Vocabulary Related To Technology

Vocabulary related to Technology
CD player, noun
a device for playing a digitally encoded audio an optical disk
CD-Rom, noun
a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large
amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the
user
DVD, noun
a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer
or a television set
IT, noun
Information Technology - the branch of engineering that deals with the use of
computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
access, noun
(computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information
address, noun
the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
airmail, noun
letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
calculator, noun
a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations
chat, verb
talk socially without exchanging too much information
click, noun
depression of a button on a computer mouse
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computer, noun
a machine for performing calculations automatically
connect, verb
join by means of communication equipment
The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area
delete, verb
wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
dial, verb
operate a dial to select a telephone number
You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial
digital, adj
of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits
digital computer
directory, noun
(computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)
electronic, adj
of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles
governing the behavior of electrons
electronic devices
email, noun
(computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a
computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the
recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
enclosed, adj
closed in or surrounded or included within
the enclosed check is to cover shipping and handling
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engaged, adj
unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability
envelope, noun
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
equipment, noun
any instrument needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
fax, verb
send something via a facsimile machine
Can you fax me the report right away?
headline, noun
the heading or caption of a newspaper article
internet, noun
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use
the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
invent, verb
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
invention, noun
the creation of something in the mind
keyboard, noun
device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting
machine or computer or the like
laptop, noun
a portable computer small enough to use in your lap
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laser, noun
an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device
that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
machine, noun
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or
assist in the performance of human tasks
message, noun
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
he sent a three-word message
mobile phone, adj

a portable telephone
mouse, noun
a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your
computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball
that rolls on the surface of the pad
a mouse takes much more room than a trackball
network, noun
an interconnected system of things or people
he owned a network of shops
online, adj
connected to a computer network or accessible by computer
operator, noun
an agent that operates some apparatus or machine
the operator of the switchboard
parcel, noun
a wrapped container
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phone, noun
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted
over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
postage, noun
the charge for mailing something
postcard, noun
a card for sending messages by post without an envelope
print, verb
reproduce by printing
printer, noun
a machine that prints
program, verb
write a computer program
ring, verb
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
screen, noun
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
software, noun
(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated
documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in
read/write memory
the market for software is expected to expand
switch, noun
control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or
breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
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telephone, noun
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted
over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
I talked to him on the telephone
text, noun
the words of something written
there were more than a thousand words of text

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