Memorie di massa

English translation: mass storage

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Italian term or phrase:memorie di massa
English translation:mass storage
Entered by: achisholm

10:48 Sep 9, 2003
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / IT
Italian term or phrase: Memorie di massa
as used to describe computer storage systems, in this case DVD R/W - can this be translated as bulk storage? Or is there another term?
achisholm
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:12
mass storage
Explanation:
see..

http://www.aaacomputersearch.com/suid/B00008UA9E

as used to describe Acer products.
Selected response from:

amfaccini
Italy
Local time: 16:12
Grading comment
Mass storage was the term the client preferred on their site.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5Mass memory
Sabrina Eskelson
5 +4mass storage
amfaccini


  

Answers


15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
mass storage


Explanation:
see..

http://www.aaacomputersearch.com/suid/B00008UA9E

as used to describe Acer products.

amfaccini
Italy
Local time: 16:12
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Mass storage was the term the client preferred on their site.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Science451: I think Mass memory can lead to confusion since memory is normally meant to be RAM while storage devices (ie. CD-RW) are more commonly called mass-storage devices (not memory)
53 mins

agree  Mario Marcolin: or "mass storage media"
1 hr

agree  Gian
2 hrs

agree  Chiara Santoriello
4 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Mass memory


Explanation:
.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2 mins (2003-09-09 10:51:06 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

A volte ho visto anche bulk storage, ma mass storage mi sembra sia più utilizzato.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 4 mins (2003-09-09 10:52:59 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Linux e MS usano Mass storage.

Qualche ref

http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/x498.html

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 15 mins (2003-09-09 11:03:56 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

eh, ha ragione andreina. Come ho detto nel corpo della risposta, intendevo proporti Mass Storage, e non Mass Memory come ho scritto nell\'intestazione!

Sabrina Eskelson
Italy
Local time: 16:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rowan Morrell: "Mass memory" should be OK. See http://search.yahoo.com/search?p="mass memory"&ei=UTF-8&fr=f...
2 mins
  -> Ciao Rowan :-)

agree  Henrique Magalhaes
4 mins

agree  Andreina Baiano: mass storage
11 mins

agree  Will Matter: either is fine.....
13 mins

agree  Paola Biscosi
57 mins
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search