Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
hoofdstructuur (software)
English translation:
main (software) structure; top level structure
Added to glossary by
Michael Beijer
Sep 1, 2010 06:38
13 yrs ago
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hoofdstructuur (in software development context)
Dutch to English
Tech/Engineering
Computers: Hardware
software development
"de workflow architect bepaalt de hoofdstructuur van alle software in het systeem"
("main architecture"?)
("main architecture"?)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | main (software) strcture |
Jack den Haan
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| 3 +1 | top level structure |
meirs
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| 4 | key structure/ master forest |
Johan Venter
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Proposed translations
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Jack den Haan
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main (software) strcture
I think you could translate more or less literally here. Try googling 'main software structure', Michael.
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-09-01 08:35:41 GMT)
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Erratum: main (software) strcture > main (software) structure
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-09-01 08:35:41 GMT)
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Erratum: main (software) strcture > main (software) structure
Note from asker:
| Thanks Jack, that's what I was going to do here. The other answers (top level structure, key structure, master forest, root, etc) are all correct, but not in my context I think. |
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Comment: "Thanks everyone!"
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key structure/ master forest
These are the original terms as created by Microsoft (as far as I know), along with the Dutch translation of these terms (another translation for hoofdstructuur is root, but that is not applicable in this instance):
A LogRecord's key structure includes a timestamp for the entry.
De hoofdstructuur van een LogRecord bevat een tijdstempel voor de invoer.
Product: Windows 7
Provide the Domain name and Domain controller name for the master forest associated with this Active Directory Resource.
Geef de domeinnaam en de Naam van de domeincontroller voor de hoofdstructuur die is gekoppeld aan deze Active Directory-resource
Product: Office system 2010
http://www.microsoft.com/Language/en-US/Search.aspx
A LogRecord's key structure includes a timestamp for the entry.
De hoofdstructuur van een LogRecord bevat een tijdstempel voor de invoer.
Product: Windows 7
Provide the Domain name and Domain controller name for the master forest associated with this Active Directory Resource.
Geef de domeinnaam en de Naam van de domeincontroller voor de hoofdstructuur die is gekoppeld aan deze Active Directory-resource
Product: Office system 2010
http://www.microsoft.com/Language/en-US/Search.aspx
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