Technology & Computing

Software, hardware, networks, devices, and the digital world.

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# Technology & Computing

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**Words:** 207

## About
Software, hardware, networks, devices, and the digital world.

## Words by Level

### A1
- phone - A device used to talk to people over distances, now often a small portable one that also runs apps.
- TV - Television; programmes broadcast to be watched on screen.
- camera - A device for taking photographs or recording video.
- computer - an electronic machine that stores and processes information and runs programs
- video - A recording of moving pictures and sound that you can watch on a screen.
- page - One side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine, or newspaper.
- Internet - the worldwide computer network that lets people share information and communicate.
- mouse - A small furry animal with a pointed nose, small ears and a long thin tail.
- cookie - A small, flat, sweet cake (called a biscuit in British English).
- CD - A small round plastic disc used to store music or computer data.
- DVD - A flat round disc used to store films, music, or other digital data.
- mobile phone

### A2
- code - Instructions written in a programming language that tell a computer what to do.
- program - A radio or television show.
- site - a place on the internet where you can read pages and find information; a website
- mail - Letters and parcels sent and delivered through the post.
- technology - Machines, equipment, and methods created from scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.
- button - A small round object on clothing that fastens through a hole.
- lock - A device that keeps a door, box, or gate shut and is opened with a key or code.
- permission - The act of allowing someone to do something.
- trap - A device made to catch animals.
- screen - The flat surface of a TV, computer, or phone on which images appear.
- online - Connected to the Internet.
- wallet - A small flat case, often made of leather, for carrying money and cards in your pocket.
- script - The written text of a play, film, or broadcast.
- bug - A small insect
- web - The thin net of fine threads that a spider makes to catch insects.
- menu - A list of the food and drinks available at a restaurant.
- speaker - A device that produces sound from a phone, computer, or stereo.
- website - A set of connected pages on the internet, usually owned by one person or organisation and reached from the same web address.
- software - The programs and instructions that tell a computer what to do.
- batch - A group of things or people dealt with at the same time.
- app - A software program, especially a small one you install on a phone or tablet.
- download - To copy data, files, or programs from the internet or another computer onto your own device.
- smartphone - A mobile phone that can run apps, browse the internet, and do many of the things a computer can.
- digital camera
- data - Facts and figures collected for analysis or to draw conclusions.
- user - A person who uses a computer, app, website, or service.

### B1
- file - A named collection of data stored on a computer.
- doc - An informal word for a doctor.
- access - The right or chance to use, enter, or reach something.
- device - A piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially an electronic or mechanical one.
- network - A large group of people, things, or places that are connected to each other.
- virus - A tiny living agent that causes disease by spreading inside the cells of a living host.
- exit - A door or passage for leaving a place.
- monitor - A screen that shows information from a computer.
- connect - To join two or more things together.
- scan - To look through something quickly to find a particular piece of information.
- electronic - Made or operated using electronic devices, especially those with computer chips or circuits.
- document - An official or formal piece of writing that gives information or proof.
- application - A formal written or spoken request for a job, a place, or assistance.
- storage - The act of keeping things somewhere until they are needed.
- wizard - A person, usually a man, who has magical powers, especially in stories.
- password - A secret series of characters you type to log in to a computer, account, or system.
- digital - Relating to computers, the internet, and electronic technology.
- undo - To cancel or reverse something that has been done.
- delete - To remove or erase something, especially text or data on a computer.
- server - A computer or program that provides services, files, or data to other computers in a network.
- keyboard - The set of keys you press to type on a computer or typewriter.
- disk - A flat, thin, round object or shape.
- filter - A device that removes unwanted things from a liquid, gas, or other substance passing through it.
- virtual - Existing or done on a computer or online rather than in the physical world.
- install - To put a piece of equipment somewhere and prepare it so it is ready to use.
- attach - To fasten or join one thing to another.
- unpack - To take things out of a bag, box, or suitcase
- upload - To send files or data from your device to a computer or website over the internet.
- enable - To make it possible for someone to do something
- technological - Relating to technology, especially modern science and machines.
- format - The way something is arranged, designed, or presented.
- minimize - To make something as small as possible.
- webcam - A small camera connected to a computer that sends live video over the internet.
- modem - A device that connects a computer to the internet through a telephone or cable line.
- dialog - A conversation between two or more people.
- telecommunications - The sending of information such as voice, text, and images over long distances by phone, radio, or the internet.
- CD-ROM - A CD that holds computer data which can be read but not changed.
- import - To bring goods or products in from another country, usually to sell them.
- export - To sell and send goods to another country.
- viewer - A person who watches something, especially television.
- charger - a device that supplies electrical power to recharge a battery
- copier - a machine that makes paper copies of documents or images

