Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
activités par partition
English translation:
[computer] hard-drive partition listings [activities]
Added to glossary by
Lucy-Jane Michel
Jan 3, 2007 18:22
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activités par partition
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Hi again,
In the same invitation to tender document, under the heading 'Energie informatique'.
I think it's 'Activity partitions', but I'm not at all sure!
Thanks,
Lucy-Jane
In the same invitation to tender document, under the heading 'Energie informatique'.
I think it's 'Activity partitions', but I'm not at all sure!
Thanks,
Lucy-Jane
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | [computer] hard-drive partition listings [activities] |
blavatsky
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| 3 | xxxx by partition |
Charlie Bavington
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| 3 | activity per partition |
Victor Foster
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Proposed translations
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[computer] hard-drive partition listings [activities]
These listings tell you something about what is stored on each partition.
A computer has a hard-drive which stores and prcesses information.
A hard-drive can then be partitioned so that the computer now thinks it has more than one hard-drive. In this case eight partitions.
H1 - IBM
H2 - GA Production
H3 - GA Système
H4 - GA Back up
H5 - GPA Production
H6 - GPA Système
H7 - GPA Euro
H8 - Libre 8
Each partition is given a label or name which in this case seems to summarise what is being done/ stored.
A computer has a hard-drive which stores and prcesses information.
A hard-drive can then be partitioned so that the computer now thinks it has more than one hard-drive. In this case eight partitions.
H1 - IBM
H2 - GA Production
H3 - GA Système
H4 - GA Back up
H5 - GPA Production
H6 - GPA Système
H7 - GPA Euro
H8 - Libre 8
Each partition is given a label or name which in this case seems to summarise what is being done/ stored.
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Charlie Bavington
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xxxx by partition
a partition is part of a drive or server. Given the MIPS and the "processing power" question, this is almost certainly what it is referring to.
Activités however could refer to anything, and only you can know, 'cos you've got the document.
I would guess it might refer to "(work)load", but that is usually "charge" in French.
It might even be in the sense of 'business lines' or 'applications' (in the non-technical sense of the word ) - e.g. Accounting stuff is on one partition, stock control on another.
It might be in a technical sense - one partition being used as a proxy web server while another is used for, I dunno, development work or something (probably unlikely!).
If you really have no idea, then "activities" might be your best neutral bet, altho I would hesitate to use your word order, since you're changing the emphasis from activities to partitions...
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Looks to me like a description of what each partition is used for. Any title that encapsulates that meaning should be fine. I'd probably be tempted to say something like "Use of each partition", although "function" or "purpose" or anything like that would also work.
Activités however could refer to anything, and only you can know, 'cos you've got the document.
I would guess it might refer to "(work)load", but that is usually "charge" in French.
It might even be in the sense of 'business lines' or 'applications' (in the non-technical sense of the word ) - e.g. Accounting stuff is on one partition, stock control on another.
It might be in a technical sense - one partition being used as a proxy web server while another is used for, I dunno, development work or something (probably unlikely!).
If you really have no idea, then "activities" might be your best neutral bet, altho I would hesitate to use your word order, since you're changing the emphasis from activities to partitions...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-01-03 21:34:27 GMT)
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Looks to me like a description of what each partition is used for. Any title that encapsulates that meaning should be fine. I'd probably be tempted to say something like "Use of each partition", although "function" or "purpose" or anything like that would also work.
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Victor Foster
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activity per partition
This is literaal nd there's only on hit on google but tke lok and decide for yourself if it works in your context or not.
Example sentence:
"Displays the total, read, and write activity for each drive\n"on a repeating basis. This may be modified by options to show\n"
"activity per partition instead of or in addition to the drive\n"
Reference:
Discussion
Is "Poids" a col?
[table]
Partition ID CPU Mips Poids Mémoire en Mo
H1 - IBM
H2 - GA Production
H3 - GA Système
H4 - GA Back up
H5 - GPA Production
H6 - GPA Système
H7 - GPA Euro
H8 - Libre 8