Feb 23, 2010 07:59
14 yrs ago
2 viewers *
French term
finalité historique
French to English
Bus/Financial
IT (Information Technology)
This is a document about a bank's email storage policy. I can't think what they mean here by "historique". Any suggestions?
La messagerie permet d’échanger en interne comme en externe et de conserver les informations à caractère professionnel.
Son utilisation étant intense, chaque utilisateur doit procéder à une sélection rigoureuse des courriels à archiver selon les spécificités et principes définis par l’entité à laquelle il appartient, en fonction des nécessités légales, opérationnelles/conventionnelles et de contrôle interne.
La conservation des courriels peut aussi avoir une finalité historique.
La messagerie permet d’échanger en interne comme en externe et de conserver les informations à caractère professionnel.
Son utilisation étant intense, chaque utilisateur doit procéder à une sélection rigoureuse des courriels à archiver selon les spécificités et principes définis par l’entité à laquelle il appartient, en fonction des nécessités légales, opérationnelles/conventionnelles et de contrôle interne.
La conservation des courriels peut aussi avoir une finalité historique.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | (may also provide an) audit trail |
Charlie Bavington
|
| 4 +6 | historical purpose |
Thomaso
|
| 5 | historical perspective /purpose |
PAUL DUMASS CHINNAPPAN
|
Proposed translations
8 hrs
Charlie Bavington
Native in English
Specializes in field
Hassle-free translations for busy people
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
304
Selected
(may also provide an) audit trail
Almost certainly what they are getting at, rather than the history of the bank.
In IT contexts, a useful start point is to replace the word "historique" with "data history", which is almost always what it means (and by which is meant, literally, a record of when database records changed, date/time stamped, username/batch job that did it, etc.). This data history provides an audit trail (audit in a literal or metaphorical sense). Keeping emails is not literally "data history" in the original sense, but does provide a record of why things were done, who authorised/requested it, when and why, etc.
In IT contexts, a useful start point is to replace the word "historique" with "data history", which is almost always what it means (and by which is meant, literally, a record of when database records changed, date/time stamped, username/batch job that did it, etc.). This data history provides an audit trail (audit in a literal or metaphorical sense). Keeping emails is not literally "data history" in the original sense, but does provide a record of why things were done, who authorised/requested it, when and why, etc.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a million Charlie, for that explanation. "
+6
4 mins
historical purpose
As in to help "trace the history of the bank".
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
PAUL DUMASS CHINNAPPAN
15 mins
|
| agree |
mimi 254
2 hrs
|
| agree |
Ana Resende
3 hrs
|
| agree |
Chris Hall
5 hrs
|
| agree |
Cecile Vidic (X)
6 hrs
|
| agree |
gabuss
: why not "historical record purpose" ?
8 hrs
|
19 mins
PAUL DUMASS CHINNAPPAN
India
India
Native in English
Specializes in field
India
TRANSLATION SOLVES GLOBAL ISSUES
Native in: English 
, Hindi
Works in: Arabic to English, Bengali to English, Chinese to English, and 57 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
historical perspective /purpose
The translation should read:
"Conservation of emails may also help maintain the history of transactions".
( It means that conservation of emails helps maintain a track record of the bank transactions over a long period of time.
The word ' historical' is refers only to ' history of transactions' or ' 'track record of transactions' and hence not to be taken in the litteral sense.
Paul Dumass Chinnappan
"Conservation of emails may also help maintain the history of transactions".
( It means that conservation of emails helps maintain a track record of the bank transactions over a long period of time.
The word ' historical' is refers only to ' history of transactions' or ' 'track record of transactions' and hence not to be taken in the litteral sense.
Paul Dumass Chinnappan
Something went wrong...