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Glossary entry

日本語 term or phrase:

ドグ

英語 translation:

dog

Added to glossary by Troy Fowler
Jan 16, 2006 03:35
19 yrs ago
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日本語 term

ドグ

日本語 から 英語 技術/工学 機械工学 industrial machinery
This is a description of ドグ. I thought it was simply 'dog' in English, but was informed otherwise:

ドグはDogではなく、下記の意味だとなります:
ラックに取り付けて、ラックが動作するときの移動端や停止位置を設定できる部品で、このドグがリミットスイッチやセンサを動作させる役目を持っています。

Is there another English word for ドグ?

宜しくお願いします。
Proposed translations (英語)
3 +6 dog

Proposed translations

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日本語 term (edited): �h�O
Selected

dog

If you search define:dog in Google, you get a lot of entries that look like they support the word "dog" for what you are looking for. Among them:
Blocking element designed to limit or stop a mobile element, generally for a drawer of a piece of furniture or a table
www.plab.org/english/glossaire-cont.htm

A device which catches, holds or grips to prevent something, such as a mine car, from proceeding in a direction not intended.
www.readinganthracite.com/glossary.htm

...so it might be "dog" after all.
Peer comment(s):

agree Maynard Hogg : Yes, once in a while, katakana is based on actual English usage. The trick is knowing when. Google's define: helps.
9分
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agree KathyT : and with M.H.'s observation.
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agree Katalin Horváth McClure : Yes, dog is OK. I have seen it used as "sensor dog", and also as "trigger". Perhaps, trigger is a good solution if your client strongly opposes "dog" and the function is actually triggering an action (which seems to be the case here).
29分
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agree Ruchika S
48分
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agree ishigami : Dogs should be positioned on the rack to establish a stop or reverse point along the rack.http://www.usautomation.com/PDFs/OM_LinearMotion_Accessories...
2時間
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agree karmarkara : Yes, I have used it in Interpretation.
21時間
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