Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
Bassa coercitività
English translation:
low coercivity
Added to glossary by
Chris Dawe
Aug 12, 2010 12:31
13 yrs ago
Italian term
Bassa coercitività
Italian to English
Tech/Engineering
Computers: Software
This is to do with the magnetic stripes on the back of debit cards
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | low coercivity |
meirs
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| 3 +1 | weak coercive field |
Vincent Lemma
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References
| LoCo magnetic banking card strips/stripes |
Mr Murray (X)
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Proposed translations
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low coercivity
Just like that.
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+1
3 mins
Vincent Lemma
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weak coercive field
Chemistry - Magnet
4 Jan 2007 ... Credit, debit, and ATM cards: All of these cards have a magnetic strip on ... some materials have a very high coercive field and cannot be ...
www.chemistrydaily.com/chemistry/Magne
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Note added at 4 mins (2010-08-12 12:36:07 GMT)
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Also weak magnetic field
Magnetic marking system, method and machine for producing the same ...
A method for the production of a magnetic marking, more particularly of a marking .... weak magnetic field at saturation (coercive field) (from 50 to 500 A/m), .... such as bank cards, magnetic stripe cards, or labels with two magnetic
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Note added at 5 mins (2010-08-12 12:36:37 GMT)
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Given the Italian term used, I'd opt for the first choice
4 Jan 2007 ... Credit, debit, and ATM cards: All of these cards have a magnetic strip on ... some materials have a very high coercive field and cannot be ...
www.chemistrydaily.com/chemistry/Magne
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Note added at 4 mins (2010-08-12 12:36:07 GMT)
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Also weak magnetic field
Magnetic marking system, method and machine for producing the same ...
A method for the production of a magnetic marking, more particularly of a marking .... weak magnetic field at saturation (coercive field) (from 50 to 500 A/m), .... such as bank cards, magnetic stripe cards, or labels with two magnetic
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Note added at 5 mins (2010-08-12 12:36:37 GMT)
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Given the Italian term used, I'd opt for the first choice
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mr Murray (X)
: or 'low-coercivity (magnetism)'
1 min
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Thanks Mr. Murray, what happened to the picture with the car? :-)
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Reference comments
9 mins
Reference:
LoCo magnetic banking card strips/stripes
"Magstripes come in two main varieties: high-coercivity (HiCo) at 4000 Oe and low-coercivity (LoCo) at 300 Oe."
[see Web reference below]
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What is Oe?
"Oersted (abbreviated as Oe) is the unit of magnetizing field (also known as magnetic field strength or intensity) in the CGS system of units." [Wikipedia]
[see Web reference below]
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Note added at 11 mins (2010-08-12 12:43:06 GMT)
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What is Oe?
"Oersted (abbreviated as Oe) is the unit of magnetizing field (also known as magnetic field strength or intensity) in the CGS system of units." [Wikipedia]
Discussion
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coercivity