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Wortgebrauch - Questions on usages in German language.

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What is the role of "schon" in this sentence?

No, "schon" can not be omitted here. "Wie lange lernen Sie Deutsch" would refer to any time span in the present or future that is spent studying German. That sentence would be appropriate if one wante …
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Meaning of "bis zum 01.03.2021"

"Bis spätestens" includes the day (end of the business day). Deadlines before the given date are usually worded like "vor dem". Also note that "eine Kopie der Unterlagen mit Ihrer Unterschrift" means …
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Is "Parameter" in German more widely/commonly understood as "setting" in English?

As you quoted, in technical context a "Parameter" is a variable that is constant for some time. So I don't expect external devices or your program to change it but that it can be changed by the user/s …
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"widmen" ohne Empfänger möglich?

Kurz gesagt: Nein Erklärung: Abgesehen davon, dass es sehr holprig klingt und mir nur Beispiele bekannt sind, in denen beide Seiten genannt werden oder sogar die Widmenden weggelassen werden, gibt e …
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Is there any significant difference between "Flugzeug" and "Maschine"?

Yes there is a significant difference. "Maschine" refers to any kind of machine including airplanes, typically liners "Flugzeug" refers to an airplane of any kind including military ones "Flugmaschi …
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Expressing "To give something an X spin/bias" in German

"Dreh" is i.m.o understandable, formal-ish (it's what my parents are likely to say but neither my peers nor an official text would use it) and rather rare. Propably the most formal way is "eine XY Ko …
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