Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
жизнеобеспечение
English translation:
server farm utilities
Added to glossary by
Michael Tovbin
Mar 21, 2008 14:45
16 yrs ago
Russian term
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Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Russian to English, Church Slavonic to English
жизнеобеспечение
Russian to English
Tech/Engineering
Computers: Systems, Networks
Computer room setup
Во время переключения с одного источника питания на другой непрерывность электропитания серверного / телекоммуникационного оборудования и систем **жизнеобеспечения** СП (кроме системы вентиляции и кондиционирования воздуха) должна обеспечиваться с помощью ИБП.
...where СП means server room and ИБП is a UPS.
...where СП means server room and ИБП is a UPS.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | and other server farm utilities |
Michael Tovbin
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| 3 +2 | essential support (systems) |
GaryG
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| 4 | vital support |
Eugenija
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| 3 | internal environment systems |
Rachel Douglas
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Change log
Mar 22, 2008 17:18: Michael Tovbin Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
9 hrs
Michael Tovbin
United States
United States
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&
English
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Related KudoZ points
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4
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and other server farm utilities
systems required to operate the server farm
could also be "survival systems" although I am having a hard time understanding what these could be unless they talking something sophsticated like water cooling (cold plates), etc., because power, air conditioning, and ventilation is pretty much it.
could also be "survival systems" although I am having a hard time understanding what these could be unless they talking something sophsticated like water cooling (cold plates), etc., because power, air conditioning, and ventilation is pretty much it.
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9 mins
Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
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United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: British, Australian, US)
Works in: Russian to English
internal environment systems
Guess + sample sentence from URL noted below.
Example sentence:
students were being trained for careers in architecture or civil engineering but not for engineering services - the heating, lighting, plumbing, and internal environment systems that have major effects on the layout of large buildings.
+2
11 mins
essential support (systems)
or "vital"
1 hr
vital support
системы жизнеобеспечения - vital support systems (med.: life-support)
СП - система питания = power supply system
ИБП - источник бесперебойного питания = UPS
СП - система питания = power supply system
ИБП - источник бесперебойного питания = UPS
Discussion
I think, based on the context, I'd go with the down-played concept of "other utilities", only because it seemed like environmental needs "except for" the air and a distinction is being made.