Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
llaman a funciones
English translation:
call user functions
Added to glossary by
Ruth Ramsey
Aug 12, 2011 10:46
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Spanish term
United Kingdom
llaman a funciones
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Computers: Systems, Networks
Communications equipment
Is anyone able to explain what this phrase means?
"temporizadores, que al cumplirse **llaman a funciones** de usuario o activan "event flags", con o sin recarga automática (temporizadores periódicos)."
A similar phrase appears later in the text and I'm assuming it is related.
"El mecanismo de intercambio de mensajes del RFE está basado en **llamadas a funciones**. Dentro de estas funciones las hay con base de tiempo y de ejecución inmediata. Estas últimas son las más prioritarias y se corresponden con repetición de mensaje, mandos y petición de estado. Las demás tienen una base de tiempo que marcará su ejecución en el momento que corresponda. Estas funciones son las de scan de seguridad o bajo demanda, servicio de incidencias, sincronización, scan síncrono y scan asíncrono. Se determina la función a ejecutar dependiendo de la que lleve más tiempo esperando la ejecución."
Thanks very much in advance for any suggestions.
"temporizadores, que al cumplirse **llaman a funciones** de usuario o activan "event flags", con o sin recarga automática (temporizadores periódicos)."
A similar phrase appears later in the text and I'm assuming it is related.
"El mecanismo de intercambio de mensajes del RFE está basado en **llamadas a funciones**. Dentro de estas funciones las hay con base de tiempo y de ejecución inmediata. Estas últimas son las más prioritarias y se corresponden con repetición de mensaje, mandos y petición de estado. Las demás tienen una base de tiempo que marcará su ejecución en el momento que corresponda. Estas funciones son las de scan de seguridad o bajo demanda, servicio de incidencias, sincronización, scan síncrono y scan asíncrono. Se determina la función a ejecutar dependiendo de la que lleve más tiempo esperando la ejecución."
Thanks very much in advance for any suggestions.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | call user functions |
Jaime Hyland
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| 4 | call (user) functions |
Maidul Islam
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| 4 | invoke (or trigger) functions |
neilmac
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| 2 | notify the (user's) options |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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Proposed translations
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36 mins
Jaime Hyland
Native in English
Specializes in field
Professional IT translation into English
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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Spanish term (edited):
llamar a funciones de usuario
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call user functions
This is one computer function calling another. In this case a certain range of functions "temporizadores" (I'd need more context to know what the term means) calls another: i.e. the function that displays a menu showing the user options available to the user.
"llamadas a funciones" is probably a translation of "function calls".
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Note added at 51 mins (2011-08-12 11:37:55 GMT)
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Re. your note: A "call up" function is either a function that does precisely nothing but call up another function (which doesn't make sense anywhere -- why would you need to call a function to call up a function?) or it calls up a telephone or something analogous. That doesn't seem to be what's happening here.
I suppose it might be possible to call up a function, but you usually just call one. "call up function", imo, is probably either confusing or plain wrong.
I suppose a little more context on what "temporizadores" do might help clarify matters.
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Note added at 58 mins (2011-08-12 11:45:48 GMT)
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On second reading, it seems to me "temporizadores" are just timers that either call functions or set event flags after a particular time according to the rules your sample paragraph describes.
I think you're safe as houses with "function call" and "call user functions". I don't think "user options" is right in this case, because that would suggest that what's called is a menu listing. What they seem to mean is some function or other available to the user.
"llamadas a funciones" is probably a translation of "function calls".
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Note added at 51 mins (2011-08-12 11:37:55 GMT)
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Re. your note: A "call up" function is either a function that does precisely nothing but call up another function (which doesn't make sense anywhere -- why would you need to call a function to call up a function?) or it calls up a telephone or something analogous. That doesn't seem to be what's happening here.
I suppose it might be possible to call up a function, but you usually just call one. "call up function", imo, is probably either confusing or plain wrong.
I suppose a little more context on what "temporizadores" do might help clarify matters.
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Note added at 58 mins (2011-08-12 11:45:48 GMT)
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On second reading, it seems to me "temporizadores" are just timers that either call functions or set event flags after a particular time according to the rules your sample paragraph describes.
I think you're safe as houses with "function call" and "call user functions". I don't think "user options" is right in this case, because that would suggest that what's called is a menu listing. What they seem to mean is some function or other available to the user.
Example sentence:
To call user functions from an internal function, you should use the call_user_function() function
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function_call
http://ific.uv.es/informatica/manuales/php/calling-user-functions.html
Note from asker:
| I also thought "call user functions" and "function calls" based on previous ProZ answers. However, another translator said they thought it was "call up functions". Since it's not my area, I don't really know what the difference is between the two. |
| Thanks very much for the clarification and explanation, Jaime. I believe that "temporizadores" are "timers" in this context. |
| Thanks for your detailed and obviously knowledgeable answer, Jaime. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks very much, Jaime. Much appreciated!"
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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notify the (user's) options
I have a low confidence level for this answer. Since it also addresses activating event flags, I assume that "funciones" in this context may actually refer to "options".
The logis is, upon completion, notification of the user's options is done.
Mike
The logis is, upon completion, notification of the user's options is done.
Mike
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Maidul Islam
Native in English
Technical and Financial in Spanish
Native in: Bengali , English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Bengali to Spanish, and 3 more.
call (user) functions
saludos
Reference:
Note from asker:
| Thanks for your confirmation. |
1 day 23 hrs
invoke (or trigger) functions
"... timers which... invoke/trigger user functions"
I've seen both these forms used and I like "invoke" because it reminds me of Harry Potter.
If in my innocence I'm off the mark, no doubt someone more knowledgeable will set the record straight.
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Note added at 1 day23 hrs (2011-08-14 10:43:57 GMT)
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NB: **llamadas a funciones**. -> **function calls**.
A function call is an expression containing a simple type name and a parenthesized argument list. The argument list can contain any number of expressions ...
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Note added at 1 day23 hrs (2011-08-14 10:46:37 GMT)
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Or "timers which when set off/triggered, invoke user functions"....
(although it should probably read) "timer conditions which when fulfilled... trigger/invoke/call (up) user functions"...
I've seen both these forms used and I like "invoke" because it reminds me of Harry Potter.
If in my innocence I'm off the mark, no doubt someone more knowledgeable will set the record straight.
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Note added at 1 day23 hrs (2011-08-14 10:43:57 GMT)
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NB: **llamadas a funciones**. -> **function calls**.
A function call is an expression containing a simple type name and a parenthesized argument list. The argument list can contain any number of expressions ...
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Note added at 1 day23 hrs (2011-08-14 10:46:37 GMT)
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Or "timers which when set off/triggered, invoke user functions"....
(although it should probably read) "timer conditions which when fulfilled... trigger/invoke/call (up) user functions"...
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