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In market and opinion research, the reaction or feedback to an action, such as an advertising campaign or a survey.
Die Response auf den neuen Werbespot war überwältigend positiv.
The response to the new commercial was overwhelmingly positive.
'Response' is an Anglicism and was borrowed directly from English. It is used mainly in certain specialized fields.
Wir analysieren die Response unserer Zielgruppe.
We are analyzing the response from our target group.
This word belongs to specialist language. It is used mainly in marketing, market research, and information technology (IT). It is uncommon in normal everyday language.
Die IT-Abteilung prüft gerade die Server-Response.
The IT department is currently checking the server response.
You can tell which meaning is intended from the context. Words like 'Werbung' (advertising), 'Kunden' (customers), or 'Umfrage' (survey) point to the marketing meaning. Terms like 'Server', 'Request', or 'API' point to the IT meaning.
Die Response auf unsere E-Mail-Kampagne war sehr gering.
The response to our email campaign was very low.
In a marketing context, 'Response' is often combined with adjectives such as 'hoch' (high), 'niedrig' (low), 'positiv' (positive), or 'negativ' (negative). Typical verbs are 'messen' (to measure), 'analysieren' (to analyze), or 'erhalten' (to receive).
Wir hoffen auf eine hohe Response bei unserer neuesten Umfrage.
We are hoping for a high response to our latest survey.
answer
'die Antwort' and 'die Response' can both mean a reaction to a question, request, or action. 'die Antwort' is the normal German word in everyday life, at school, in letters, and also when talking about problems. 'die Response' is a technical term. You hear it especially in IT when a server reacts to a request, or in research and advertising for feedback to an action. The words can be confused because 'Response' often feels like a modern or technical form of 'Antwort'. In normal conversation, 'Antwort' is almost always more natural; 'Response' only fits in specific technical contexts.
Der Entwickler prüft, warum die Response des Servers so langsam ist.
The developer is checking why the server's response is so slow.
Auf meine E-Mail kam heute endlich eine freundliche Antwort.
Today I finally received a friendly answer to my email.