German term
absetzbar
4 +1 | adjustable | Rama Bhave |
4 | adaptable | Kartik Isaac |
Aug 8, 2022 15:37: Andrea Capuselli changed "Term Context" from "This appears in a technical text about planning a vehicle trajectory. \"einen gewünschten Versatz des Fahrzeugs, eine absetzbare Verzögerung, eine zulässige Beschleunigung und eine absetzbare Lenkdynamik\"" to "This appears in a technical text about planning a vehicle trajectory."
Proposed translations
adaptable
adjustable
Adjustable steering columns allow drivers to adjust the height of the steering wheel and distance according to their preference with a small tilt change, using electric motors or compression locks.
Adjustable deceleration cylinders have been designed to control the speed of moving masses.
https://www.caranddriver.com/research/a32814053/telescoping-steering-wheel/#:~:text=Adjustable%20steering%20columns%20allow%20drivers,provides%20a%20comfortable%20driving%20experience.
Discussion
I wonder if "absetzbar" could mean "interruptible" - which does in fact seem to be used in such contexts in English and would correspond to "abbrechen" as one meaning of "absetzen". But this is way out of my field so I won't propose a translation. HTH.