Questions tagged [technology]
For questions about terminology that pertains to applied sciences, as IT and software, electronics, engineering in general, medical sciences, etc. For pure science, use the [terminology] tag alone.
32 questions
6
votes
3
answers
1k
views
Web Developer Vocabulary
I'm looking for a list of vocabulary used for developer / programming terminology, with such terms as "Constructors", " Framework", "DI", "CMS" or other similar ...
- 71
5
votes
2
answers
432
views
How do you translate "hover over"?
I would like to say something like:
Please use your mouse to hover over the attribute icon
but I do not know the Chinese equivalent for "hover over", as used in technology / software.
...
- 153
4
votes
2
answers
313
views
How would one write "face up" (e.g. as an instruction on a copier)?
We are trying to solve a minor mystery over at Japanese.SE: I found a multifunction printer/scanner/copier/faxer that had the following instruction label on it.
Curiously, the last two lines are both ...
- 143
4
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Google, "heavenly"/"original" and Baidu coordinates
I'm helping answer several questions on StackOverflow and GIS.SE regarding the unique coordinate system used in China, and its interaction with Baidu Maps.
While trying to machine translate the Baidu ...
- 143
4
votes
2
answers
143
views
Has the iPad been genericized in Chinese?
The other day I heard this guy referring to his 平板电脑 as an iPad (爱怕德), when it was just some generic tablet computer.
Chinese contains a lot of genericizations, 可乐 for soda, etc.
Is this one too, ...
Mou某♦
- 36.3k
3
votes
6
answers
626
views
How do you write “hacker” in Chinese?… (where hacker doesn't have an evil connotation)
How do you write "hacker" in Chinese?...
For purposes of this question, here is the definition in English:
Hacker /ˈhækər/ (noun)
One who likes to program.
One who utilizes technology to ...
- 131
3
votes
1
answer
104
views
Signs for Traditional Mandarin comming back as technology grows?
We all know that the simplified Mandarian is much faster when handwriting. Yet future is obviously more and more filled with electronical typing rather than handwriting. This closes the problem with ...
3
votes
2
answers
183
views
So... what the heck was petunse / pih-tun-tsze / pai-tun-tsze / petuntse / patootie?
Good china is made with kaolin, clay with an ample amount of kaolinite. Wiki's pretty clear that “kaolin” derives—via 18th-century French Jesuit mangling of gāolǐngtǔ (高嶺土)—from the village of Gaoling ...
- 359
2
votes
3
answers
112
views
How is it decided as to which character is used on the tech terminology?
Usually the technological terminology is mapped to an equivalent word in Chinese. For example:
Deep Learning: 深度学习
Linear Algebra: 线性代数
Web Server: 服务器
However, 深层学习 may also be a valid choice. In ...
- 5,444
2
votes
1
answer
124
views
Popular Chinese language science / engineering video content for children
What are the most popular Chinese language video programs / online video channels that pertain to science, chemistry, math, robotics, etc. with a focus on kids as the audience?
Equivalent to English-...
- 185
2
votes
3
answers
466
views
Is there a clear linguistic explanation behind this mistranslation?
I'm an electronics hobbyist, so I'm no stranger to iffy machine translations from Chinese to English in datasheets and marketing materials. However, today I came across something that I'm not sure can ...
- 129
1
vote
1
answer
1k
views
What does 利口耳丝耳 and 利口丝久 mean?
Here's a screenshot from the 1point3acres forums:
it says:
利口耳丝耳
利口丝久
What does this mean? Is it a transliteration from English?
You can also find phrases like:
利口 斯尔
利口 丝丝久
...
- 19
1
vote
2
answers
75
views
How can I more precisely translate 通过联接功能简单的终端共享计算机，以虚拟技术把大计算机资源分割给以终端对应用用户使用?
I'm struggling with the reading and the translation of a computer text, precisely concerning cloud computing and the history of computing in general. In particular, there is one sentence that is ...
1
vote
2
answers
565
views
How can I write the Chinese enumeration comma "、" on Win10 keyboard?
I found out that I can write the Chinese colon "：" with Shift + (key right from L).
Now I need to know how to write the enumeration comma. The existing Q&A threads did not help.
I would ...
1
vote
1
answer
200
views
Object oriented programming terms class, object, instance, attribute, method
Answers to Web Developer Vocabulary give many useful terms, but I'm working with someone and we need to read further about five specific terms in object oriented programming (e.g. Python or similar).
...
