top rebut

[The Queen of England]

Hello everyone,

I am working on error messages for machine software (paint industry) and the following is baffling me;

Saisie obligatoire du top rebut (Oui/Non)

I know I should suggest something but I really don't know!
Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[Moon Palace]

Generally 'rebut' is rubbish, what doesn't fit, fails...
In computer science, I suppose here it means the utmost failure. Maybe 'compulsory capture of the top failure'?

 

[The Queen of England]

Thanks Moon Palace
In the rest of the document I have translated 'rebut' as scrap. This paint possibly isnt up to standard or is the result of test batches on the paint line.
I really dont understand the 'top rebut'!
Can we translate 'top' as rate/frequency? Even so, I'm not sure it makes sense!

 

[Quaeitur]

If we're talking of a continuous process in a production line, it could be the first liters (or whatever quantity) produced on the line, that is usually discarded. But this is as wild a guess as it goes here!

 

[The Queen of England]

Thanks Quaeitur, I think you are probably right, so, any suggestions?

Saisie obligatoire du top rebut (Oui/Non)

"enter scrap rate (yes/no)" It doesn't make any sense - help!!

 

[Angela-S]

Possibly something like

"Capture of top waste compulsory (Yes/No)"

or possibly

"Skimming off of top waste compulsory (Yes/No)" although that may be going a bit beyond the original