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The translation "Maginot Line" originates from [[Terminal/Halo 3|Forerunner records]] using [[translation software]] which incorporates idioms from the reader's own culture;<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 165''</ref> when Forerunner terms cannot be directly translated, the software replaced them with human terms of more or less equivalent meaning. Thus, terms such as "[[Eden]]", "fairy tale", and "Maginot Line" became the default usage in Forerunner terminals and transmissions when read by humans.<ref name="enc"/> These words appear in brackets in the [[Terminal/Halo 3|terminals]]. Meanwhile, "Jat-Krula" is a transliteration of the original Forerunner term.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 12''</ref> | The translation "Maginot Line" originates from [[Terminal/Halo 3|Forerunner records]] using [[translation software]] which incorporates idioms from the reader's own culture;<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 165''</ref> when Forerunner terms cannot be directly translated, the software replaced them with human terms of more or less equivalent meaning. Thus, terms such as "[[Eden (place)|Eden]]", "fairy tale", and "Maginot Line" became the default usage in Forerunner terminals and transmissions when read by humans.<ref name="enc"/> These words appear in brackets in the [[Terminal/Halo 3|terminals]]. Meanwhile, "Jat-Krula" is a transliteration of the original Forerunner term.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 12''</ref> | ||
The translated name is a reference to France's [[Wikipedia:Maginot Line|Maginot Line]], a longitudinal line of heavy fortifications meant to repel an anticipated assault from Germany prior to the outbreak of [[World War II]]. Though the line dissuaded a direct attack, German Panzer units simply maneuvered north through Belgium, rendering the defenses largely irrelevant and leading to the fall of France. The Germans later manned the Maginot Line's battlements as the Allies pushed through Europe, though again the majority of the lines were bypassed. | The translated name is a reference to France's [[Wikipedia:Maginot Line|Maginot Line]], a longitudinal line of heavy fortifications meant to repel an anticipated assault from Germany prior to the outbreak of [[World War II]]. Though the line dissuaded a direct attack, German Panzer units simply maneuvered north through Belgium, rendering the defenses largely irrelevant and leading to the fall of France. The Germans later manned the Maginot Line's battlements as the Allies pushed through Europe, though again the majority of the lines were bypassed. | ||