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This should be done by a translator. A good translator can decide if the
term should be translated or not. On the other hand: You can define what
terminology is describing core units of application that have to remain in
English
language. Then the translator will leave it in English and translate the
rest.
In this case ("DataOwner") it would be DER. Same situation here, this work
should be done by a native German translator only!
Greetings from Germany!
/Holger
> With reference to my earlier mail, I have one more query! (may be my
> collegues in Germany will be able to help me)
>
> As i am tranlsating the key terminologies to german 2 queries come up:
>
> 1. what should be the criteria to decide which terminologies to be
> retained
> in english?(e.g. DataOwner should be retained as same or should be
> converted
> to German)
>
> 2. If, We germanize the english terminologies, will all the terms take
> article "Das"?(e.g. Das DataOwner)
> How to decide the article?(As i spoke to 2 native german collegues"there
> is
> no fixed rule as such". what needs to be done in this case? )
>
> Regards,
> Beena
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