Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
witness
English answer:
to be a witness of
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Dennis Seine
Apr 26, 2008 16:22
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witness
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Tech/Engineering
Engineering: Industrial
industrial testing
Hello everyone,
I have bumped into a pretty awkward term. Witness: here is it a verb or a substantive?
Sentence:
"Source Inspection and Test Witness Requirements:
[The Company] and/or its customer may elect to inspect parts, and/or witness subassemblies at the
Supplier’s facility during processing, production, testing, or at final inspection."
How would you interpret the meaning of "witness" in this case??
Help is much appreciated!!
I have bumped into a pretty awkward term. Witness: here is it a verb or a substantive?
Sentence:
"Source Inspection and Test Witness Requirements:
[The Company] and/or its customer may elect to inspect parts, and/or witness subassemblies at the
Supplier’s facility during processing, production, testing, or at final inspection."
How would you interpret the meaning of "witness" in this case??
Help is much appreciated!!
Responses
| 4 +6 | both |
Dennis Seine
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| 3 | "the witnessing" and "to witness" |
Jack Dunwell
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Change log
May 10, 2008 04:24: Dennis Seine Created KOG entry
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In the header, 'witness' is a substantive. Rewriting the header will clarify this:
"Requirements for Source Inspection and Test Witness"
In the sentence below, 'witness' is used as a verb, meaning 'to be a witness of'.
"Requirements for Source Inspection and Test Witness"
In the sentence below, 'witness' is used as a verb, meaning 'to be a witness of'.
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"the witnessing" and "to witness"
"witnessing the test" rather than
"the witness of the test"
I suppose you purists will now tell me exactly why I am wrong to use a noun that doesn't appear in the OED!!
Well, OK, I don't mind an education!
"the witness of the test"
I suppose you purists will now tell me exactly why I am wrong to use a noun that doesn't appear in the OED!!
Well, OK, I don't mind an education!
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