Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

thumbnail

Danish translation:

miniature

Jan 12, 2009 17:20
15 yrs ago
English term

thumbnail

GBK English to Danish Tech/Engineering Media / Multimedia
A small representation of a picture on a Web page, usually containing a hyperlink to a full-size version of the graphic. Thumbnails are used to load pages rich in graphics or pictures more quickly in a Web browser.
Example sentences:
Thumbnails can be created in any existing folder or a new folder, and you can identify them clearly by adding a prefix or suffix to their filename. (Easy Thumbnails)
Suppose you want to have a bunch of thumbnail images that link to larger versions of the images - a fairly common type of web page. (REAL WORKD STYLE)
Ideally, you would want your thumbnail images to be considerably smaller than your main images. If your images are too large, it defeats the purpose of having a quick-loading preview of all the images. (kIRUPA.COM)
Proposed translations (Danish)
4 +2 miniature
Change log

Jan 12, 2009 17:18: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Jan 12, 2009 17:20: Enrique Cavalitto changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"

Jan 15, 2009 17:54: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"

Jan 23, 2009 07:54: changed "Stage" from "Selection" to "Completion"

Proposed translations

+2
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Selected

miniature

Jeg er overbevist om at Microsofts standardoversættelse af det engelske "thumbnail" er "miniature", ifølge både mit eget styresystem (Windows XP) og indhold på Microsofts egne sites angående Windows Vista. Det ligger derfor lige for at anvende denne oversættelse.

Det bemærkes dog at Ordbogen.com mener ordet "thumbnail" er i dansk brug (det opgives som oversættelse af det engelske "thumbnail"). Jeg er ret sikker på at dette ord kun kendes blandt erfarne pc-brugere, og at hr. og fru Jensen ikke vil ane hvad det er.
Definition from own experience or research:
En miniature er en formindsket udgave af et elektronisk lagret billede, der letter håndteringen af billedet (mappe-placering, hurtig idé om billedets indhold, etc.).
Example sentences:
"I Windows Billedgalleri vises billederne som miniaturer — små udgaver af billederne. Hvis du vil se så mange miniaturer som muligt, skal du få Billedgalleri til at fylde hele skærmbilledet ved at klikke på knappen Maksimer i vinduet." (Microsoft)
Peer comment(s):

agree Mette Melchior : Du har ret. Dette er Microsofts standardoversættelse af "thumbnail". I it-sammenhænge ser man dog også tit den engelske betegnelse brugt.
14 hrs
agree Birgit Holst
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