Translation of the word "Dash"

[Greg Cunningham]

On 23/05/2011 12:19 AM, Andrej Znidarsic wrote:
> In Slovenian language team we translate something which could be 
> translated something like "overview board" (since it gives you 
> overview over everything on the system).
> I think it's a good solution in our case, since "Dash" sounds too strange.
>
> We tend to translate most english terms (in case they cannot be used 
> in Slovenian), but we have some exceptions, such as applet which we 
> don't translate (since we haven't figured out a short Slovenian 
> replacement yet).
>
> regards
>
> Andrej
>
>
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>     On the Dutch forum we started a discussion about the translation
>     of the
>     word "Dash". There have been many reactions. I am wondering what other
>     translation teams think of this.
>     In short, there are two options:
>     1. do not translate it
>     2. find a new word for "Dash" that describes best what it is. Some
>     suggestions are: startmenu, dashboard (which is an accepted word in
>     Dutch), snelstartmenu (= quick start).
>     Hannie
>     Ubuntu Dutch Translators
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Dash in English has overloaded meanings;
1. the hyphen symbol "-";
2. The instrument dash(board) of a motor vehicle;
3.  A short, quick run;
4  maybe others.

Assuming [2], can you borrow form the motor vehicle terminology  like 
Bill Gates did?  (I thnk BG coined the phrase 'digital dashboard' in one 
of his illuminating moments).
-- 
Greg
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