Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 25, 2011 00:46
13 yrs ago
Chinese term
United States
Quality, timely Chinese translation.
Native in: English 
Works in: Chinese to English, English
异构
Chinese to English
Tech/Engineering
IT (Information Technology)
Computer Programs
The context here is somebody commenting on a business process management program. I don't have much context myself, but the person writes 不了解是否能够异构？
Any ideas or references are appreciated!
Any ideas or references are appreciated!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | heterogeneous |
Alvin Liu
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| 5 | Heterogeneous |
Sameh Samy
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Proposed translations
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Selected
heterogeneous
异构 means 'made up of different kinds; varied in composition'.
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Alvin. Yes that is what I am considering, but I'm just wondering what it actually means in the context of a computer program. Maybe that it has different parts, or even that it can do different things. This one is particularly difficult since there isn't much context given. |
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Comment: "Thanks for your insight. It was very helpful!"
3 days 13 hrs
Sameh Samy
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: Chinese to Arabic, Arabic to Chinese, English to Chinese, and 1 more.
Heterogeneous
I think he means it can do different things, because it's only comment, and this is commenter concern.
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Sameh. I think you are right, but I gave the points to Alvin since he was first. I appreciate your insight. |
Discussion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterogeneous_Database_System
http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=42160