az

11:33 Jan 22, 2021
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Printing & Publishing / Scientific articles
German term or phrase: az
These two letters appear between brackets and in lower case at the end of a scientific article about pesticides, specifically at the end of an information box that deals with political matters. Does it perhaps stand for "Auszug"?
kj1308
United Kingdom


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4reference / source
Cillie Swart


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reference / source


Explanation:
aktenzeichen - reference or source - citation. so it is like a placeholder probably if it is in brackets. Source still needs to be entered. Could also be file reference. In this case presumably the source of the political information in the box.


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Cillie Swart
South Africa
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neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: IMO 'source' could be the correct explanation, but not the correct translation.
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