PDT

English translation: Portable Data Terminal

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French term or phrase:	PDT
English translation:	Portable Data Terminal
Entered by:	Aoife Ní Chinnéide

09:41 Jan 18, 2013

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Bus/Financial - Transport / Transportation / Shipping

French term or phrase: PDT

Hello
This appears on a form for defects or anomalies in a delivery of clothing:
"Etiquette ne passe pas au PDT"
I'm wondering if this refers to some sort of scanning system for package labels, but I need to be sure.
Many thanks in advance
:)

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Portable Data Terminal

Explanation:
Although your source text is in French, I think they might be using the English acronym here.

"A portable data terminal, or PDT, is an electronic device that is used to enter or retrieve data via wireless transmission (WLAN or WWAN). They can also serve as barcode readers, and they are used in large stores, warehouses, hospitals, or in the field, to access a database from a remote location."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Data_Terminal

"Originally, portable barcode scanners were known as Portable Data Terminals (PDT's)."
http://www.carolinabarcode.com/mobile-computers-a-78.html

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see also below for an example of use in French:

"D'une longévité et d'une souplesse exceptionnelles, le PDT 3100 de Symbol est le terminal de saisie portable le plus utilisé."
http://www.codeo-online.fr/pdf/fr-symbol-pdt3100.pdf

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Catharine Cellier-Smart
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Local time: 08:39

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Portable Data Terminal

Catharine Cellier-Smart
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Local time: 08:39
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