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Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

driftsmelding

English translation:

system service message

Added to glossary by brigidm
Sep 17, 2010 05:28
13 yrs ago
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Norwegian term

driftsmelding

Norwegian to English Tech/Engineering IT (Information Technology)
On an internet portal or online bank, for example. What is the standard term for this in English (and it's not "service message", from what I can see).
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 system status
4 operational reporting
4 operations message
4 operation(s) notice
3 notification / message

Proposed translations

+1
5 hrs
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system status

No, it's not the literal meaning or even especially close. But it's what Apple uses on their MobileMe service to inform users of periods when the system is not operating normally, e.g., during downtime for maintenance or unplanned service interruptions.

TDC i Norge uses "Operation Information" (at the first link below) as their translation of "Driftsmeldinger" (second link). I like that less than "System Status", but I use it here as an example of straying from the straight and narrow in translating this term.
Example sentence:

"System Status -- All MobileMe services are online."

Reference:

http://driftsmelding.tdc.no/index.php?lang=eng

http://driftsmelding.tdc.no/index.php?lang=nor

Note from asker:
I so agree with you, Charles. And I think "system status" is better than my offerings. Thanks.
Peer comment(s):
agree Thomas Deschington (X) : I like. Maybe add "message", "report", "notification" or the like?
38 mins
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I finally went for "system service message" and haven't heard back from the client. This is a term which can have different meanings, depending on the context. Thanks to Charles and everyone else."
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operational reporting

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Peer comment(s):
neutral Per Bergvall : Why go to the trouble of two dashes for an explanation, when one would have sufficed just fine?
30 mins
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52 mins

operations message

A 'driftsmelding' is something that occurs to alert service persons that an irregular situation has occurred. In the olden days, we would have called it an error message (feilmelding), but in these days of service level agreements with guaranteed accessibility in the higher 99th percentile, errors have become something about which we do not talk. An error would initiate a downtime period, while an operations message (your hard drive will self-destruct and go down in flames in 47 seconds) just launches corrective action without harming the all-important accessibility figures.
Note from asker:
Hmmm.. not convinced yet, Per. What about "service status message" or "operating status message"? I seem to get more relevent hits with these..
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7 hrs

operation(s) notice

This gets a lot of hits from Google.
I also found one with a Norwegian and English version of the word.
Possible also: notice of operation.
Example sentence:

Driftsmeldinger/Operation Notice. 01.09.2010 Det har oppstått en feil på

This notice provides information on OMHEC (Offshore Mechanical Handling

Reference:

http://kundeweb.link.no/

http://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/notices/on_72.htm

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notification / message

Whenever I go into my Canadian bank account online, there is a little box on the side that posts occasional "messages" and "notifications"; encompasses any news or problems relating to my account, security alerts, or general banking tips.
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