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code PIN or code NIP

French translation: PIN

19:18 Nov 3, 2020
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automation & Robotics / user manual
English term or phrase: code PIN or code NIP
It is for a user manual of a external drive and the user can set a PIN code, I have doubt if I should use Code PIN or to code NIP, I am looking for suggestions and advices
Frederic Audebrand
United Kingdom
French translation:PIN
Explanation:
C'est la grande question: faut-il choisir l'exactitude ou l'usage habituel? Cela dépend de beaucoup de choses. Si vous pouvez demander au client ce qu'il préfère, c'est l'idéal. Sinon, je vote pour PIN, sachant que les deux sont utilisés bien évidemment.
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Marguerite Storm
United States
Local time: 17:47
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PIN


Explanation:
C'est la grande question: faut-il choisir l'exactitude ou l'usage habituel? Cela dépend de beaucoup de choses. Si vous pouvez demander au client ce qu'il préfère, c'est l'idéal. Sinon, je vote pour PIN, sachant que les deux sont utilisés bien évidemment.

Marguerite Storm
United States
Local time: 17:47
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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disagree  Germaine: Comme la question est EN>FR (international), je choisis le français: NIP. Et si respecter sa langue est chauviniste, ma foi, merci du compliment!
22 mins
agree  Tony M: Over here in FR-FR, 'PIN' is universally used, I don't think anyone would know what a 'NIP' was; but in Canada, they are even more chauvinistic about the FR language, so they'll probably prefer the francisized version.
29 mins
  -> Sorry, I didn't see that it was for FRCA...
agree  david henrion: D'accord avec Tony, en France personne n'utilise "NIP". Mais si cette traduction est destinée au Québec alors "code NIP" est préférable.
41 mins
agree  Platary (X): En France, c'est de PIN dont Il est question. En Suisse cependant, surtout dans le secteur bancaire, c'est NIP qui est de mise.
2 hrs
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