Preanalysis? Pre analysis? Pre-analysis?

English translation: pre-analysis

09:00 Nov 14, 2012
Swedish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Medical - Computers: Software / Choice of words
Swedish term or phrase: Preanalysis? Pre analysis? Pre-analysis?
I vår mjukvara används ofta begreppen "preanalys", "preanalytisk", "postanalys", "postanalytisk" samt ett antal varianter av dessa. Hur bör dessa begrepp skrivas på engelska? Som ett ord, särskrivna eller med bindestreck?
Profdoc
Local time: 18:00
English translation:pre-analysis
Explanation:
like pre-entry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphen

(the two others just look "funny" to me)

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Note added at 1 uur (2012-11-14 10:05:15 GMT)
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Many long-established words, such as preamble, degrade, and prefix, do not require a hyphen since the prefix is viewed as fully fused.

That's not the case here!

Depending on the market (UK/US/AUS), I would still use the hyphen anyway; you can't go wrong in any continent!

Also here "pre" stresses out it's the activity/operation that proceeds the actual analysis, yet it is one word!

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Note added at 1 uur (2012-11-14 10:11:07 GMT)
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also check out the number of G-hits: pre-hyphen-analysis prevails!
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freekfluweel
Netherlands
Local time: 18:00
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3 +3pre-analysis
freekfluweel
5pre-analysis
KateK
4 -1preanalys
Roos service


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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
pre-analysis


Explanation:
like pre-entry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphen

(the two others just look "funny" to me)

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Note added at 1 uur (2012-11-14 10:05:15 GMT)
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Many long-established words, such as preamble, degrade, and prefix, do not require a hyphen since the prefix is viewed as fully fused.

That's not the case here!

Depending on the market (UK/US/AUS), I would still use the hyphen anyway; you can't go wrong in any continent!

Also here "pre" stresses out it's the activity/operation that proceeds the actual analysis, yet it is one word!

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Note added at 1 uur (2012-11-14 10:11:07 GMT)
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also check out the number of G-hits: pre-hyphen-analysis prevails!

freekfluweel
Netherlands
Local time: 18:00
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thomas Johansson
13 hrs
  -> tack så mycket!

agree  Yvonne Tapper-Gardzina
16 hrs
  -> tack så mycket!

agree  Helen Johnson
1 day 6 hrs
  -> tack så mycket!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
preanalys


Explanation:
Jag har hittat i engelsk-svensk teknisk ordbok

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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2012-11-15 10:01:22 GMT)
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Correct in English: pre-analysis, in Swedish preanalys. I controlled in my
technical dictionary!

Roos service
Sweden
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Yvonne Tapper-Gardzina: De stavar inte inte så bra i den boken...
11 hrs
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1 day 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
pre-analysis


Explanation:
As has been mentioned, in words like preamble and prefix the suffix has been established as part of the word. In pre-analysis this is not the case. The hyphen is required. (Even though the spell check in my computer does not like any of the three options.)

KateK
Local time: 11:00
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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