voorteken

English translation: polarity sign

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Dutch term or phrase:voorteken
English translation:polarity sign
Entered by: Alexander Schleber (X)

13:16 Sep 18, 2003
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / electronics
Dutch term or phrase: voorteken
"2 Analoge uitgang ± 10V, 10 Bit Incl. voorteken" Included in list of control components for automated packing machine.
Christopher Smith (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:20
polarity sign
Explanation:
Polarity is either plus or minus.
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Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Local time: 15:20
Grading comment
Thanks to both of you - 'polarity sign' is the term I have used in the translation.
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5 +2polarity sign
Alexander Schleber (X)
4(plus or minus) sign
João Carlos Pijnappel


  

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(plus or minus) sign


Explanation:
Automation - Computer Science - Data Processing - Information Technology (AU)
Electrical Engineering - Electronics (EL)

Definition teken met afgesproken betekenis dat aan een gegeven voorafgaat,veelal plus of min
Reference C.van Uitert en A.Kaspers,Verklarend Informaticawoordenboek,1989,p.745
(1)
TERM voorteken
Reference C.van Uitert en A.Kaspers,Verklarend Informaticawoordenboek,1989,p.745


Definition Plus or minus.In twos-complement notation,the sign can be determined by examining bit 7,the MSB.

Reference Sybex,1981,p.51
(1)
TERM sign

Reference Sybex,1981,p.51

(EURODICAUTOM)

João Carlos Pijnappel
Local time: 10:20
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Wouter van Kampen: http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~pv/SOCS/slides/06-getallen.ppt
2 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
polarity sign


Explanation:
Polarity is either plus or minus.

Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Local time: 15:20
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Thanks to both of you - 'polarity sign' is the term I have used in the translation.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  João Carlos Pijnappel: nou ja... in-der-daad...
9 hrs

agree  Hans Vandecappelle
1 day 18 hrs
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