Ablaufsoftware

English translation: runtime [run-time] software

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German term or phrase:	Ablaufsoftware
English translation:	runtime [run-time] software
Entered by:	Steffen Walter

15:03 Feb 7, 2006

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Tech/Engineering - Computers: Software

German term or phrase: Ablaufsoftware

Unfortunately I don't have any other context than the heading "Softwareänderungen in der Ablaufsoftware". Does anyone know whether this is called "run-time sofware" in English or know the correct English term if this is not "run-time software"?

TIA

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Local time: 04:05

runtime [run-time] software

Explanation:
This seems to be the correct term indeed - see, for example,
http://www2.automation.siemens.com/simatic/pcbased/html_00/p... -
"Runtime Software: Fertige Ablaufsoftware für den Produktionsprozess" (p. 11 of PDF file)

Your heading would thus read "Changes to the runtime software" (you can safely drop the first mention of "software").

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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 04:05

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thanks for confirming
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runtime [run-time] software

Steffen Walter

run-time software

Togenberg

run-time software

Languageman

run-time library

Oliver Walter

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peer agreement (net): +2

runtime [run-time] software

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 04:05
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 176

Grading comment

thanks for confirming

19 mins confidence:

run-time software

Explanation:
Well, I´d say it's hard to be sure exactly what they mean (less likely, but it could be process software, procedural software, ...). Really should ask the customer for more context I'd say.
Failing that, there are at least a couple of refs online to support "run-time" (did you Google "Ablaufsoftware", by the way?) ...
http://www.fachlexika.de/technik/mechatronik/mechatronik_de....
www2.automation.siemens.com/fea/ftp/trends1_d.ppt

Languageman
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

2 hrs confidence:

run-time software

Explanation:
"run-time software" is correct.

FYI: http://www.fachlexika.de/technik/mechatronik/mechatronik_de.... is good for technical words in various fields (though there is not context for the words, only a direct translation).

Reference: http://www.fachlexika.de/technik/mechatronik/mechatronik_de....

Togenberg

3 hrs confidence:

run-time library

Explanation:
... or it might be the run-time library used by the software product. "Changes to the run-time library" is a very normal occurrence in software development. Far more search-engine hits for "run-time library" than for "run-time software" (which doesn't necessarily prove that my term is correct, but it still might be).

Reference: http://foldoc.org/?run-time+library

Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

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