AVI

English translation: Audio Video Interleave

03:04 Jun 3, 2009
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Media / Multimedia
Norwegian term or phrase: AVI
On a kind of a DVD-player
Anne Parelius
Canada
Local time: 13:48
English translation:Audio Video Interleave
Explanation:
Another American acronym, this time from the "good" folks in Redmond, WA, for a file format.
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Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 11:48
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5 +4AVI
Bjørnar Magnussen
5Audio Video Interleave
Charles Ek


  

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Audio Video Interleave


Explanation:
Another American acronym, this time from the "good" folks in Redmond, WA, for a file format.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Video_Interleave
Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 11:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
AVI


Explanation:
No need to translate this format - just leave it in the source language.

Bjørnar Magnussen
Local time: 17:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun: It is the video format. It is not translated.
4 hrs

agree  Charles Ek: As with "NTSC," I agree that the acronym "AVI" should be used in lieu of the full name.
5 hrs

agree  Egil Presttun
7 hrs

agree  Roald Toskedal
1 day 4 hrs
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