Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
6-Sekunden-genaue Abrechnung
English translation:
six second billing / billing increments are 6 seconds rounding
Jun 18, 2006 10:37
17 yrs ago
German term
Koulchen
6-Sekunden-genaue Abrechnung
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Telecom(munications)
as opposed to "minutengenaue Abrechnung"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | six second billing / billing increments are 6 seconds rounding |
Nicole Schnell
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| 3 | decimal minutes |
Roddy Stegemann
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Change log
Jun 18, 2006 13:21: Marcus Malabad changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Proposed translations
+2
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Nicole Schnell
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six second billing / billing increments are 6 seconds rounding
"Six second billing--if you talk for 5 minutes and 1 second you pay only for 5 minutes and 6 seconds, versus other card that might round up to 6 minutes or more"
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"Good billing features: 6 second billing increments and 18 second minimum call time."
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"Good billing features: 6 second billing increments and 18 second minimum call time."
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Roddy Stegemann
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decimal minutes
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Note added at 10 mins (2006-06-18 10:47:56 GMT)
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A decimal-minute is a minute that is divided into 10 parts (6-second intervals) and is often used in both science and business for ease of calculation.
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Note added at 12 mins (2006-06-18 10:49:33 GMT)
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When using decimal mintues you round to the nearest 10th of a minute. Thus, each measurment is within 6 seconds of being the correct time.
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Note added at 10 mins (2006-06-18 10:47:56 GMT)
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A decimal-minute is a minute that is divided into 10 parts (6-second intervals) and is often used in both science and business for ease of calculation.
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Note added at 12 mins (2006-06-18 10:49:33 GMT)
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When using decimal mintues you round to the nearest 10th of a minute. Thus, each measurment is within 6 seconds of being the correct time.
Peer comment(s):
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Trudy Peters
: While this is correct, this is not how it is expressed in terms of a telephone bill
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Thank you for your insight. My telephone bill does not use this terminology. It simply lists the time in decimal minutes, but then I live in Hong Kong and PCCW does the charging.
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