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Ausgangstürkoffer

English translation: exit door area

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German term or phrase:Ausgangstürkoffer
English translation:exit door area
Entered by: Janet Muehlbacher

08:05 Sep 18, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Description of supermarket door
German term or phrase: Ausgangstürkoffer
The exact German phrase is:

"Kameras die den Ausgangstürkoffer erfassen sind so zu platzieren, dass der vom Filialverantwortlichen eingegebene Zugangscode nicht einsehbar ist"

I have looked in various sources for this term - I assume that "Türkoffer" is equivalent to "Türrahmen" = door frame but it might be something different in a large supermarket exit door.

Thanks in advance
Janet Muehlbacher
Local time: 17:38
exit door area
Explanation:
I am not suggesting that "Koffer" means area. Google tells us that Türkoffer, Türrahmen and Türzarge are used synonymously and refer to the door frame. However, I doubt if door frame would be right in your context ("Kameras, die den Ausgangstürkoffer erfassen, sind so zu platzieren, dass..."). The context requires a broader, a more generic term, IMO, and surveillance cameras make me think of the door area. After all, cameras are usually set up in or around the front/rear door area, yes ?
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olympio (X)
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Thanks olympio for your help.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3exit door area
olympio (X)
4exit door jamb / exit door frame
Attila Szabo
3exit porch/area
Wendy Streitparth


Discussion entries: 1





  

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exit porch/area


Explanation:
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 17:38
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 38
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
exit door area


Explanation:
I am not suggesting that "Koffer" means area. Google tells us that Türkoffer, Türrahmen and Türzarge are used synonymously and refer to the door frame. However, I doubt if door frame would be right in your context ("Kameras, die den Ausgangstürkoffer erfassen, sind so zu platzieren, dass..."). The context requires a broader, a more generic term, IMO, and surveillance cameras make me think of the door area. After all, cameras are usually set up in or around the front/rear door area, yes ?

olympio (X)
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Thanks olympio for your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steffen Walter
46 mins
agree  Aleksandar Ristić
2 hrs
agree  Rebecca Garber
5 hrs
neutral  Attila Szabo: The door area extends further from the door jamb, which is not the point/ focus of the security camera.
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
exit door jamb / exit door frame


Explanation:
There are no hits for the combination "camera" + "exit door area" on Google.
Exit door area sound OK but it's just not used with "area". The door area is more than just the immediate door space; that space is bigger, expanding away from the door.
Jamb is exactly what the camera is focusing on. It's the narrow, limited space just around the door.

Example sentence(s):
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  • Exit Watch Covert Door Frame Camera

    Reference: http://fmlink.info/article.cgi?type=News&archive=false&title...
    Reference: http://www.camdencontrols.com/products/CV_EX36_Exit_Watch_Co...
Attila Szabo
Czech Republic
Local time: 17:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SlovenianSlovenian
PRO pts in category: 4
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