tabulato meccanografico
English translation: (continuous) printout
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| 2 | mechanized printout (version) |
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mechanized printout (version) Explanation: As a result of that request, lord XX proceeded to print, his mechanized printout (version) of the scriptures of rectification and the budgets of verification |
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peer agreement (net): +1printout Explanation: Usually on a continuous sheet, so you could put "continuous printout". https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=tabulato&biw=1056&bih=... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2012-11-05 18:39:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Mr. x then produced a printout of ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2012-11-05 19:52:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Historically, a "centro meccanografico" was a data processing center in the era of mainframes. So stampare un tabulato meccanografico means to print out a table using a printer and computer. As the price of computer came down, accountants offices were very often also centri meccanografici. The image I have in my mind is of those big wide printers which print out reels and reels of data on a continuous sheet. The real mystery is why they called them "meccannico", when of course they are electronic. Back in the 50s some computers where powered by magnetised ball bearings, but that is electromagnetic. I have suggested the term printout, because a printout is normally associated with "computer printout". Maybe "computer printout" is a better translation, but we take computers for granted today. |
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