添付される for physical objects. Does it mean "included with" or "attached to"?


When 添付される is used for physical objects. Does it mean "included with" or
physically "attached to"? So far I've only seen 添付 used with email and paper
documents, for which no distinction needs to be made.

For example, if you are thinking about buying a machine, say a CNC, and the
description of the product says

> 設定表は本体に添付されています。

Does it mean that the settings table is physically attached to the machine, or
is it just included with it?

**Edit**  
I finally found a picture to help explain the kind of situation I have in
mind.  
See the safety sheet on [this
machine](http://vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=6050). It is in
a plastic folder that is screwed to the machine. Would this be considered
「本体に添付されています。」? Now, picture the plastic folder hanging from the machine with
string through one of the holes on the left. Would that be considered
「本体に添付されています。」?  
I have to ask with this much detail because I was given the Japanese sentence
`設定表は本体に添付されています。` with the English translation `the settings table is
attached to the machine.` I have to change the English if "attached" is not
correct.

Thank you




I know nothing about CNC or its 設定表, but I believe it is packed together.
添付【てんぷ】 always means "place it alongside", so you should find it separately.
If it were built in or written in the machine's memory, I think they would use
内蔵 "store inside".

As an aside, a considerable number of people confuse 添付 with 貼付 "stick on"
(whose correct pronunciation is ちょうふ). In this case, you may find it on any
side of the product, or the box. But it doesn't change the situation here.

**Edit:**

> _It is in a plastic folder that is screwed to the machine. Would this be
> considered 「本体に添付されています。」? Now, picture the plastic folder hanging from the
> machine with string through one of the holes on the left. Would that be
> considered 「本体に添付されています。」?_

The setting seen in the pictures you provided is not the typical case we use
添付 at all, unless the paper can be freely taken out from the folder, or the
folder from the machine. 貼付 might be somewhat better, but we would usually
call it 固定されている or simply 本体にある (if nailed); 連結されている or 結ばれている (if permanently
tied). You can also use 付属, where it just means "come with", regardless of
form.

添付 in the usual sense implies that the attachment is given in a physically
separate medium, unlike the English _attach_.




I know nothing about CNC or its 設定表, but I believe it is packed together.
添付【てんぷ】 always means "place it alongside", so you should find it separately.
If it were built in or written in the machine's memory, I think they would use
内蔵 "store inside".

As an aside, a considerable number of people confuse 添付 with 貼付 "stick on"
(whose correct pronunciation is ちょうふ). In this case, you may find it on any
side of the product, or the box. But it doesn't change the situation here.

**Edit:**

> _It is in a plastic folder that is screwed to the machine. Would this be
> considered 「本体に添付されています。」? Now, picture the plastic folder hanging from the
> machine with string through one of the holes on the left. Would that be
> considered 「本体に添付されています。」?_

The setting seen in the pictures you provided is not the typical case we use
添付 at all, unless the paper can be freely taken out from the folder, or the
folder from the machine. 貼付 might be somewhat better, but we would usually
call it 固定されている or simply 本体にある (if nailed); 連結されている or 結ばれている (if permanently
tied). You can also use 付属, where it just means "come with", regardless of
form.

添付 in the usual sense implies that the attachment is given in a physically
separate medium, unlike the English _attach_.

