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Abtastung

English translation: sampling

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German term or phrase:Abtastung
English translation:sampling
Entered by: Marcus Malabad

12:46 Oct 14, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications)
German term or phrase: Abtastung
...digitales Breitbandsignal mit einer bestimmten Abtastfrequenz..
...die Anzahl der Abtastungen des digitalen Breitbandsignals...

I know that Abtastung is often translated as sampling, but I am unsure if it applies here. Do signals "sample"?

source is a patent dated 1990 (therefore I assume that Breitband is not what we now know as broadband, but this may be incorrect and in any case irrelevant.)
USER00230 (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:57
sampling
Explanation:
yes, it also applies here
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rainerc (X)
Local time: 20:57
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4 +1sampling
rainerc (X)
3sample
Oliver Walter
3 -1scanning
Niamh Mahony


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sampling


Explanation:
yes, it also applies here

rainerc (X)
Local time: 20:57
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingo Dierkschnieder: Yep, sampling and nothing else. / Abtastfrequenz = sampling rate or sampling frequency
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
scanning


Explanation:
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Note added at 18 mins (2005-10-14 13:04:51 GMT)
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www.micronor.ch/content/pdf/manual/esm74e.pdf

Niamh Mahony
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Ingo Dierkschnieder: Not in this context, with signals it is always sampling.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sample


Explanation:
Not enough context. If "die Anzahl der Abtastungen des digitalen Breitbandsignals" is followed by "pro Sekunde" (or similar), each Abtastung is a "sample".
"Sampling" (also called Abtastung) is the process of making measurements, each of which is a sample.
The Web ref has Abtastung in both senses. Your context will decide which it is in this case.


    Reference: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abtastung
Oliver Walter
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