- 403
1
vote
1
answer
37
views
Automated Tools for Traditional Chinese Subtitles
What is the easiest way to transcribe subtitles in traditional Chinese for videos? Likewise, what about an easy way to synchronize traditional Chinese subtitles and include the subtitles as hardsubs ...
- 11
1
vote
1
answer
95
views
Distinct terms for 'authentication' and 'validation'? Both seem to be 验证
Could someone point me to distinct, accurate terms for 'authentication' and 'validation' in Chinese?
This is in a web development context, and I can only find 验证 as the best word for both of them.
...
- 471
0
votes
4
answers
123
views
Are class and type distinguished in Chinese?
For most of my professional career, I've never encountered anyone distinguish 类 or 类型 or class or type in spoken or written language, and the two concepts seem to be synonymous in programming.
But ...
- 162
0
votes
3
answers
118
views
How to say "views" speaking about video sharing platforms?
I find it very difficult to say the word "view" speaking about online video sharing platforms (Youtube, Bilibili, etc.).
The term for "to view (a video)" is 观看.
https://support....
- 617
0
votes
3
answers
397
views
How can I write the Chinese colon "：" on Win10 keyboard?
I couldn't any information on this question whatsoever and I tried every thinkable combination of keys...
Please can someone help? It gets a little annoying when I have to write Chinese texts that I ...
0
votes
2
answers
254
views
Chinese characters to "xn--[....]"? DNS?
Sometimes when you directly search some Chinese in certain Chrome browsers you will get something like the following prompt:
Here searching 百度 asks:
Did you mean to go to http://xn--wxtr44c/
What ...
Mou某♦
- 36.3k
0
votes
2
answers
704
views
How to differentiate MacBook Air from MacBook Pro in Chinese?
In Chinese, Macintosh is described as 苹果的电脑, and MacBook series are described as 苹果的笔记本电脑. However, I don't know how to differentiate MacBook Air from MacBook Pro.
Apple's Chinese page doesn't ...
- 5,444
0
votes
1
answer
46
views
What is the Chinese word for the technical term "slip factor" in fans?
大家好！
I am communicating with a Chinese fan manufacturer and I want to ask them about the slip factor of their fans. By slip factor, I am referring to the ratio of the flow tangential velocity to the ...
- 103
0
votes
1
answer
95
views
Where to find official documents that introduce the four-corner input method?
Table of contents
The context
Information about the input method
The questions
The context
I'm interested in learning how to use the Four-Corner Method. I've started making some graphics of the ...
- 255
0
votes
1
answer
48
views
What's the technical term for "cryptography based on elliptic-curve pairing"?
The study of modern crytography is more than just about keeping information secret - public-key cryptography studies methods to exchange secrets in open public (key exchange, public-key encryption) ...
- 162
0
votes
1
answer
110
views
Chinese Character Reading: What browser-based chat sites are available from inside China?
While reading Chinese on the web I use a the Chinese Console Chrome Extension which helps me hover over characters and know what they are.
I've recently started connecting with language practice ...
- 554
0
votes
1
answer
358
views
What should I call a capacitive touchscreen stylus in Standard Chinese?
I'm in China and would like to buy a stylus for the tablet I aquired a week ago.
I tried to explain to several stalls at a secondhand electonics market in Guangzhou today what I needed and nobody ...
- 4,057
0
votes
2
answers
106
views
AIs that can construct Chinese conversations [duplicate]
Does anybody know of any free/affordable AIs (a la Chat GPT) that are pretty good at constructing simple Chinese dialogues?
0
votes
1
answer
2k
views
How do you say bot in chinese?
The bot I am referring to is a software program that does automated tasks.
I was thinking of if "器" is the right character for it.
I confirmed it with wordreference but does not appear to have a ...
- 101
0
votes
1
answer
78
views
Need a Chinese/English technology translation website 请求汉英电脑技术词典的网站
When speaking to Chinese folks in the Bay Area, when you hit a technology word ("load average", "I/O thruput"), you just break into English.
Is there a good site with translations for ALL the fancy ...
- 129
0
votes
3
answers
324
views
Apple Tablet Dictionary that Supports Drawing Input
I am trying to find an Apple tablet dictionary that supports drawing input.
What I mean by that Is that you are able to draw the character you are looking for and then it suggests a number of ...
- 271
-2
votes
1
answer
86
views
Evaluating / Grading A Short Chinese Translation (tech writing) - 4 Versions
If you are fluent in Chinese and also familiar with technology writing this challenge is for you!
Below is a short text sample in English and 4 different translation samples of that source. Have ...
- 1