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Datenmüll

English translation: data clutter

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German term or phrase:Datenmüll
English translation:data clutter
Entered by: Ted Wozniak

17:10 Jun 21, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - SAP
German term or phrase: Datenmüll
Prüfen Sie vor der Eingabe des Leads, ob die Firma eventuell schon vorhanden ist über die Suchfunktion. Eventuell gibt es die betreffende Firma schon als Account. So vermeiden Sie Duplikate und damit Daenmüll.
Ted Wozniak
United States
Local time: 09:47
data clutter
Explanation:
or 'waste data'


data garbage sounds a bit too dismissive; just because perfectly good data become duplicated they don't deserve the derogatory 'garbage' (which has a more condescending connotation than 'waste') Data clutter you'll come across all the time
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gangels (X)
Local time: 08:47
Grading comment
Thanks! I should have realized it was a typo. The brain must have been a bit calcified yesterday. Also agree that garbage is too derogatory.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +8Datenmüll - garbage
MichaelRS (X)
4 +1data clutter
gangels (X)


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Daenmüll
Datenmüll - garbage


Explanation:
They may mean "Datenmüll" - data garbage

MichaelRS (X)
Local time: 16:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Heidi Stone-Schaller: redundant data?
10 mins
agree  Siegfried Armbruster: redundant data/records would be politically correct
16 mins
agree  Stefanie Sendelbach: with sarmb
22 mins
agree  margarete
57 mins
agree  Antje Harder: Eindeutig ein Tippfehler für Datenmüll: "überflüssige/unnötige/redundante/irrelevante Daten"
1 hr
agree  jccantrell
2 hrs
agree  Dr. Fred Thomson: trash data
5 hrs
agree  Sabine Tietge
8 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
data clutter


Explanation:
or 'waste data'


data garbage sounds a bit too dismissive; just because perfectly good data become duplicated they don't deserve the derogatory 'garbage' (which has a more condescending connotation than 'waste') Data clutter you'll come across all the time

gangels (X)
Local time: 08:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Thanks! I should have realized it was a typo. The brain must have been a bit calcified yesterday. Also agree that garbage is too derogatory.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cologne
7 hrs
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