Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
marche dégradée
English translation:
fall-back position / 'safe mode'
Added to glossary by
Tony M
Jul 29, 2008 08:22
15 yrs ago
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French term
marche dégradée
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Automation & Robotics
Le moyen de navigation dans l’IHM est par priorité la souris du PC. La marche dégradée est le clavier.
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| 2 +1 | fall-back position |
Tony M
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Aug 8, 2008 06:45: Tony M Created KOG entry
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fall-back position
Although it's a pretty free translation, I reckon it could work in this particualr context.
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Note added at 9 days (2008-08-08 06:49:09 GMT) Post-grading
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I don't honestly think that 'safe mode' is at all appropriate for your context, where you are apparently talking about what to do if something goes wrong.
'Safe mode' refers to a 'marche dégradée' situation where something (e.g. Windows) is operated with less than its normal functionality — usually applies to software, for example.
Here, there doesn't seem to be anything inherently 'safe' about operating without the mouse; as far as I can see, all they mean here is that the MMI is so designed as to be able to be used by the keyboard alone, in the event of a mouse not being available.
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I don't honestly think that 'safe mode' is at all appropriate for your context, where you are apparently talking about what to do if something goes wrong.
'Safe mode' refers to a 'marche dégradée' situation where something (e.g. Windows) is operated with less than its normal functionality — usually applies to software, for example.
Here, there doesn't seem to be anything inherently 'safe' about operating without the mouse; as far as I can see, all they mean here is that the MMI is so designed as to be able to be used by the keyboard alone, in the event of a mouse not being available.
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Arnold T.
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Thanks, Arnold!
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Tom Bishop
: Perhaps "fallback mode"
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Thanks, Tom§ I don't personally see using just the keybopard justifies being called a mode', but if you prefer it, why not? And of course, in some contexts, that could be highly appropriate.
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Comment: "thanks but in context "Safe Mode" goes well"
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