Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Relógio datador
English translation:
date code
Added to glossary by
Martin Purdy
Feb 6, 2013 09:13
11 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Native in: English 
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Relógio datador
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
HDPE spacer for overhead power lines
Specifications for an HDPE spacer for overhead power lines (illustrated here: http://www.plp.com.br/site/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item... ) include a list of letters and numbers cut or engraved into the surface of the item. These include the logo of the manufacturer, the item code, "35 kV" and "*relógio datador*". The latter sounds odd at face value, but rather than being anything mechanical, which sounds rather pointless, could it simply refer to a stamped date (i.e. date of manufacture)?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | date code |
Nick Taylor
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| 4 +1 | date of manufacture/date stamp |
Martin Riordan
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| 4 | time stamp clock |
Joao Marcelo Trovao
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| 3 | dating clock |
Clauwolf
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Nick Taylor
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Portuguese to English, English to Portug
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Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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date code
date code
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Comment: "Thanks for this and the reference to examples for sale. Since it was difficult to make out the actual detail on the images supplied, "date code" did nicely without being too specific."
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Joao Marcelo Trovao
Brazil
Brazil
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Specializes in field
Brazil
Certified in Engineering and Law.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Brazil
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English
Brazil
Brazilian lawyer - 40+ years in Brazil
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, Irish, US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, Scottish) , Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, Mozambican, Angolan, European/Portugal)
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date of manufacture/date stamp
If this is stamped onto the plastic, it obviously cannot be the stamping machine itself. Therefore I believe the source term must mean that the date of manufacture itself is stamped here, perhaps serving as a production batch code.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
MonicaVFreit (X)
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dating clock
:) It's a metaphor, anything to indicate the age of an equipment/part/object
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