Jun 24, 2008 13:08
15 yrs ago
German term

VAM

German to English Bus/Financial Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Tel XXXX
FAX XXXX
VAM: 11

On a debit note from a German auto company. It's directly under the document's reference numbers and in the same field as the telephone and fax number.

Discussion

Shane London (asker) Jul 1, 2008:
The client has advised that he doesn't know what VAM is either but I think that Virgin Mobile Audio Messaging is highly likely.
Shane London (asker) Jun 25, 2008:
Thanks for those suggestions. The Audi Messaging looks like a possibility. I agree it's probably not that important but as I have to ask about some abbreviations on other documents anyway, I will put this to the client as well.
Stephen Sadie Jun 25, 2008:
exactly my tip after you had provided the extra information - ask the customer!
Johannes Gleim Jun 25, 2008:
Habe ich als Deutsche noch nie auf Briefbögen gesehen. Auch die Suche im Internet führte nicht weiter. Ich würde den Kunden fragen.
Shane London (asker) Jun 24, 2008:
Interesting possibility but the company issuing the debit note isn't VAM and neither is the company being debited.

Proposed translations

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Virgin Mobile Audio Messaging

Just a wild guess really, as it is followed by a number and located beside phone and fax details I thought it might be something to do with mobile phones. VAM can also mean "voice spam" but I don't think that fits your context. I also found "Vehicle allocation matrix" but have no idea what that means. I doubt it is important for the purpose of your translation, either ask client or leave.
Example sentence:

2 Nov 2006 ... Virgin Mobile Audio Messaging (VAM) ... Try VAM before 6/30/07, and send/receive 100 audio messages for free each month through 7/30/07! ...

Peer comment(s):

agree hazmatgerman (X) : In diesem Zusammenhang hört sich das wirklich passender an.
1 day 4 hrs
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Company name

This may be the name of a service company in the automonile industry
http://www.vam-plus.de/

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-06-24 14:13:17 GMT)
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then I would honestly ask the customer
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Museum for the Ancient Near East

Although it has nothing to do with the car industry, I thought I might add this bit of information: VAM , in my academic field, means Vorderasiatisches Museum!
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18 hrs

VAM

Könnte Bezug auf Industriezeitschrift und ein dortiges Ranking o.Ä. sein, siehe hier: http://www.mycontentfactory.de/download/medien_fuer_maerkte_... auf S. 34
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