popin de jeu

English translation: game pop-in window

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French term or phrase:popin de jeu
English translation:game pop-in window
Entered by: French2English

08:42 Oct 23, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / Online gaming
French term or phrase: popin de jeu
Si l’utilisateur ferme la ***popin de jeu*** ou le navigateur en cours de partie, une alerte apparaitra pour l’alerter qu’une fois fermée la fenêtre, sa participation au Quiz du jour aura été considérée comme enregistrée, sans possibilité de venir répondre aux questions non répondues.Les points attribués sont les mêmes quel que soit la question.

Eeks, what on earth is a 'popin' here? Does it simply mean the gaming site itself? Or perhaps a section with the site? Has anyone come across this term used in this context before? The passage above is clearly taken from a set of rules applicable to an online gaming site. So, if the user closes the ???? or the browser...
French2English
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game pop-in window
Explanation:
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Note added at 7 mins (2012-10-23 08:50:49 GMT)
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oops, 'game's'
It just means that the game is played in a new window

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Note added at 10 mins (2012-10-23 08:53:07 GMT)
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'pop-over' is more widely used

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Note added at 46 mins (2012-10-23 09:29:03 GMT)
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yes, 'pop-up', actually, of course
Selected response from:

Cyril B.
France
Grading comment
Pop in, pop out, pop up! Thanks for answer.... of course! Now, I must just pop off for a coffee! And, re prepositions, try learning the Latin ones!
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4 +2game pop-in window
Cyril B.


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game pop-in window


Explanation:
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Note added at 7 mins (2012-10-23 08:50:49 GMT)
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oops, 'game's'
It just means that the game is played in a new window

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Note added at 10 mins (2012-10-23 08:53:07 GMT)
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'pop-over' is more widely used

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Note added at 46 mins (2012-10-23 09:29:03 GMT)
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yes, 'pop-up', actually, of course

Cyril B.
France
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Pop in, pop out, pop up! Thanks for answer.... of course! Now, I must just pop off for a coffee! And, re prepositions, try learning the Latin ones!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Yes, and cf. pop-out and pop-up
5 mins
  -> Thank you Tony

agree  writeaway: with Tony. https://www.google.com/search?q=popover&num=40&hl=en&safe=of... prepositions are often the downfall of non-natives (re any language)
46 mins
  -> Thank you! I'll agree 120% with that: prepositions are hell :)
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