Mar 14, 2022 12:54
2 yrs ago
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English term
Spain
Creative & hardworking professional
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish
"man in the van" (upgrades)
FVA
English to Spanish
Tech/Engineering
Computers: Systems, Networks
Could you please enlighten me about the meaning of the phrase 'man i in the van' in the context of IT, computer networks? I have been researching but I could not find any meaning related with IT, nor much in any other field.
CONTEXT: "This static provisioning means that maintenance activities such as network upgrades and adding new capacity are often executed late at night and with long planning and deployment cycles often involving “man in the van” or forklift upgrades."
CONTEXT: "This static provisioning means that maintenance activities such as network upgrades and adding new capacity are often executed late at night and with long planning and deployment cycles often involving “man in the van” or forklift upgrades."
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 +1 | actualizaciones de campo |
Julio Bereciartu
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| 4 +1 | desplazamiento de personal |
Louis Ladebauche
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| 3 -1 | personal [de mantenimiento] en camionetas/vans (mejoras involucrando...) |
Daniel Delgado
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Proposed translations
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2 hrs
Julio Bereciartu
Venezuela
Venezuela
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Venezuela
extracting the real meaning
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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76
actualizaciones de campo
Espero te ayude.
Note from asker:
| Muchas gracias, Julio, y los demás, ahora lo entiendo mucho mejor. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Juan Gil
: Totalmente; este es el espíritu de la frase, es inconveniente una traducción literal porque lo entrecomillado, siempre, es un término en si.
7 hrs
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Gracias Juan por el agree y el comentario.
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-1
7 hrs
Daniel Delgado
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Argentina
Technical translator, Chem.eng., IT pro
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Rioplatense, Standard-Spain, Argentine)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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16
personal [de mantenimiento] en camionetas/vans (mejoras involucrando...)
El texto completo, que está disponible en Internet, se refiere a que ese tipo de red requiere que para activades de mantenimiento o expansión se efectúen actividades en el terreno, involucrando camionetas con personal, elevadores (de personal), etc., todo lo cual es costoso.
"Man in the van" es una expresión común en inglés para referirse al personal de mantenimiento que se moviliza en vans (típicamente blancas) donde llevan equipamiento, materiales, etc y donde pueden efectuar trabajos (en este caso, conexiones de fibras ópticas, etc.).
Más abajo, algunos ejemplos encontrados con esta búsqueda:
https://www.google.com/search?q=“man in the van” "network" ...
THE MAN IN THE WHITE VAN YOU WANT TO KNOW!
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk › ...
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4 oct 2004 — Barry and his 'Man in the Van' gang deal with all public complaints ... but it leaves Network Rail's maintenance team free to concentrate on ...
Talking SDN and NFV at PTC'16 - ADVA Optical Networking
https://www.blog.adva.com › talkin...
Traducir esta página
When “the man in the van” goes from installing and replacing boxes to fixing VNFs, he won't need the van any more. What he will need is a new set of skills.
Medical Equipment - Dezide
https://www.dezide.com › industries
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The complex nature of medical equipment combined with significant service ... From the man in the van to the hyper-connected technicians with access to big ...
"Man in the van" es una expresión común en inglés para referirse al personal de mantenimiento que se moviliza en vans (típicamente blancas) donde llevan equipamiento, materiales, etc y donde pueden efectuar trabajos (en este caso, conexiones de fibras ópticas, etc.).
Más abajo, algunos ejemplos encontrados con esta búsqueda:
https://www.google.com/search?q=“man in the van” "network" ...
THE MAN IN THE WHITE VAN YOU WANT TO KNOW!
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk › ...
Traducir esta página
4 oct 2004 — Barry and his 'Man in the Van' gang deal with all public complaints ... but it leaves Network Rail's maintenance team free to concentrate on ...
Talking SDN and NFV at PTC'16 - ADVA Optical Networking
https://www.blog.adva.com › talkin...
Traducir esta página
When “the man in the van” goes from installing and replacing boxes to fixing VNFs, he won't need the van any more. What he will need is a new set of skills.
Medical Equipment - Dezide
https://www.dezide.com › industries
Traducir esta página
The complex nature of medical equipment combined with significant service ... From the man in the van to the hyper-connected technicians with access to big ...
Note from asker:
| Muchas gracias, Daniel, esto me ayuda mucho. |
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Juan Gil
: Ni personal en camionetas ni elevadores de personal ni mejoras involucrando. Esto es terminología de IT.
23 hrs
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+1
21 hrs
Louis Ladebauche
Spain
Spain
Native in English
&
Spanish
Works in field
Spain
Top quality technical translations
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
desplazamiento de personal
Entiendo que se refiere a que es necesario el desplazamiento de personal y trabajo presencial para ciertas actividades de mantenimiento / actualización de los equipos. Sldos.
Note from asker:
| Merci, Louis !! |
Discussion
Aprovecho para "forklift upgrade" (que, por supuesto, no es ni "actualización de montacargas" ni "elevadores de personal"): cambios de infraestructura de IT.
A major change in IT infrastructure, which generally includes new hardware and software, as well as a considerable amount of training. The term dates back to the 1960s when computers weighed several hundred pounds and actually required a forklift to move them.
https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/forklift-upgrade
https://www.architecting.it/blog/what-is-a-forklift-upgrade/
https://www.techopedia.com/definition/2200/forklift-upgrade
https://www.proz.com/siterules/kudoz_general/1.4#1.4