Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Technikgehäuse
English translation:
equipment case/housing/enclosure
Added to glossary by
Ken Cox
Mar 19, 2008 05:42
16 yrs ago
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German term
Australia
Technikgehäuse
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Media / Multimedia
Interactive tabletop installation
Description of one of those interactive installations/touch systems you find in museums, showrooms, points of sale etc. with a projector and tabletop. Company calls it a multitouch presentation system. Data sheet specifications including
Technikgehäuse 62 x 48 x 66 cm.
I am sure this is just the box containing all the workings, wiring etc. nicely tidied away so as not to spoil the look of the system, but what do we call this in English?
Technikgehäuse 62 x 48 x 66 cm.
I am sure this is just the box containing all the workings, wiring etc. nicely tidied away so as not to spoil the look of the system, but what do we call this in English?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | equipment case/housing/enclosure |
Ken Cox
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| 4 | utility box |
Vittorio Ferretti
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| 3 | technical housing |
Audrey Foster (X)
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Mar 24, 2008 17:50: Ken Cox Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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equipment case/housing/enclosure
'Technik' is quite commonly used in German as a collective term for equipment, especially electronic and electromechanical hardware.
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utility box
as a possibility
1 hr
technical housing
Dem oftmals geringen Platzangebot in den Fahrzeugen wird durch die Trennung von **Technikgehäuse** und Bedienelement Rechnung getragen.
http://tinyurl.com/2n7gp6
Very often the lack of space in vehicles is taken into consideration by separating the **technical housing** and control elements.
http://tinyurl.com/2ptyd9
The whole tower was divided into five parts - the trunk, elevator shaft, antenna portion, **technical housing** and seven foundations.
http://tinyurl.com/34hrcg
The Sofisme french Group is a major actor in the fields of Power Utilitiy, Telecom and utilities network distribution equipment. It is organized in three major complementary activities: **Technical Housing** and network equipment, Medium voltage devices, Power Electronics.
http://tinyurl.com/3cvxo9
MAYWO products can be found in the automobile industry, advertising, electronics industry, transport packaging, interior finishing, refrigerating equipment, machine construction, construction of **technical housing** for equipment, packaging, lamp manufacturing and in the recreation, athletics and sports sector.
http://www.maywo.de/english/frame.htm
In 1948 the signal corps began a five-year construction program to provide minimum housiong for troops and **technical housing** for equipment.
http://tinyurl.com/2vf7j5
http://tinyurl.com/2n7gp6
Very often the lack of space in vehicles is taken into consideration by separating the **technical housing** and control elements.
http://tinyurl.com/2ptyd9
The whole tower was divided into five parts - the trunk, elevator shaft, antenna portion, **technical housing** and seven foundations.
http://tinyurl.com/34hrcg
The Sofisme french Group is a major actor in the fields of Power Utilitiy, Telecom and utilities network distribution equipment. It is organized in three major complementary activities: **Technical Housing** and network equipment, Medium voltage devices, Power Electronics.
http://tinyurl.com/3cvxo9
MAYWO products can be found in the automobile industry, advertising, electronics industry, transport packaging, interior finishing, refrigerating equipment, machine construction, construction of **technical housing** for equipment, packaging, lamp manufacturing and in the recreation, athletics and sports sector.
http://www.maywo.de/english/frame.htm
In 1948 the signal corps began a five-year construction program to provide minimum housiong for troops and **technical housing** for equipment.
http://tinyurl.com/2vf7j5
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