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Here are two lists of terms.

The first one is a 1,500+ term list with core computer words (a basic 
glossary):

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/khmer/glossary-1567Terms-Empty-V2.ods?download

The other one is a more complete 2,551 term list that includes all the 
terms used in OpenOffice. The terms are classified in four sheets: 
computer terms, mathematical (algebra, calculus), business and 
accounting, and statistics. The non computer words should be pretty much 
translated already, it is a question of finding the right person or book 
for finding the translations. It is in:

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/khmer/glossary-BySubject-Empty-2551Terms-V3.1.ods?download

They are both in OpenDocument spreadsheet format.

Javier


Ammar Ibrahim wrote:

> I agree, we still didn't start the translation process, at the moment 
> we're looking for lists of ICT terms. Then we'll start the official 
> process. Hope to see active people here :) I just finished my finals 
> today, so the ball should start rollin
>
>
> Ammar
>
>
> Ala'a Ibrahim wrote:
>
>> Well I agree, but we are translating a ICT keyword, not specific use 
>> of a keyword. so We have to look for a word that takes that place in 
>> all of it's uses. Like if I'm translating some kind of documentation, 
>> I need just to lookup a word, not a word then see where it is used.
>>  
>> And for those 2 words, in English ICT they have there meaning all of 
>> the time, but they refer to something different, in UNIX, a directory 
>> is a special kind of file which stores data about the files included 
>> in it. For me I see that a folder is a special kind of directory when 
>> the directory is saving data about files.
>>  
>> P.S.: Folder is not an MS word, it was used before on Mac, and usally 
>> Folder is used in the terms of GUI, and Directory in the CLI.
>>
>>  
>> On 9/5/05, *Ammar Ibrahim* <ammar at gnuix dot com <mailto:ammar at gnuix dot com>> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>     Ala'a Ibrahim wrote:
>>
>>>     On 9/5/05, *Zaid Amireh* <tumbak at gmail dot com
>>>     <mailto:tumbak at gmail dot com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>         On 9/5/05, Ala'a Ibrahim < ala dot ibrahim at gmail dot com
>>>         <mailto:ala dot ibrahim at gmail dot com>> wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> I'm sorry I haven't been here earlier, But as I've read the
>>>         Archives, I have
>>>> a comment on something Posted earlier in the word lists.
>>>         the 2 words
>>>> "Folder", "Directory" were transelated to the same word in
>>>         Arabic. but I
>>>> guess there is a differance between the 2 words. in a lot
>>>         of cases they are
>>>> the some but sometimes there is a differance what I see is that
>>>> Folder: A container to organize files and other folders.
>>>> Directory: A Directory is like a database, you can put
>>>         information in it and
>>>> retrieve it later, but it's designed for reading more than
>>>         writing, offers a
>>>> static view of the data, and supports simple updates
>>>         without transactions.
>>>>
>>>> You know consider the case of LDAP(Lightweight Directory
>>>         Access Protocol),
>>>> it's hard to be called LFAP(Lightweight Folder Access
>>>         Protocol), cause the
>>>> word Folder doesn't support it's meaning, it had to be
>>>         Directory.
>>>> --
>>>>                                  Ala'a A. Ibrahim
>>>> http://360.yahoo.com/bai_83
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>>>>
>>>
>>>         care to provide a translation for the two terms? *wink*
>>>
>>>         --
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>>>         Netiquette Nazi ->
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>>>
>>>     How about
>>>      
>>>     Folder: مجلد (Your word)
>>>     Directory:  فهرس or دليل (I guess I saw it in some arabic book)
>>>     pick one.
>>>      
>>>      
>>>     -- 
>>>                                      Ala'a A. Ibrahim
>>>     http://360.yahoo.com/bai_83
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>>
>>     But in some contexts Directory & folder do have the same meaning.
>>     If you're referring e.g. to LDAP, your translation would make
>>     perfect sense, but if you were referring to directory in terms of
>>     unix file organization, then it should have the same meaning as a
>>     folder. Microsoft uses Folder, *nix uses the term Directory. It
>>     really depends on the context, do you agree?
>>     Ammar
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>>                                  Ala'a A. Ibrahim
>> http://360.yahoo.com/bai_83 
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