On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 12:19:39PM +0200, Omar Campagne <[email protected]> was heard to say: > I am translating the aptitude user guide, and I've found the word "tier" > several times. I'm finding several translations for it, such nivel > "level" and so on. > However, what do you think that best expresses the meaning in spanish? > Or at least, what is the precise meaning of "tier" in this context?
In this case, it's "tier" in the sense of "level" -- that would probably be a decent translation. Tiers are arranged from earliest to latest, and solutions slot into tiers; aptitude doesn't move to a later tier until it's sure there's no solution in any earlier tier. I think of them as being a bit like a terraced field, for instance: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Landscape_in_Sa_Pa_(Vietnam).jpg The search climbs the mountain until it reaches the top. :-) Daniel _______________________________________________ Aptitude-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/aptitude-devel
