Aug 18, 2004 07:54
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Indonesian term

obeng Philips segi-delapan

Indonesian to English Tech/Engineering Engineering (general)
obeng Philips segi-delapan
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Proposed translations

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3 mins
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Philips screwdriver

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Peer comment(s):

agree Ramona Ali : octahedral Philips screwdriver?
1 min
thank you, Ramona. Please see Zein Isa's reply.
agree CMJ_Trans (X) : no need for 'octahedral' - the "eight" refers to the design of the head and the word has passed into English as is - all experts recognise it
17 mins
thank you, but Zein Isa's answer is the more logical
agree Kardi Kho
47 mins
Thank you, Kardi. Please refer to Zein Isa's answer
neutral John Gare (X) : The most commonly known Phillips screwdriver has a head with the cross-section of a four-pointed star: So I am puzzled by the inclusion of segi-delapan (octagonal) in this context.
3 hrs
Thank you, John. See Zein Isa's answer.
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16 mins

Philips octagonal screwdriver

segi delapan = octagonal
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+1
1 hr

TORX screwdriver

Many Indonesian terms don't use the recognised international terms, but instead invent their own, based on already familiar terms.

'Philips screwdriver' has an x-shape tip, so it can be think of to have a square shape tip, based on the edge of the x shape. Indonesians used to call this kind of screwdriver as 'obeng kembang,' or 'flower screwdriver' which has no meaning in English.

TORX screwdriver has an eight edges tip, basically can be seen as resembling an octagon. This is what Indonesian technicians called as 'obeng Philips segi delapan.'

Peer comment(s):

agree eldira : that takes care of the "segi delapan"
1 hr
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+1
3 hrs

Driver for "eight-wing" screwhead

The reference below gives an illustrated description of a whole lot of different screwhead types. I thought Kardi Kho's explanation was the likely answer, but it seems that the TORX screwheads have a six-sided star sectioned recess, not octagonal, and I think Indonesian technicians would know the difference. So although I have never seen one I am going for "eight-wing" out of respect for the segi-delapan.

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Note added at 3 hrs 52 mins (2004-08-18 11:47:03 GMT)
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Sorry, it was Zein Isa\'s explanation I was intending to refer to rather than Kardi Kho\'s. All comments have added something, haven\'t they?.
Peer comment(s):

agree Abdul Karim
2 hrs
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