Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
GROBVOR-Taste
English translation:
Rapid Feed Button
Added to glossary by
David Williams
Jan 16, 2008 09:51
16 yrs ago
German term
Germany
Scientific & technical expertise
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English
GROBVOR-Taste
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Aerospace / Aviation / Space
Helicopters and rotorcraft
VOR-Taste
ZURUECK-Taste
GROBVOR-Taste
as part of a list of words re. helicopter controls.
ZURUECK-Taste
GROBVOR-Taste
as part of a list of words re. helicopter controls.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | Rapid Feed Button |
Darin Fitzpatrick
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Change log
Jan 16, 2008 10:49: Steffen Walter changed "Field (write-in)" from "Helicopters and rotorcarft" to "Helicopters and rotorcraft"
Proposed translations
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4 hrs
Darin Fitzpatrick
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Engineer & Project Manager
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, English to German
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Rapid Feed Button
That's what our machine shop calls this function.
Could also use "fast feed" or "coarse feed".
The direction is implied, so you don't need the word "forward." If you're moving backwards you're retracting, not feeding.
Could also use "fast feed" or "coarse feed".
The direction is implied, so you don't need the word "forward." If you're moving backwards you're retracting, not feeding.
Peer comment(s):
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hazmatgerman (X)
: I'd go with "coarse", as "grob" is exactly that not "fast".
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Excellent, thanks, that's brilliant, especially given that it's an actual term used in a US machine shop :-) "
Discussion
Obviously, that "front" should be forward :-)