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what means the word, OVERLENGTH ?

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wylim

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Feb 23, 2011, 7:01:13 PM2/23/11
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not over length
overlength

for example

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION:
PROVIDES FLIGHT CREW
WITH WARNING AND CAUTION
ALERTS WHEN AN IMPENDING
HAZARDOUS CONDITION
EXISTS RELATIVE TO
TERRAIN CLEARANCE.
OVERLENGTH PART NUMBER:
965-0976-003-218-218

overlength means 'extend '?

annily

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Feb 23, 2011, 7:32:46 PM2/23/11
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Since it's describing a part number, perhaps "Overlength" is the name of
the manufacturer.

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which probably influences my opinions.

Peter Duncanson (BrE)

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Feb 23, 2011, 7:40:27 PM2/23/11
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On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:01:13 -0800 (PST), wylim <wyl...@gmail.com>
wrote:

"Overlength Part Number" seems to have a specific technical meaning:
http://www.consolut.com/en/s/sap-ides-access/d/s/doc/H-ADSPC_OPN

ADSPC_OPN - Overlength Part Number
General Material Data General Material Data
This documentation is copyright by SAP AG.
Definition

Overlength Part Number identifies a complete part identity exceeding
fifteen positions in length.
Example

P1PDINQY / IIC IBA / OPN 4482A641-62BC611

A "Manufacturer's Part Number" appears to have a limit of fifteen
characters.

--
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.usage.english)

Peter Duncanson (BrE)

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Feb 23, 2011, 8:11:28 PM2/23/11
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This document mentions several Overlength Part Numbers:

http://www.aerosup.com/Document/24/B737-300-400-500-ATA-CHAPTER-24-PART-14.pdf

For instance:

PART NUMBER NOMENCLATURE

BCREF0712 .PLUG-PLA
SUPPLIER CODE:
V71468
OVERLENGTH PART NUMBER:
DPX2MB26S26S33B0001
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT NUMBER:
D00415
D01789

annily

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Feb 24, 2011, 12:04:27 AM2/24/11
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Interesting. The 15-character limitation seems to be a convention
peculiar to the aeronautical industry.

R H Draney

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Feb 24, 2011, 12:09:58 AM2/24/11
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annily filted:

>
>Interesting. The 15-character limitation seems to be a convention
>peculiar to the aeronautical industry.

No, American Express card numbers have the same limit (after historically having
a 13-character limit)...competitors' card numbers have limits of 16 characters,
the better to fill up more of the ISO-8583 PAN ("Primary Account Number") field
which can hold up to 21 digits....r


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Me? Sarcastic?
Yeah, right.

annily

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Feb 24, 2011, 3:17:47 AM2/24/11
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On 2011-02-24 15:39, R H Draney wrote:
> annily filted:
>>
>> Interesting. The 15-character limitation seems to be a convention
>> peculiar to the aeronautical industry.
>
> No, American Express card numbers have the same limit (after historically having
> a 13-character limit)

I actually meant in the context of part numbers, but it was only based
on a quick Google for "overlength part number".

Donna Richoux

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Feb 24, 2011, 6:10:21 AM2/24/11
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wylim <wyl...@gmail.com> wrote:

A search on "part number * overlength" gives this:

Templates Business Letter Format
17 Jul 2010 ... If the part number is over 15 characters put the first
15 characters in this field then put the entire part number in the
Overlength Part ...

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Best -- Donna Richoux

JimboCat

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Feb 24, 2011, 1:12:16 PM2/24/11
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The TLA for "overlength part number" is "OPN".

TLA - Three Letter Acronym
ETLA - Extended Three Letter Acronym (note: "ETLA" is an ETLA)

Jim Deutch (JimboCat)
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technical term: a seemingly ordinary word or phrase, the meaning
of which in some contexts is distorted beyond
mortal comprehension. (Note: "technical term"
is a technical term.)

Mark Brader

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Feb 25, 2011, 3:18:05 AM2/25/11
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> overlength means 'extend '?

That is NOT how we express questions in English. You must use an
auxiliary verb -- "Does overlength mean 'extended'?"

The basic meaning of "overlength" is "longer than is normally allowed".
For example, there might be a law saying that trucks on a highway are
normally allowed to be up to 15 m long, for example. If you have to
send something that's 20 m long, you can use a longer truck, but then
the law might say that it has to have special lights and signs so that
people coming up behind it know that it's longer than other trucks.

This might be described as an "overlength truck".
--
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Don Phillipson

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Feb 23, 2011, 7:31:38 PM2/23/11
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"wylim" <wyl...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION:
> PROVIDES FLIGHT CREW
> WITH WARNING AND CAUTION
> ALERTS WHEN AN IMPENDING
> HAZARDOUS CONDITION
> EXISTS RELATIVE TO
> TERRAIN CLEARANCE.
> OVERLENGTH PART NUMBER:
> 965-0976-003-218-218
>
> overlength means 'extend '?

Probably not. The colon suggests this is
from a catalogue, and the last line of text
looks as if names a component longer than
some familiar standard. But if it is from a
parts catalogue you can easily ask the
vendor what the words mean. This is sometimes
necessary when technical jargon and sales
jargon coincide.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa Canada)


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