Biblioteche

English translation: Libraries (parametric technical databases)

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Italian term or phrase:	Biblioteche
English translation:	Libraries (parametric technical databases)
Entered by:	Ivana UK

16:49 Jun 6, 2011

Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: Biblioteche

"Apparecchiature varie, materiali e biblioteche"
This is an item in a list of types of armament. The only thing I can think of is software libraries, but I'm not convinced. The mind boggles: phew that bookshop missed us by a whisker!
The term comes from this law.

La legge n. 185 del 9 luglio 1990 opera una classificazione dei materiali considerati d’armamento suddividendoli i 13 categorie che debbono costituire il necessario riferimento per la predisposizione dell’elenco dettagliato curato dal Ministero della Difesa.

13. Equipaggiamenti speciali appositamente costruiti per uso militare

Trattasi di una voce residuale nella quale vanno compresi tutti quei sistemi d’arma e quei materiali predisposti per specifici usi militari che non trovano collocazione nelle categorie precedenti. In essa vanno inclusi i prodotti di cui alle categorie 12 (sistemi d’arma ad energia cinetica ad alta velocità e relative apparecchiature), 17 (apparecchiature varie, materiali e *****“biblioteche”****** e loro componenti appositamente progettati), 19 (sistemi d’arma ad energia diretta, apparecchiature associate o di contromisura e modelli di collaudo e loro componenti appositamente progettati) e

James (Jim) Davis KudoZ activity Questions: 207 (none open) (3 without valid answers) (21 closed without grading) Answers: 8930 Seychelles
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Libraries (parametric technical databases)

Explanation:
I know it's literal Jim and probably not at all what you were expecting as an answer but I've come across several Eu docs that use this term:

Libraries (parametric technical databases) specially designed for military use with equipment controlled by
the list;

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2...

Note: 'Library' (parametric technical database) means a collection of technical information of a military nature, reference to which may enhance the performance of military equipment or systems

http://www.pmddtc.state.gov/DTAG/documents/plenary_Oct2010_C...

Nota tecnica
Ai fini della presente Categoria, il termine 'biblioteca' (parametric technical database) significa una raccolta di informazioni tecniche di natura militare, in relazione alle quali si potrebbero incrementare le prestazioni di apparecchiature o sistemi militari.

biblioteche' (parametric technical databases) appositamente progettate per uso militare con le apparecchiature sottoposte ad autorizzazione dal presente Elenco;

http://www.exportstrategico.org/Liste controllo/decretomindi...

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Ivana UK
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Thanks again Ivana. Perfect references.
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libraries

simon tanner

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Libraries (parametric technical databases)

Ivana UK

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Legge 09/07/1990 n. 185

meirs

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Libraries (parametric technical databases)

Ivana UK
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Thanks again Ivana. Perfect references.

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Asker: Perfect :)

23 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

libraries

Explanation:
hate to state the bleedin' obvious, Jim, but...
The passage does mention "una voce residuale nella quale vanno compresi tutti quei sistemi d’arma e quei materiali predisposti per specifici usi militari che non trovano collocazione nelle categorie precedenti", so we're not necessarily talking weaponry here, just equipment used by the military, and in fact, the biblioteche are grouped with "apparecchiature varie, materiali", which could be anything, and not necessarily anything life-threatening...
They're probably just books on horrendous weapons rather than the weapons themselves...

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Note added at 25 mins (2011-06-06 17:15:06 GMT)
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and I know it talks about "materiali considerati d’armamento", but the term seems to be used VERY all-inclusively here to cover anything that may be useful for militray purposes. Books on military strategy, arms, etc would all come under that heading

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fair enough

simon tanner
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Local time: 23:50
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Asker: Ahem, yes obviously, or rather probably, like software libaries, which can be quite lethal when connected to the right missile. What I need is a military expert, who knows the difference between a glossy magazine and one with fifty rounds, if you see what I mean. Where is Gian? By the way, manuals would seem more appropriate, the military do everything according to the manual.

Asker: Hi Simon. Thanks for the suggestion. Your answer was right and first, but not the most helpful because it was only backed up by reasoned argument without the crucial empirical evidence of references to usage.

Reference comments

7 mins

Reference: Legge 09/07/1990 n. 185

Reference information:
See Art. 2, item no. 2., letter o)

Reference: http://www.retelilliput.org/versilia/pace/legge185/legge185....

meirs
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