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Ergänzungsziffer

English translation: check digit

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German term or phrase:Ergänzungsziffer
English translation:check digit
Entered by: Hilary Davies Shelby

23:36 Jan 5, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Manufacturing
German term or phrase: Ergänzungsziffer
Hello! I'm having a mental block on "Ergänzungsziffer" in the following sentence - can anyone help?

"Die Kennzeichnung besteht aus der Maschinennummer und einer Ergänzungsziffer."

Thanks for any suggestions!

Hilary ;-)
Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
Local time: 19:10
check digit/complementary number
Explanation:
normally serial numbers or any important numbers for that matter have a built in control-mechanism, which is called a check digit. This is normally "Prüfziffer" in German, but I think that's what they might mean. If that doesn't seem to fit, then try the 2nd version or else "end(ing) number", maybe. Good luck! ;-)
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Joseph Hovan
Local time: 02:10
Grading comment
I went with "check digit" in the end, but referred it to the customer - i think it would vary wildly from company to company, etc.
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Summary of answers provided
4Change code
Theo Bose
4check digit/complementary number
Joseph Hovan


  

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Ergänzungsziffer
Change code


Explanation:
A B C

Theo Bose
Local time: 19:10
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Ergänzungsziffer
check digit/complementary number


Explanation:
normally serial numbers or any important numbers for that matter have a built in control-mechanism, which is called a check digit. This is normally "Prüfziffer" in German, but I think that's what they might mean. If that doesn't seem to fit, then try the 2nd version or else "end(ing) number", maybe. Good luck! ;-)

Joseph Hovan
Local time: 02:10
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 2
Grading comment
I went with "check digit" in the end, but referred it to the customer - i think it would vary wildly from company to company, etc.
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