Removal of Oxide Scale

How would you translate "脱落した酸化スケール"?

Let's break it down:

• 脱落した酸化スケール
• 脱落 【だつらく】 loss; dropping out; falling by the wayside
• 酸化 【さんか】 oxidation

The original translation I saw was:

• scale oxide dropped from the metal surface

The problem with this translation is the direct translation of 脱落 as "dropped." A better translation would be "oxide scale is removed from the metal surface" or "waste oxide scale is removed from the metal surface."

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References:

• WWWJDIC: Online Japanese Dictionary Service 
• Casio Ex-Word 電子辞書 
• The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language 
• 英辞郎 第五版 
• 新和英大辞典　第5版 ― 並装 
• Transmission electron microscopy of thin oxide layers recovered from the surface of metals 
• Oxide Scale Behavior in High Temperature Metal Processing by Michal Krzyzanowski, John H. Beynon, Didier C. J. Farrugia

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SaaS

Today's key term is: software-as-a-service (SaaS)

Note that this initialism is written with two lowercase a's, which makes this initialism somewhat visually unique.

翻訳

• software-as-a-service (SaaS): サース

SaaS（サース、Software-as-a-Service）は、必要な機能を必要な分だけサービスとして利用できるようにしたソフトウェア（主にアプリケーションソフトウェア）もしくはその提供形態のこと。一般にはインターネット経由で必要な機能を利用する仕組みで、シングルシステム・マルチテナント方式になっているものを指す[1]。以下、特に断りのない限り、上記定義でのSaaSについて記述する。[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/SaaS]

Some Japanese sites tend to spell out SaaS as "Software as a Service."² Please note, however, that this is one noun, and as such, requires dashes. Therefore, "Software as a Service" should be written as "Software-as-a-Service."

Also, when using SaaS in your sentences, be sure to spell the word out first, then indicate the initialism in parenthesis.¹

例： With cloud computing, users can interact with software-as-a-service (SaaS) via their Web browser on a laptop, desktop, or iPhone without worrying about compatibly with the hardware operating system.

References:

1. The Chicago Manual of Style

Additional references:

2. 用語解説辞典/NTTPC ソリューション・ネットワーク事業(This site is a good example of how to NOT spell SaaS.
3. Computer Desktop Encylopedia (Computer Desktop Encyclopedia)
4. 日経パソコン用語辞典 2010年版
5. The Chicago Manual of Style

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