Tape Drive

Swedish translation: bandstation

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English term or phrase:tape drive
Swedish translation:bandstation
Entered by: Mats Wiman

02:05 Oct 17, 2000
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: Tape Drive
Gäller dator
Mats Wikberg
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:46
bandstation
Explanation:
uttrycket stammar från den tid då datacentraler bemannades med 'överstepräster' i vita rockar.
Numera säger man det eller ev. ,banddrvie', 'kasettdrive',
'kasettstation' (det är ju numera oftast en kasett)
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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 21:46
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nabandstation
Mats Wiman
nabandstation
Lena Matzdotter (X)
naBandenhet
Bo Soderholm


  

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18 mins
bandstation


Explanation:
uttrycket stammar från den tid då datacentraler bemannades med 'överstepräster' i vita rockar.
Numera säger man det eller ev. ,banddrvie', 'kasettdrive',
'kasettstation' (det är ju numera oftast en kasett)


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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 21:46
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23 mins
bandstation


Explanation:
bandstation brukade vi säga på ABB ...

Lena Matzdotter (X)
Local time: 21:46
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35 mins
Bandenhet


Explanation:
Det är den benämning som används av MicroSoft, se t.ex. i Kontrollpanelen. Företeelsen finns alltså även nu i "modern tid" och används då, oftast, för säkerhetskopiering. Med "bandstation" avses nog den gamla typen av enhet (modell större) med en stor rulle där bandet skulle viras runt en massa olika små rullar.

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Bo Soderholm
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