### B2
- wipe - To clean or dry a surface by rubbing it with a cloth, hand, or similar.
- technically - According to the exact facts or rules, even if this seems surprising.
- serial - Arranged in or forming a series; happening one after another.
- execution - The act of carrying out a plan, order, or task.
- worm - A long, thin, soft creature with no legs that lives in soil.
- messenger - A person who carries a message or delivers something from one place to another.
- database - A large set of organized information stored in a computer so it can be searched easily.
- corruption - Dishonest behaviour by people in power, such as taking bribes.
- virtually - Almost completely; nearly.
- hardware - The physical parts of a computer, such as the screen, keyboard, and circuits.
- retrieve - To get something back or bring it back from where it is.
- packet - A small pack or bag containing something.
- input - Information or advice you contribute to something.
- navigation - The skill of planning and following a route for a ship, aircraft, or vehicle.
- interpreter - a person who translates spoken words from one language into another.
- output - The amount of something produced by a person, machine, or factory.
- forum - A place, meeting, or website where people exchange ideas and opinions.
- icon - A small picture on a screen that you click to open a program or file.
- miner - A person who works in a mine, digging out coal, metal, or minerals.
- projection - A prediction or estimate based on current information.
- infect - To pass a disease to a person, animal, or thing.
- compression - the act of pressing or squeezing something into a smaller space
- compress - to press or squeeze something into a smaller space
- circuitry - The system of electrical circuits inside a device, considered as a whole.
- caption - A short piece of text printed under a picture to explain it.
- electronically - Using computers, the internet, or other electronic equipment.
- compile - To collect information from different places and put it together, for example into a list or report.
- desktop - A computer that sits on a desk, rather than one you carry around.
- browser - A computer program used to find and look at pages on the internet
- cyberspace - The Internet and the online world as a whole.
- spreadsheet - A computer program that organizes data in a grid of rows and columns for calculation and analysis.
- cursor - A small moving mark or arrow on a computer screen that shows where you are typing or pointing.
- antivirus - Software used to find, block, and remove computer viruses.
- cybercrime - Crime that is committed using computers and the Internet, such as stealing data or money.
- cyberpet - A virtual pet that you look after through a computer program or device.
- alias - another name used by a person, file, command, or concept
- overwrite - to replace existing data by writing new data over it
- selector - a control or device used to choose one of several settings or inputs
- unlink - to remove or break a connection between linked people, accounts, objects, or pieces of information
- projector - a device that projects an enlarged image or beam of light onto a surface
- detector - a device that senses and registers a substance, signal, or physical phenomenon
- hub - the central part of a wheel through which the axle passes

### C1
- utility - A basic public service such as electricity, gas, or water supplied to homes and businesses.
- query - A question, especially one asking for information or expressing a doubt.
- coverage - The way an event or topic is reported in newspapers, on TV, or online.
- processing - The act of dealing with something through a set series of steps.
- gadget - A small, often clever device or tool that does a particular job.
- domain - An area of activity, knowledge, or responsibility.
- deploy - To move troops or equipment into position ready for action.
- administrator - A person who manages or runs an organization, business, or government office.
- interface - The part of a computer system or program that a person uses to control it.
- directory - A book or list of names, addresses, and other details, usually in alphabetical order.
- firewall - A security system that controls the traffic coming into and out of a computer network
- processor - The part of a computer that performs most of the calculations and runs programs.
- configuration - The way the parts of something are arranged or put together.
- maximize - To make something as large or as great as possible.
- allocate - To give out or set aside money, time, or resources for a particular purpose.
- digitalize - To convert information or processes into a digital form for use on computers.
- digitalization - The process of converting information or processes into digital form.
- subclass - a class derived from another class in object-oriented programming
- programmatically - by means of computer code rather than manual action
- latency - delay between a request, signal, or action and the response to it
- spec - informal: a detailed specification describing required features, dimensions, or performance
- repeater - an electronic device that receives a signal and retransmits it, often after amplifying it

