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Appendix 12. Machine-Aided Translation at the Federal Armed Forces Translation Agency, Mannheim, Germany
Pages 79-86

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From page 79...
... now depends on when the Federal Armed Forces Computer Center is operational so that the entire body of linguistic information now stored on punched cards can be transferred to magnetic tape. Optimization of the program will be effected on the basis of practical experience.
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From page 80...
... and 10 Dec. 1964 is true also for the output lists produced in the present test with the exceptions that in the present test the lists have a title line and each partial interrogation batch begins on a new page.
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From page 81...
... However, they are not an abbreviation but the product of the two quantities "b" and "L." For the salve of clarity the product should have been written "b x L." g. All other "missing " notations may be interpreted as blanks in the dictionary Examples: advance radar picket missile-launcher stability augmentation artificial feedback feel (GRE 8969 019)
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From page 82...
... V OUTLOOK Practical application of the procedure developed so far, a procedure proven in a second successful model test run, now depends on when the Federal Armed Forces computer can be used in order to transfer the entire punch-card information onto magnetic tape.
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From page 85...
... Z Z ~ ~ '3 '=3 ~ ~J ~n ~n v' ~ o" ~ z ~ r~ ~ ~ — _ ~ ~ ~ z ~ ~I Y Z ~ :~ ~ ~ ~ 'J r ~ ~n ~ w ~ ~ Y rs: ~ "r ~ r~ ~ ~n ~ ~ 0 0 0 tr _ t~ ~ tD w ~ l~l 2 t~ Z Z Z I 0- C:~ _1 · C~ t~ =~ ~ ~ "t t— tt: ~ _ (:)
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From page 86...
... cr ~ cc o o - - :L O G O O O O m m ~ =)
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  • translation aid
  • computer facility
  • advance radar
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  • gain recovery
  • forces computer
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  • linguistic information

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  • mine detectors

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  • sixth test
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  • convoy protection
  • power plant


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