Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

stapeln

English translation:

stack

Added to glossary by jccantrell
Jul 30, 2013 15:31
10 yrs ago
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German term

stapeln

German to English Tech/Engineering Electronics / Elect Eng
Hi folks.

Doing a manual for the electronics in a military vehicle and came upon this:

Bild stapeln AUS/EIN

The document is describing the data formats used for various commands, so this is just one bit in a word. No other context is available except that this is associated with a periscope in the vehicle.

Now I have seen the Kudoz with all sorts of stacking and piling. None of that seems applicable here.

Could it be "cascade" as in MS Excel? When you have two spreadsheets open, if you click on Window -> Arrange and then pick Cascade, it gives you both spreadsheets, one behind the other and offset by a little so you can easily switch between the two.

Does this make sense?

All contributions gratefully accepted.

Thanks.

Yours,
cantrell
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 stack

Discussion

jccantrell (asker) Jul 30, 2013:
stacking and overlay These techniques are usually used for astrophysics where one (semi-transparent) image is laid directly over another. It helps the observer spot differences more easily. I do not get the impression that this is what is happening here, however, I may be wrong and welcome anybody who has seen this term used in a non-star gazer application. I could be convinced...
Steffen Walter Jul 30, 2013:
Why ... ... have you ruled out "stack(ing)"? At first glance, this seems appropriate to me.
MiriamT (X) Jul 30, 2013:
maybe "images overlay" für Bildüberlagerung?

Proposed translations

+2
4 hrs
Selected

stack

I think it has to be this - cascade is kaskadieren.
My first reference actually relates to periscopes.
Example sentence:

When measuring distance with a real periscope, you stack two images of the target on top of each other - so the waterline of one image matches the mast of another.

An image stack combines a group of images with a similar frame of reference, but differences of quality or content across the set.

Peer comment(s):

agree BirgitBerlin
29 mins
agree David Moore (X) : Nice one, Phil
13 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "You convinced me Phil. Thanks for the links, too."
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