invio e restituzione del token

English translation: transmission and receipt of the token

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Italian term or phrase:invio e restituzione del token
English translation:transmission and receipt of the token
Entered by: Sarah Gregg

05:26 Jun 8, 2011
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology)
Italian term or phrase: invio e restituzione del token
Can anyone help me with the most appropriate translation of "invio e restituzione del token" found in the description of an authentication procedure for the transfer of data. Thanks, Sarah.
Sarah Gregg
Italy
Local time: 07:43
transmission and receipt of the token
Explanation:
As in the classic token ring local networks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Token_ring
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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 09:43
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Thanks to everyone...
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1transmission and receipt of the token
James (Jim) Davis
3 +1sending and receiving the token
meirs
3transmission and return of the token
Kate Chaffer
3dispatch and return of the token
Maria Panizzi


  

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sending and receiving the token


Explanation:
In data communications, you have send and receive as opposite operations (or transmit and receive as Tx and Rx)

meirs
Israel
Local time: 08:43
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Constantinos Faridis (X): Token-Passing Synchronization | Parallel Fractal Image Generation - [ Μετάφραση αυτής της σελίδας ] In addition to the ASCII image, each node (process entity, PE) also prints out a line when sending and receiving a token. The value of each token consists
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transmission and receipt of the token


Explanation:
As in the classic token ring local networks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Token_ring

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 09:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 202
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Rayner (X): absolutely right
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transmission and return of the token


Explanation:
I'm not sure why the other answers translate "restituzione" as receipt.

Kate Chaffer
Italy
Local time: 07:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  James (Jim) Davis: Because it is when another computer returns it to you and you receive it and because that is the way it is talked about in English. Transmission and return, look like two ways of sending the token, which is not the right interpretation for a token ring.
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  -> I personally don't agree, as I think ricezione would have been used in that case, but there's no context to help out and the asker has made her choice.
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dispatch and return of the token


Explanation:
:-)

Maria Panizzi
Italy
Local time: 07:43
Native speaker of: Italian
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