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låser fast sig

English translation: locked into

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Swedish term or phrase:låser fast sig
English translation:locked into
Entered by: Deane Goltermann

10:56 Jan 9, 2013
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Nuclear Eng/Sci
Swedish term or phrase: låser fast sig
Utvecklat en skalbarhet som gör att man inte låser fast sig vid en given tekniknivå.

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Helena Grahn
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:41
locked into
Explanation:
Have used this widely used term in tech contexts, as 'We don’t like the idea of limiting our agility and room to maneuver by being locked into a particular technology' at http://www.ifsworld.com/si-lk/solutions/architecture-and-tec...
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Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Local time: 17:41
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1locked into
Deane Goltermann
3committed to (here)
Tania McConaghy
3getting stuck
Kristian Andersson


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
committed to (here)


Explanation:
I suggest something like "not committed to a particular..."

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Note added at 15 mins (2013-01-09 11:11:25 GMT)
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or, "not committted to a given...", as in eg "For example, a lender is not committed to a given rate and fee structure until you actually lock in your mortgage rate."

Example sentence(s):
  • A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is somebody who is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employer long term
  • From these studies it was found that the majority of B cells are not committed to a particular isotype that on antigenic stimulation would give rise to all progeny ...
Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Local time: 17:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
locked into


Explanation:
Have used this widely used term in tech contexts, as 'We don’t like the idea of limiting our agility and room to maneuver by being locked into a particular technology' at http://www.ifsworld.com/si-lk/solutions/architecture-and-tec...

Example sentence(s):
  • ... scalability that helps prevent becoming locked into any specific technology...
Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Local time: 17:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  Yvonne Tapper-Gardzina
1 hr
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
getting stuck


Explanation:
Avoid getting stuck.

I guess it's a bit informal, but it's an alternative.

"Mobility Strategy – How To Avoid Getting Stuck Before You Actually Get Started"
http://blogs.sap.com/innovation/mobile-applications/mobile-s...

Kristian Andersson
Local time: 17:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
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