Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Abschottung

English translation:

compartmentalization

Added to glossary by Ilka Nahmmacher
Nov 11, 2018 14:04
5 yrs ago
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German term

Abschottung

German to English Tech/Engineering Computers: Systems, Networks
This is a term from network security:

Mit dem Abschottungskonzept können Bereiche gegeneinander abgeschottet werden. Damit kann ein Bereich die Aktivitäten des anderen Bereichs nicht sehen.

Proposed translations

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compartmentalization

Compartmentalization: Bereichsbildung & Abschottung https://www.avantec.ch/assets/uploads/PDF Documents/IT-Secur...

Compartmentalization, in information security, whether public or private, is the limiting of access to information to persons or other entities on a need-to-know basis to perform certain tasks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compartmentalization_(informat...

Peer comment(s):

agree Ramey Rieger (X)
3 hrs
agree Steffen Walter : This seems to be the preferred term although "containment" springs to mind, too.
4 hrs
agree Sangeeta Joshi
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you. This is exactly what I needed."
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walling off

Compare with this:

"These agreements can involve cumbersome requirements (e.g., walling off sections of the company from one another).:

"Divesting or walling off enterprises that pose potential national security risks."

https://www.acc.com/chapters/ncr/upload/SlidesCIFIUS.pdf
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insulating/isolating/sequestering

These are only alternatives to Kim's most appropriate suggestion.
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