How to say "reference implementation"?

How to say "reference implementation"?

Shlomi Fish shlomif at iglu.org.il
Mon Mar 14 10:21:41 IST 2011


On Monday 14 Mar 2011 10:10:50 shimi wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > How does one say "reference implementation" in Hebrew? Thanks.
> > 
> > Bunos points: what Hegrw-language slashdot-type websites should I be
> > reading regularly to be exposed to such terms?
> 
> It appears that the Hebrew wording would be MIMUSH YAATS (מימוש יעץ).
> 
> I seriously doubt anybody would do nothing else than open huge eyes if they
> hear these words. I would stick with "REFERENCE MIMUSH" for the sake of
> your audience. "Reference" is a common Hebrew "word" ... :)
> 

It should be "MIMUSH REFERENCE" (מימוש רפרנס)- not "REFERENCE MIMUSH" (רפרנס 
מימוש) as the order of the words in Hebrew is reversed. 

I had similar qualms about the Hebrew translators of Harry Potter calling 
"mudblood" "BOC-DAM" (בוץ-דם) instead of "DAM-BOC" (דם-בוץ).

Regards,

	Shlomi Fish

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