Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Mar 28, 2007 12:27
17 yrs ago
English term
absolutes
English to German
Tech/Engineering
IT (Information Technology)
As part of a balanced perspective, keep in mind that by nature security is a matter of degree and not of absolutes. We can take measures to increase the difficulty with which unauthorised access to a system can be gained but we cannot achieve absolute certainty that any measures we set in place will not be breached.
Proposed translations
(German)
| 3 +3 | umschreiben |
BrigitteHilgner
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| 3 | Sicherheit ist eine Frage des Ausmaßes und nicht des totalem Erreichens |
Lars Helbig
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Proposed translations
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3 mins
BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
b2b/economics/marketing/market research/
Native in: German 
Works in: German to English, French to German, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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101
Selected
umschreiben
... es gibt nie eine absolute (totale, 100prozentige) Sicherheit, nur eine relative.
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Comment: "vielen Dank!"
1 hr
Lars Helbig
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Specializes in field
Germany
fast & flexible - accurate & aesthetic
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English, German
Related KudoZ points
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22
English term (edited):
security is a matter of degree and not of absolutes
Sicherheit ist eine Frage des Ausmaßes und nicht des totalem Erreichens
"Sicherheit ist eine Frage des Ausmaßes und nicht des totalem Erreichens" oder auch salopper ausgedrückt: "Nicht ob-oder-nicht sondern in-wie-weit."
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