päätetunnus

English translation: terminal id

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Finnish term or phrase:päätetunnus
English translation:terminal id
Entered by: Jonathan Widell

20:58 Sep 26, 2005
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications)
Finnish term or phrase: päätetunnus
Luottokortilla maksettaessa saa kuitin, jossa lukee "päätetunnus"
Jonathan Widell
Canada
Local time: 21:05
terminal id
Explanation:
I would expect that the "pääte" means any device capable of participating in said transaction, so "terminal" is my first pick for the term for such a generic device.
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JonathanBrown
Local time: 03:05
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päätetunnus
terminal id


Explanation:
I would expect that the "pääte" means any device capable of participating in said transaction, so "terminal" is my first pick for the term for such a generic device.

JonathanBrown
Local time: 03:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Elegant!

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agree  Setti Mulari: Spot on.
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agree  Alfa Trans (X)
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agree  Spencer Allman
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agree  birbi
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agree  Sami Kuhmonen
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