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Befehlsbausteine

17:33 Aug 18, 2017
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Software / User manual
German term or phrase: Befehlsbausteine
This term appears in a user manual "Workpiece Data Storage-Bausteine".

The client provided a list of abbreviations/terms for documentation purposes.

In that list, "Spannung (U) des Treiberbausteines" is translated as "Voltage (U) of the driver component".

So, I understood that they prefer to translate "Baustein" as "component".

Well, my problem is that my understanding of the meaning of this "building block" in this manual/context is not quite that of a component or module. There are different German words for that ("Komponente" or "Modul").

I'm providing more example of the use of this "Bausteine" accross this manual, hoping that you'll help me figure out the best translation for the "Befehlsbausteine":

Workpiece Data Storage-Bausteine für xxx API Handbuch M2M

[a WDS] ist ein Virtueller Datenspeicher (Datenbank), welcher anhand der im xxx zur Verfügung stehenden Programbausteine mit Daten befüllt bzw. wieder abgefragt werden kann.

Folgende Softwareprodukte werden vorausgesetzt um eine Inbetriebnahme der Bausteine durchführen zu können ...

Beim Import werden auch Beispiel-Bausteine, -Variablenobjekte und ein Beispiel-Task angelegt, die bei Bedarf gelöscht werden können.

So, is "command block" OK?
Michelangela
United States
Local time: 16:26


Summary of answers provided
4Code templates
keypunch (X)
3Command Module
Krishna Kumar


Discussion entries: 5





  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Code templates


Explanation:
In fact, they invented different uses for „Bausteine“ on different levels of complexity. “Command Block”, in my opinion, would express the opposite: An aggregation of “commands” (in the widest sense of the expression), combined to be “used” as a whole; while the “Baustein” is best represented as a piece of Lego®. The Befehlsbaustein appears to be a fragment, a code-fragment that will be used to assemble a (why not) Command Block in your understanding.

I am using template, to emphasize the reusability aspect, because I “feel” that “fragment” is to light and non-commital. But I am not a native English-speaker.

Hope this helps.

Michael

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Note added at 15 mins (2017-08-18 17:48:48 GMT)
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make that „I feel that frangement is too light” (+o)

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Note added at 16 mins (2017-08-18 17:49:25 GMT)
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Yeah. I know.

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-08-18 18:44:20 GMT)
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Sorry, I am not sure, that I use this system in the right way...

But Building Block is absolutely great in this context. Make sure that your customer is of the same opinion, though. It's them who spread „Bausteine” all over the place and maybe they just love the word.

Example sentence(s):
  • Assemble your own commands by combining our code templates.
keypunch (X)
France
Local time: 01:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
Notes to answerer
Asker: Interesting! Wouldn't you use "Code-Vorlagen" if you mean "code templates"? I've been doing web programming for a while, and "template" is widely use related to layout.

Asker: How about the literal "Lego®" style translation as "building block", quite literally, as it is not the whole block, but a fragment of it?

Asker: @philgoddard: "Befehl" is obviously "command". The issue here is with the "Bausteine" ...


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: I don't think you can translate "Befehl" as "code".
1 hr
  -> You can translate it as command. Like in “a line of program code“. The Baustein comprises some of these, and here I am 100% sure.
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2 days 21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Command Module


Explanation:
Befehlbausteine refers to a software module that would interpret user command / API / Message and validate before execution.

Krishna Kumar
India
Local time: 04:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in TamilTamil, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: This issue is that there is the German word "Modul" for module. Why would they use 'building block' if they meant 'module'?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  keypunch (X): The difficulty comes from the degree of atomicity in the diverse expressions that we discuss. You need input from the customer to be sure.
5 hrs
agree  Lancashireman: The facility comes from the degree of modularity in the convergent expressions that we discuss. No need for input from the asker here.
7 hrs
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