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Technology Vocabulary

application
noun a program or piece of software designed to fulfil a particular purpose.

acceleration
noun it refers to the rate at which something increase in velocity.

attract
noun it is to pull or draw someone or something toward them, by the qualities they have
especially good ones.

accelerator
noun an apparatus for accelerating charged particles to high velocities.

backup
noun the procedure for backing up data. a copy made in such a way.

broadcast
noun this refers to a method of sending information over a radio or television programme or
transmission.

cartridge
noun a container holding a spool of photographic film, a quantity of ink, or other item or
substance, designed for insertion into a mechanism.

computer
noun an electronic device which is capable of receiving information (data) and performing a
sequence of logical operations in accordance with a predetermined but variable set of
procedural instructions (program) to produce a result in the form of information or signals.

degree
noun a unit in any of various scales of temperature, intensity, or hardness. (Symbol: )

electromagnetic
adjective relating to the interrelation of electric currents or fields and magnetic fields.

electron
noun Physics a stable negatively charged subatomic particle with a mass 1,836 times less
than that of the proton, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in
solids.

electronics
plural noun the branch of physics and technology concerned with the behaviour and
movement of electrons, especially in semiconductors and gases.

energy
noun the strength and vitality generated from something such as electricity or oil.

function
noun a computer operation corresponding to a single instruction from the user.

functionality
noun the range of operations that can be run on a computer or other electronic system.

gravity
noun the force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth, or towards any other
physical body having mass.
gigabyte
noun a unit of information equal to one thousand million (109) or (strictly) 230 bytes.

hardware
noun the machines, wiring, and other physical components of a computer.

hypothesis
noun a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a
starting point for further investigation.

interface
noun a device or program enabling a user to communicate with a computer, or for
connecting two items of hardware or software.

invention
noun something, typically a process or device, that has been invented.

inertia
noun a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion
in a straight line, unless changed by an external force.

invective
noun this refers to a person who has the ability to invent things.

kilobyte
noun Computing a unit of memory or data equal to 1,024 bytes.

laptop
noun a portable microcomputer suitable for use while travelling.

memory
noun a computer's equipment or capacity for storing data or program instructions for
retrieval.

modernization
noun this means to switch to more modern methods or technique.

multimedia
noun an extension of hypertext allowing the provision of audio and video material cross-
referenced to a text.

network
noun a number of interconnected computers, machines, or operations which connect
people.

output
noun the power, energy, etc. supplied by a device or system.

podcast
noun it is a radio program that is stored in a digital form that you can download from the
internet and play on a computer.

printer
noun a machine for printing text or pictures.

processing
noun if a computer processes information, it performs a particular series of operations on the
information.
programmer
noun it is a person who determines what information is needed and what operation the
computer must perform in order to solve the problem.

plot
noun a graph showing the relation between two variables.

resource
noun it refers to any physical or virtual entity of limited availability, or anything used to help
one earn a living.

scanner
noun a device that scans documents and converts them into digital data.

science
noun the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the
structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and
experiment.

software
noun programs and other operating information used by a computer.

spreadsheet
noun a computer program used chiefly for accounting, in which figures arranged in a grid
can be manipulated and used in calculations.

system
noun a set of things working together as a mechanism or interconnecting network.

telegraph
noun a system or device for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, especially
one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection.

technician
noun a person employed to look after technical equipment or do practical work in a
laboratory.

technology
noun the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.

theory
noun a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one
based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.

universal
adjective relating to or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group;
applicable to all cases.

wire
noun this refers to a piece of thin metal thread with a layer of plastic around it, used for
carrying electric current.

rendering
noun it is the process of generating an image from a model, by means of computer
programs.

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