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Danish translation: miniature

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17:20 Jan 12, 2009
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Tech/Engineering - Media / Multimedia
Additional field(s): Computers: Software
English term or phrase: thumbnail
Definition from American University of Beirut:
A small representation of a picture on a Web page, usually containing a hyperlink to a full-size version of the graphic. Thumbnails are used to load pages rich in graphics or pictures more quickly in a Web browser.

Example sentence(s):
  • Thumbnails can be created in any existing folder or a new folder, and you can identify them clearly by adding a prefix or suffix to their filename. Easy Thumbnails
  • Suppose you want to have a bunch of thumbnail images that link to larger versions of the images - a fairly common type of web page. REAL WORKD STYLE
  • Ideally, you would want your thumbnail images to be considerably smaller than your main images. If your images are too large, it defeats the purpose of having a quick-loading preview of all the images. kIRUPA.COM
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Definition:
En miniature er en formindsket udgave af et elektronisk lagret billede, der letter håndteringen af billedet (mappe-placering, hurtig idé om billedets indhold, etc.).
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Definition from own experience or research:
En miniature er en formindsket udgave af et elektronisk lagret billede, der letter håndteringen af billedet (mappe-placering, hurtig idé om billedets indhold, etc.).

Example sentence(s):
  • "I Windows Billedgalleri vises billederne som miniaturer — små udgaver af billederne. Hvis du vil se så mange miniaturer som muligt, skal du få Billedgalleri til at fylde hele skærmbilledet ved at klikke på knappen Maksimer i vinduet." - Microsoft  

Explanation:
Jeg er overbevist om at Microsofts standardoversættelse af det engelske "thumbnail" er "miniature", ifølge både mit eget styresystem (Windows XP) og indhold på Microsofts egne sites angående Windows Vista. Det ligger derfor lige for at anvende denne oversættelse.

Det bemærkes dog at Ordbogen.com mener ordet "thumbnail" er i dansk brug (det opgives som oversættelse af det engelske "thumbnail"). Jeg er ret sikker på at dette ord kun kendes blandt erfarne pc-brugere, og at hr. og fru Jensen ikke vil ane hvad det er.
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Yes  Mette Melchior: Du har ret. Dette er Microsofts standardoversættelse af "thumbnail". I it-sammenhænge ser man dog også tit den engelske betegnelse brugt.
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Yes  Birgit Holst
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