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[Hannie Dumoleyn <lafeber-dumoleyn2@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks all of you who answered this question of mine.
This is what I wrote to tony, who is the editor of this chapter:
Hi Tony,
Thanks for your answer. I just did not know this expression, it looked a 
bit awkward to me. And of course I should have consulted my dictionary 
first :(
There is no need to adjust English language expressions so that 
non-native speakers understand. It is my duty as a translator to find 
out what a less common expression means. I already felt stupid that I 
sent this question to the mailing list.
Best regards,
Hannie

Op 28-05-13 15:16, Mario H. Burgos schreef:
> Hannie,
>
> "Keep tabs", and its variants are slang for "keeping track of".
>
> -MarioB
>
> On May 28, 2013 5:34 AM, "Hannie Dumoleyn" 
> <lafeber-dumoleyn2@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:lafeber-dumoleyn2@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     In the Ubuntu One chapter, on page 80 of the manual, I found this
>     sentence:
>     This is a convenient way to keep tabs on which files you are
>     publishing, and....
>
>     Can anyone explain to me what "keep tabs" means?
>
>     Hannie
>
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