Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
Ihopkopplad
English translation:
interconnected
Swedish term
Ihopkopplad
I'm near the end of a job on electrical installations and safety and the word "connected" (kopplad) has been used a lot.
Now, I have
Ihopkopplad och samverkande elmateriel, vilken uppfyller ett eller flera särskilda syften samt har samordnade egenskaper.
I understand perfectly what they mean (the connection is more "permanent", not just a plug) but I can't find a way to say this succinctly. Paired or inline equipment?
Any help appreciated
SafeTex
| 4 +5 | interconnected |
David Young
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| 3 | hard-wired |
Paul Gratwick
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Nov 19, 2018 19:00: Michele Fauble changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
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Proposed translations
United States
15+ years of experience
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US) 
Works in: Norwegian to English, Swedish to English, Danish to English
interconnected
It seems better to me than "paired", which is almost too specific (and possibly inaccurate). Same with "inline".
"Interconnected" would also seem to have essentially the same relation to "connected" in English as "kopplad" and "ihopkopplad" would have in Swedish.
| agree |
George Hopkins
: Definitely
13 hrs
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| agree |
Agneta Pallinder
: Good suggestion
13 hrs
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| agree |
Michael Ellis
14 hrs
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| agree |
Sven Petersson
1 day 2 hrs
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| agree |
Michele Fauble
1 day 11 hrs
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Discussion
I think I'll go with "interconnected" for stylistic reasons as I have "interoperable" (samverkande elmateriel) in the same sentence. I know that style is not normally the deciding factor in this type of text but they look so nice together. "Hard-wired" was a nice idea too and I've noted that one down for future use.
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