### C2
- emulate - To copy or imitate someone, especially because you admire them.
- dogma - a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
- parameter - A factor or limit that defines or sets the boundaries of something.
- electrode - A conductor through which electric current enters or leaves a device, liquid, or circuit.
- facsimile - An exact copy or reproduction of something.
- crufty - poorly designed or inelegant, often referring to software or code
- multiplexer - an electronic device that selects one of several input signals to send to a single output
- quine - a self-replicating program or statement that outputs its own source code
- reticulate - forming or resembling a network; having a net-like structure
- exfiltrate - to covertly remove data from a computer system or network
- sentinel - a guard or watchman posted to keep lookout
- macro - a saved instruction or abbreviation that expands into a longer sequence of computer commands
- bloat - unnecessary size, complexity, or excess, especially in software or organizations
- accessor - a method or function that reads a value, usually without changing the underlying data
- namespace - a named scope that groups identifiers so they do not conflict with identical names elsewhere
- mixin - a reusable unit of behavior or methods that can be included in a class without ordinary single inheritance
- monolith - a large single block of stone, especially one used as a monument
- microservice - a small independently deployed software service that communicates with other services as part of a larger system
- corrugator - A machine that corrugates material.
- res - informal: resolution or image detail, especially in high-res and low-res
- hypertext - digital text containing links that let a reader move non-sequentially between related passages or documents
- daemon - a computer program or process that runs in the background and performs a service without direct user control
- biometric - using measurable physical or behavioral characteristics to identify a person
- kodak - a camera, especially a small hand camera (historical generic use of the trademark)
- stylus - a pen-shaped device used to write, draw, or select items on a touchscreen or graphics tablet
- visiplate - in science fiction, an electronic screen capable of displaying images or data
- lurker - a person who reads or observes an online community without posting or participating
- stereo - a sound system that records or reproduces audio through two or more separate channels

### C2+
- cipher - a secret code; a zero; a nonentity; to encode or do arithmetic
- clasp - to grasp or hold tightly; a fastening device
- contrivance - a cleverly made device or scheme; an artificial or strained arrangement
- jack - a device for raising heavy objects; also, to raise or boost
- maze - a network of confusing paths; to bewilder
- blower - a device that produces a current of air; (British slang) a telephone
- emulator - hardware or software that imitates another system, or one who emulates
- executable - able to be carried out or run, especially a computer program file
- lookup - the act of searching for information in a reference or database
- algorithm - a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or computation
- bot - a software program that runs automated tasks; also a botfly larva
- coder - a person who writes computer programs or converts data into code
- codify - to arrange laws or rules into a systematic code
- committer - one who commits something, such as code changes or an act
- compiler - one who compiles; a program that translates source code into machine code
- decidable - able to be decided; in logic, solvable by an algorithm
- digitally - by means of digital technology; or with the fingers
- digitize - to convert information into digital form
- fastener - a device that holds or joins things together
- flasher - a device or thing that flashes, such as a blinking light
- gripper - a device or part that grips or holds firmly
- igniter - a device that sets fire to or starts the combustion of something
- ignitor - a device that ignites a fuel or charge; variant of igniter
- meshwork - a network of interlaced threads, fibers, or strands
- recursive - characterized by repeated application of a rule, defined in terms of itself
- scanner - a device that examines or digitizes images, codes, or signals
- skimmer - a utensil or device for removing matter from a liquid surface
- theoretic - concerned with theory rather than practical application
- transformer - a device for changing the voltage of an alternating current
- exfiltration - the secret, covert removal of someone from a dangerous or hostile place
- splice - to join two pieces of rope, film, or other material by intertwining or overlapping the strands or ends
- shim - a thin wedge or strip used to fill a gap or level something
- searchlight - To scan or sweep across like a searchlight.
- subetherics - in science fiction, devices or systems that communicate through a subether medium, usually faster than light
- detectaphone - a sensitive microphone able to record conversations covertly even through a wall.

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