Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
abgerakelt
English translation:
wiped
Added to glossary by
Robin Salmon (X)
Aug 27, 2004 08:03
19 yrs ago
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German term
abgerakelt
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Media / Multimedia
printing machines
Wenn die Maschine abgerakelt stehen bleiben soll, muss die 1 gedrückt werden; soll die Maschine geflutet stehen bleiben, muss die 0 gedrückt werden.
I'm thinking of something like "in a cleaned condition".
I'm thinking of something like "in a cleaned condition".
Proposed translations
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| 3 | wiped |
Victor Dewsbery
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Proposed translations
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Victor Dewsbery
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Specialised in law and construction
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English, English to German
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wiped
Rakel: Im Tiefdruck bestehen die Rakel aus metallischen Messern, die überflüssige Farbe vom eingefärbten Tiefdruckzylinder abrakeln. (see website reference)
In your context, there seem to be two settings. Setting 1 is if the machine is to be wiped and cleaned free of ink and left at rest for a while, setting 2 is if the ink is to be left on the printing plate ("geflutet") so that printing can be resumed within a few minutes.
In your context, there seem to be two settings. Setting 1 is if the machine is to be wiped and cleaned free of ink and left at rest for a while, setting 2 is if the ink is to be left on the printing plate ("geflutet") so that printing can be resumed within a few minutes.
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Comment: "Thanks, Victor. That's a pretty clear explanation. Glad I was close."
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