Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

zurückspielen

English translation:

restore

Added to glossary by Ken Cox
Jul 13, 2005 17:15
18 yrs ago
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German term

zurückspielen

German to English Tech/Engineering Computers: Software
Context: DB2. Phrasae within text: Alte Phase zurückspielen, as in playing or copying back previous phases. My question is: is "play back" better, or "copy back"? Thanx
Change log

Jul 22, 2005 20:53: Marcus Malabad changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Computers: Software"

Proposed translations

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restore

Please note that this term has already been asked and quite adequately answered in Proz:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1059215?keyword=zur�ckspiel


In this context, the literal meaning of 'zurückspielen' is 'read (data) back in', and in the specific case reading backup data back into a system or a database, the common term is 'restore'.

sample refs:

Restoring from incremental backup images
During the third phase of processing, DB2 will restore each of the remaining backup images in the generated chain. If an error occurs during this phase, ...
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/admin/t0006070.htm

[PDF] DB2 APM
Selectable Database Backup/Restore Operations - The DB2 APM allows ... Select this option for the full backup restore phase of an ...
www.bakbone.com/docs/APM_for_DB2_Users_Guide.pdf
Peer comment(s):

agree writeaway : how lovely to see an expert, well-documented answer. including ref to same question asked 4 weeks earlier and also answered by someone who knows his stuff.
4 hrs
agree Sabine Tietge
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
7 mins

Re play

as it is. Hope it helps.
Peer comment(s):

neutral writeaway : replay is written in one word in English. 100% confidence going between 2 foreign languages and no trace of any reference. your confidence level should be adjusted accordingly.
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8 mins

copy back

sounds better
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2 hrs

play back

Good luck!
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