Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Actor (in this context)
English translation:
User
Added to glossary by
exacto.nz
Aug 22, 2009 22:21
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Spanish term
Actor (in this context)
Spanish to English
Other
IT (Information Technology)
Esta es una tabla con las acciones a realizar según la persona a cargo (es un software para pólizas de seguro):
Caso de uso: Identificar documento
Actor: Usuario de Recepción
Propósito: Verifica estado de documento
Resumen: Verificar si la póliza fue emitida o si existe comisión a ser liberada.
¿Cómo traducirían la palabra "actor"? Había pensado en traducirlo como Operator pero no me convence.
Muchas gracias.
Caso de uso: Identificar documento
Actor: Usuario de Recepción
Propósito: Verifica estado de documento
Resumen: Verificar si la póliza fue emitida o si existe comisión a ser liberada.
¿Cómo traducirían la palabra "actor"? Había pensado en traducirlo como Operator pero no me convence.
Muchas gracias.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | User |
Henry Hinds
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| 4 +2 | Actor |
Monique Rojkind
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| 3 +1 | Action taken by: |
Silvia Killian Özler
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References
| Actor |
cmwilliams (X)
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Proposed translations
+1
2 hrs
Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
82
Selected
User
Es repetitivo; pues es el usuario.
Note from asker:
| Thank you very much Henry. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Gracias a todos por su ayuda."
+2
38 mins
Monique Rojkind
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
Mexico
I love my job, and it shows!
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Actor
From the freedictionary.com
ac·tor (ktr)
n.
1. A theatrical performer.
2. One who takes part; a participant: "France, Britain . . . and any other external actors now involved . . . in the affairs of the continent" (Helen Kitchen).
3. Law One, such as the manager of a business, who acts for another.
ac·tor (ktr)
n.
1. A theatrical performer.
2. One who takes part; a participant: "France, Britain . . . and any other external actors now involved . . . in the affairs of the continent" (Helen Kitchen).
3. Law One, such as the manager of a business, who acts for another.
Reference:
Note from asker:
| Thanks a lot Monique |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
3 hrs
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Gracias!
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| agree |
Andy Carr
: More specifically, in process definitions and Use Cases, Actors are entities that have a role in a process
8 hrs
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thank you.
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| neutral |
neilmac
: All the world's a stage. May be correct, but I hate this kind of nuspeak:/ Just my opinion;)
11 hrs
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Thank you for your comment.
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| disagree |
Caroline Clarke
: ditto neilmac's comment, sorry.
11 hrs
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Thank you for your comment.
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| agree |
Jesús Romero
18 hrs
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¡Gracias!
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| disagree |
philgoddard
: Agree with Neilmac and Caroline.
1 day 1 hr
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Thank you for your comment.
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| agree |
cmwilliams (X)
1 day 12 hrs
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Thank you!
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+1
1 day 10 mins
Silvia Killian Özler
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Spanish
Türkiye
Translations with true meaning
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Turkish to Spanish, Turkish to English
Action taken by:
Action taken by: Reception user
Reference comments
1 hr
Reference:
Actor
A brief description of Use Cases, Actors and how they are used in the development process ... Use Cases are used during many stages of software development. ...
alistair.cockburn.us/Use+case+fundamentals
A use case in software engineering and systems engineering is a ... Each use case describes how the actor will interact with the system to achieve a ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_case
Use cases are interactions or dialogs between a system and actors, ...
www.methodsandtools.com/archive/archive.php?id=24
alistair.cockburn.us/Use+case+fundamentals
A use case in software engineering and systems engineering is a ... Each use case describes how the actor will interact with the system to achieve a ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_case
Use cases are interactions or dialogs between a system and actors, ...
www.methodsandtools.com/archive/archive.php?id=24
Note from asker:
| Thanks a million cmwilliams for this reference. I will change criteria of use in my translation. |
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| agree |
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
: Very popular in both languages :)
3 hrs
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