Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Ablösungspunkte
English translation:
Life syscle / shelf life
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German term
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Ablösungspunkte
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Computers: Software
SRS
Die im Einsatz befindlichen Systeme haben Ihre Ablösungspunkte deutlich überschritten (Betrieb und Pflegekosten werden bei einem Weiterbetrieb exponentiell ansteigen).
Proposed translations
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Ramon Somoza
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Proposed translations
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Ramon Somoza
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Specializes in field
Spain
40 years in aerospace & IT translations
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: Dutch to Spanish, Dutch to English, English to Spanish, and 7 more.
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German term (edited):
Abl�sungspunkte
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useful life
The systems have exceeded their useful life - i.e., though they can be maintained operational, their maintenance costs make this uneconomic.
(Sorry, I answered initially in the wrong language)
(Sorry, I answered initially in the wrong language)
Peer comment(s):
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Frank Meyer
: You could also say "end of their life cycle". I worked in the software industry for 9 years, and software life cycles were discussed often.
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Totally correct. I also have worked for some 17 years in software-related work within the aerospace business, and "life cycle" was indeed a common term. Thank you.
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Brandis (X)
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Thank you.
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