slaging

English translation: success rate

02:50 Mar 18, 2009
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Systems, Networks
Dutch term or phrase: slaging
Het slagingspercentage van de backups voor december 2008 voldoet aan de SLA en is 99%.
Arvind Raman
Singapore
English translation:success rate
Explanation:
Try googling 'success rate' along with 'backup' and you'll find 200 times more hits than 'success percentage' plus 'backup'.
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Bruce Gordon
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:59
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Summary of answers provided
5success percentage
Jack den Haan
5success rate
Bruce Gordon
3succeeding
Yasutomo Kanazawa


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
succeeding


Explanation:
The percentage of succeeding of backups for December 2008 satisifying SLA is 99%.

So there was only 1% of failure, I guess.

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 23:59
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Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese

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neutral  Bruce Gordon: but your translation is not, with respect, particularly good English.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
success percentage


Explanation:
Tip: try googling "success percentage" in combination with "backup".

Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Local time: 15:59
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Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
success rate


Explanation:
Try googling 'success rate' along with 'backup' and you'll find 200 times more hits than 'success percentage' plus 'backup'.

Bruce Gordon
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:59
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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