software dog

Portuguese translation: software dongle

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English term or phrase:software dog
Portuguese translation:software dongle
Entered by: Thiago Paz

15:12 Mar 16, 2024
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Medical - IT (Information Technology) / It appears to be a software add-on
English term or phrase: software dog
I am translating a manual for a medical equipment and the term "software dog" came up. There is not much context, but the sentences are the following:

"If using software dog, you must obtain License first."
"When [product name] starts, you must plug in the USB Dongle or software dog."

At some point, the text also mentions "driver dog", so I do not believe it is a typo.
Thiago Paz
Brazil
Local time: 03:53
dongle
Explanation:
It's a mistranslation from Chinese, 軟件狗, which literally means 軟件(software)狗(dog).
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Eduardo Gomes
Brazil
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dongle


Explanation:
It's a mistranslation from Chinese, 軟件狗, which literally means 軟件(software)狗(dog).

Eduardo Gomes
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