Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
organe de contrôle moteurs
English translation:
motor control device
Added to glossary by
Tony M
Jun 14, 2016 14:46
7 yrs ago
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French term
organes de contrôle moteurs
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Computers (general)
computerised systems
Hi everyone,
I'm translating an article on the use of computerised systems in the pharmaceutical industry. I'm a life scientist and having difficulty with some of the IT terms. In a long list of elements/components that should be integrated into a computerised system, there is;
équipements autonomes, composants d’entrées/sorties ou organes de contrôle moteurs….
I’m stuck on the last phrase, I can translate it directly, but I don't know exactly what 'organes de contrôle moteurs' is referring to
any help would be much appreciated
I'm translating an article on the use of computerised systems in the pharmaceutical industry. I'm a life scientist and having difficulty with some of the IT terms. In a long list of elements/components that should be integrated into a computerised system, there is;
équipements autonomes, composants d’entrées/sorties ou organes de contrôle moteurs….
I’m stuck on the last phrase, I can translate it directly, but I don't know exactly what 'organes de contrôle moteurs' is referring to
any help would be much appreciated
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +3 | motor control device | Tony M |
3 +1 | motor monitoring equipment/devices/mechanisms | Raoul COLIN (X) |
3 | driver device | Ariane Leverett |
4 -1 | Main processors | Mardochée Tamafo |
Change log
Jun 19, 2016 07:24: Tony M Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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28 mins
French term (edited):
organe de contrôle moteur
Selected
motor control device
Asker, it might be helpful for you to give us rather more of this "long list of elements/components that should be integrated into a computerised system" — I suspect that what you have here is not really part of the computer system per se, but rather, one of the peripherals, used in this case to control motors. Presumably, in this case, literal, physical (electric) motors that are used as part of the pharmaceutical manufacturing process. It may be possible to tell this by reference to other items on the list.
'organe' is a favourite catch-all sort of word in FR, and even though we do also use 'organ' in EN, it is much less common, and I feel that here simply 'device' will fulfill the equivalent role.
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Note added at 29 minutes (2016-06-14 15:15:24 GMT)
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This use of 'device' of course equates more to the notion of 'dispositif' than to 'composant', which can be another of its meanings in FR.
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Note added at 17 heures (2016-06-15 08:37:46 GMT)
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OK, so now we have that vital extra context that confirms my hunch:
« les composants industriels propres aux activites de terrain : ... »
So here we are not talking about a part of the actual computer itself, but rather, the peripherals involved in the actual industrial process itself.
Had we had this context from the outset, I would have give my suggestion a higher confidence level.
'organe' is a favourite catch-all sort of word in FR, and even though we do also use 'organ' in EN, it is much less common, and I feel that here simply 'device' will fulfill the equivalent role.
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Note added at 29 minutes (2016-06-14 15:15:24 GMT)
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This use of 'device' of course equates more to the notion of 'dispositif' than to 'composant', which can be another of its meanings in FR.
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Note added at 17 heures (2016-06-15 08:37:46 GMT)
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OK, so now we have that vital extra context that confirms my hunch:
« les composants industriels propres aux activites de terrain : ... »
So here we are not talking about a part of the actual computer itself, but rather, the peripherals involved in the actual industrial process itself.
Had we had this context from the outset, I would have give my suggestion a higher confidence level.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
tradu-grace
2 hrs
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Thanks, tradu-grace!
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agree |
philgoddard
: This would be my guess given the limited context.
4 hrs
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Thanks, Phil! Yes, I'm sure the wider context probably makes it clearer.
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agree |
Didier Fourcot
: Could have been "organes de commande" in French
18 hrs
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Merci, Didier ! Yes, that's the term I'm certainly more used to seeing.
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Comment: "Hi Tony
This really isn't my area! but I believe your answer is the best and has received the most support. Many thanks for your input,
Sue"
13 mins
driver device
A moteur in computer language is usually a driver and an organe can typically be a device. I am not certain on the organes de contrôle as I have only seen that used in the political or diplomatic milieu. However I hope that my clues can help you in your search.
Reference:
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14 mins
Main processors
Components allowing the computer to work properly such as the processor, the hard drive, the RAM
Example sentence:
Components allowing the computer to work properly such as the processor, the hard drive, the RAM
Peer comment(s):
disagree |
Tony M
: Nothing in the source text suggests it is referring to CPUs of any kind.
2 mins
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+1
53 mins
motor monitoring equipment/devices/mechanisms
monitoring to make sure that contrôle is not confused with commande
Peer comment(s):
agree |
tradu-grace
: motor monitoring device
1 hr
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neutral |
Tony M
: Actually, when it comes to 'organes', I'm pretty sure this IS about 'command'...
3 hrs
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Discussion
The article is titled ‘Du Capteur au Serveur’ and deals with the increasing automation in the pharma industry particularly feedback control driven by process data. It gives very broad details of the equipment required to run such an operation. Here is more of section containing the phrase I have asked about:
Pour satisfaire ces differents requis, le système informatisé devra integrer :
- Des capacités de communication et les différents protocoles pour la communication entre les couches informatiques (PC, serveurs) et les composants industriels propres aux activites de terrain : automates, réseau industriel client, équipements autonomes, composants d’entrées/sorties ou d’organes de contrôle moteurs...,
- De la puissance de calcul pour le fonctionnement fluide des applications, le traitement statistique des données du pass et la gestion des echanges entre les differents modules et composants du systeme,
- De la capacité de stockage pour la sauvegarde des données, l’organisation des échanges d’information de synthèse avec des systèmes tiers.