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Subject:Re: Telecoms and translations From:Jan Boomsliter <boomah -at- CONCENTRIC -dot- NET> Date:Fri, 5 Mar 1999 08:07:01 -0800
outstanding! very grateful for this kind of info. - j
Andres Heuberger wrote:
> Dear Adam,
>
> Depending on the level of technicality involved, try on or more of the
> following resources:
>
> * The International Telecommunication Union (http://www.itu.ch) publishes a
> number of multilingual glossaries (these are printed and available for
> about $20). Search their site or give them a call in Geneva.
> * MCI Worldcom maintains an online, English-only telecommunications
> glossary at http://www.wcom.com/tools-resources/communications_library/
> (this seems to have the most technical terms).
> * Bell Canada has a French/English dictionnary (both online and printed) at
>http://198.235.69.82/bell/eng/library/glossary/default.htm
> * The FCC maintains an English-only glossary of telecom terms at
>http://www.fcc.gov/Consumers/glossary.html (this is a PDF file).
> * Ericsson Canada also has a glossary (http://193.78.100.33/CA/company/a.htm).
> * A five-volume, five-language telecommunications glossary prepared by the
> Language Section of Ericsson Telecom (more than 13,000 terms in each
> language) can be ordered at http://www.dit-online.com/termnet/index.htm
> * Our company, ForeignExchange, maintains a list of online resources at
>http://www.fxtrans.com/resources.htm
>
> Good luck,
> Andres
>
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