Glossary entry

Danish term or phrase:

b-nummer

English translation:

receiving [telephone] number

Added to glossary by Christian Schoenberg
Jul 17, 2005 08:14
18 yrs ago
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Danish term

b-nummer

Danish to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
b-nummer

• Hvis der ønskes koblet på respondentniveau fremsendes til MarkedsConsult en liste med b-nummer samt data for de respondenter, hvor data skal kobles på.
Proposed translations (English)
5 receiving [telephone] number
4 b-number // secondary number

Proposed translations

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receiving [telephone] number

A-number is the (telephone) number from which a call is made. A B-number is the number receiving the call. Hope that helps.

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Note added at 12 hrs 46 mins (2005-07-17 21:00:16 GMT)
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Er, it is not only my explanation - it actually seems to be the officially sanctioned definition, cf. link.

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Note added at 15 hrs 26 mins (2005-07-17 23:40:29 GMT)
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\"Trafikdata kan være oplysninger om A- og B-nummer (dvs. det kaldende og kaldte telefonnummer) og tidspunktet for kommunikationen.\" [kilde: http://www.eu-oplysningen.dk/dokumenter/ft/bilag/2003_2004/2...]

Andet sted: \"[...] fremgår det, at det alene er hensigten at stille krav om logning af trafikdata (tidspunkt, anvendt IP-adresse, kaldende A-nummer og kaldt B-nummer, hvor dette ...\" [kilde: http://virk.dk/VirkPortal/elementer/Fuld artikelvisningsside...]

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Note added at 15 hrs 33 mins (2005-07-17 23:47:26 GMT)
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One more source - among many:
http://download.tdc.dk/pub/tdc/erhverv/faktablade/faktablad1...

And, finally, \"Et andet udtryk for det nummer, som bliver opkaldt, d.v.s. ringet til. Se også A-nummer, hvorfra der ringes op.\" [kilde: http://www.praestkjaer.dk/dk/b.htm]

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Note added at 1 day 8 hrs 46 mins (2005-07-18 17:00:54 GMT)
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9 hrs

b-number // secondary number

Christian has a good explanation; however, this is my take on that question.
Peer comment(s):

agree Charlotte Langbeen
2 hrs
Thanks Charlotte
disagree Christian Schoenberg : That is not the correct translation. 'A-' and 'B-numbers' are well-established terms within the telecommunications industry but not in the English speaking world - and it is not simply a secondary number...
3 days 1 hr
yes, and that is my answer wass B number
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