Whether or not translate the string in the quote?

[Dancefire]

Hi,

I reached a string
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This setting controls the type of starting date used in profit/loss
calculations. If set to \"absolute\" then GnuCash will retrieve the
starting date specified by the start_date key. If set to anything
else, GnuCash will retrieve the starting date specified by the
start_period key.
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Should "absolute" be translated or not? Based on the context, it looks
like might not be translated. However, the hint is too weak. Do you
have any hint of how to control whether or not translate those kind of
strings in quote? Or, could you put some comments on such strings in
GnuCash which the word in the quote should not be translated for
translators? Thanks.

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Regards

Tao Wang