Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
O.E. (Original Equipment = Erstausrüstung)
English translation:
Original Equipment
Added to glossary by
Steffen Walter
Oct 22, 2007 06:58
16 yrs ago
German term
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O.E.
German to English
Bus/Financial
Manufacturing
This is one of the headers, along with the address, date etc., on a specification document published by an auto manufacturer.' What does the O.E. refer to?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | Original Equipment |
silvia glatzhofer
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| 2 | O.E. |
Edith Kelly
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Change log
Oct 22, 2007 09:03: Marcus Malabad changed "Term asked" from "Abt.: O.E." to "O.E."
Oct 22, 2007 11:00: Steffen Walter changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/65462">Jon Fedler's</a> old entry - "O.E."" to ""Original Equipment""
Oct 22, 2007 14:04: Steffen Walter changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/34047">Steffen Walter's</a> old entry - "O.E. = Original Equipment"" to ""Erstausrüstung""
Proposed translations
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German term (edited):
Abt.: O.E.
Selected
Original Equipment
German uses the English term
Note from asker:
| Thanks Silvia, the client is a global manufacturer, so I am pretty sure it must be original equipment. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
grisslee
: as in OEM = Original Equipmentr Manufacturer. Often used in Germa car factories
1 day 2 hrs
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8 mins
Edith Kelly
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German term (edited):
Abt.: O.E.
O.E.
could it be that they use the English abbreviation? Erstausrüstung because car manufacturer? Low confidence.
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