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hardwarenahe

English translation: low level

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German term or phrase:hardwarenahe
English translation:low level
Entered by: Languageman

15:14 Mar 17, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers (general)
German term or phrase: hardwarenahe
Die hardwarenahe Treiber- and Handlerschicht zum Zugriff auf Systemfunktionen wie Analog- and Digital I/Os, PWM, SP oder I2C kommen bei allen Systemen auf Mikrocontrollerbasis zum Einsatz and eignen sich daher ideal für die Modularisierung and Wiederverwendung. Voraussetzung ist allerdings eine Offenlegung der Schnittstellen.
njbeckett
Germany
Local time: 07:17
low level
Explanation:
With or without hyphen I think.

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Languageman
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:17
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4low level
Languageman
4hardware-level
Bob Kerns (X)
4... that directly interfaces with the hardware...
jccantrell
2 +1close to hardware
tist
2hardware-based
Lisa Davey


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
hardware-based


Explanation:
I had "maschinennahe" in a translation a couple of days ago. The client accepted "machine-based" - although I wasn't 100% convinced (hence low confidence rating here) "Hardware-based" might be a start... see what our colleagues think.

Lisa Davey
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:17
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Richard Benham: Doesn't appeal to me. "Close to hardware", "low-level",....
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
low level


Explanation:
With or without hyphen I think.

One of thousands of examples: http://www.graphviz.org/doc/FAQ.html

Languageman
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Johnson
3 mins
agree  Claudia Tomaschek: Absolutely.
14 mins
agree  muttersprachler
3 hrs
agree  Richard Benham: With.
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
close to hardware


Explanation:
seen the context

tist
Local time: 07:17
Works in field

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Benham
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hardware-level


Explanation:
With or without a hyphen as you see fit; I prefer with.

Bob Kerns (X)
Germany
Local time: 07:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Richard Benham: No, it's software, but just close to the hardware (i.e. low-level).
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
... that directly interfaces with the hardware...


Explanation:
Would be how I would phrase this.

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 22:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Richard Benham: Yes, it does, but this is a bit of a gloss and a bit long-winded.
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