nappe

English translation: ribbon cable

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French term or phrase:nappe
English translation:ribbon cable
Entered by: Tony M

14:35 Dec 16, 2014
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers (general) / Mobile phone part
French term or phrase: nappe
Hi,

I am translating a list of products for a retailer's website from French to British English. One product is causing me problems. It is some kind of charger port part for an iPhone:

"Connecteur de charge avec nappe iPhone 5S"

Here is a link to the product: http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B00OKQAOJW

My current translation is "Charger Connector with ____ for iPhone 5S".
Does "nappe" simply refer to the "ribbon cable" or does it refer to a "ribbon jack"? I know that there are a couple of other entries for this word, but I really don't know my computer parts and am not sure. Can someone help please?
Matt Valentine
Norway
Local time: 10:43
ribbon cable
Explanation:
Please see previous entries.

Is this a replacement part (= internal) or an external accessory?

If it is internal, then it is very likely to be connected via a ribbon cable, typically runing between the external connector (jack or whatever) fitted to the case and the mother board.

If it is merely an external accessory, many these days use a kind of flexible, jacketed ribbon cable for non-signal applications like chargers that don't usually require a screened cable; personally, as an external accessory, I wouldn't tend to refer to it as a 'nappe' — but that is literally what it is, after all!

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Note added at 14 minutes (2014-12-16 14:49:27 GMT)
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Ah yes, looking at your product, it is indeed an internal spare part, and you can clearly see that apart from the actual connectors themselves, it does indeed include several pieces of ribbon cable.

You might want to interpret the 'avec' here as being 'complete with ribbon cable to fit iPhone 5S' — i.e. it is an integral part of the product, not soemthing that is merely 'supplied with' it.
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Tony M
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Local time: 10:43
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ribbon cable


Explanation:
Please see previous entries.

Is this a replacement part (= internal) or an external accessory?

If it is internal, then it is very likely to be connected via a ribbon cable, typically runing between the external connector (jack or whatever) fitted to the case and the mother board.

If it is merely an external accessory, many these days use a kind of flexible, jacketed ribbon cable for non-signal applications like chargers that don't usually require a screened cable; personally, as an external accessory, I wouldn't tend to refer to it as a 'nappe' — but that is literally what it is, after all!

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Note added at 14 minutes (2014-12-16 14:49:27 GMT)
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Ah yes, looking at your product, it is indeed an internal spare part, and you can clearly see that apart from the actual connectors themselves, it does indeed include several pieces of ribbon cable.

You might want to interpret the 'avec' here as being 'complete with ribbon cable to fit iPhone 5S' — i.e. it is an integral part of the product, not soemthing that is merely 'supplied with' it.

Tony M
France
Local time: 10:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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