a Bluetooth phone.
http://www.homeeasy.eu/pdf/HE-106 Door Release V1.pdf
http://www.cellphone-reviews.co.uk/2009/05/ntt-docomo-makes-...

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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-02-13 01:11:02 GMT)
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Sorry about the "\\\" . Must be the result of funny coding in the original.
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Kevin Fulton
United States
Local time: 10:31
Grading comment
Mir war schon klar, dass es viele Einträge im UK-Netz für Pairing gibt. Dennoch wollte ich hier ein paar Muttersprachler (auch in UK) darüber hören, denn nicht immer sind Internet-Quellen und einfaches Googeln ja verlässlich...
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4 +3Pairing
Kevin Fulton
4Programmed
ajduby


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Pairing


Explanation:
There are a number of UK hits for "pairing" both with and without Bluetooth references. My first example refers to a remote control for a door opener. The second example refers to pairing a Bluetooth phone.
http://www.homeeasy.eu/pdf/HE-106 Door Release V1.pdf
http://www.cellphone-reviews.co.uk/2009/05/ntt-docomo-makes-...

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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-02-13 01:11:02 GMT)
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Sorry about the "\\\" . Must be the result of funny coding in the original.

Example sentence(s):
  • The HE-106 will bleep twice to indicate that the remote control is paired to the HE-106
  • Although Bluetooth has always been pretty useful for me, especially when I\\\\\\\'m streaming audio wirelessly, it\\\\\\\'s still a pain to have to pair my Stereo Bluetooth headset with every new phone I have or have to pair two phones first before I coul
Kevin Fulton
United States
Local time: 10:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Mir war schon klar, dass es viele Einträge im UK-Netz für Pairing gibt. Dennoch wollte ich hier ein paar Muttersprachler (auch in UK) darüber hören, denn nicht immer sind Internet-Quellen und einfaches Googeln ja verlässlich...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Scorpio107 (X): When you look at the word cellphone, American English, British English= Mobile phone. That's what is happening all over the world. americanisms entering other languages. ;-)
37 mins
agree  Lancashireman: Looks like this hi-tech English term has even managed to cross the Atlantic to Merrie Olde England.
2 hrs
agree  Michael Sieger: Often used in the UK; e.g. a sky card has to be paired with the receiver
11 hrs
neutral  ajduby: You could be looking for "programmed". IR remotes use invisible light or heat pulses that represent specific binary codes which the device decodes to carry out a corresponding command. Auch in der Deutschen Sprache werden Fernbediehnungen programmiert.
20 hrs
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Programmed


Explanation:
With Bluetooth both devices must be paired to each other so they can communicate both ways, whereas when using a remote control the remote is actually programmed to speak the same language so the receiving device can understand the commands. It is a one way conversation compared to Bluetooth which is a two way conversation.

ajduby
Local time: 07:31
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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