Technology & Internet
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- account/əˈkaʊnt/noun · B1Your personal space on a website, opened with your password.
- algorithm/ˈælɡəɹɪðm̩/noun · B2+The exact step-by-step recipe a computer follows to solve a problem.
- antenna/ænˈtɛn.ə/noun · B1+The metal rod that catches radio and TV signals from the air.
- app/æp/noun · A2+A small program on your phone with its own little square icon.
- artificial intelligence/ˌɑː.təˈfɪʃ.əl ɪnˈtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəns/phrase · B2Computer systems that can learn, reason, and answer like a mind.
- automation/ˌɔː.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/noun · B2+Machines taking over work people once did by hand.
- backup/ˈbækˌʌp/noun · B1+A safety copy of your files, kept in case the originals are lost.
- bandwidth/ˈbændwɪdθ/noun · B2+How much data your connection can carry at once.
- battery/ˈbæt.(ə)ɹi/noun · B1The store of power inside a phone or a toy; it runs out at the worst moment.
- bluetoothnoun · B1The short-range wireless link that pairs headphones to phones.
- browser/ˈbɹaʊ.zə/noun · C1The program you open the internet with.
- bug/bʌɡ/noun · B1A mistake in a program that makes it behave wrongly.
- cache/kæʃ/noun · B2+The nearby copy a computer keeps so it need not fetch things twice.
- camera/ˈkæməɹə/noun · A1The device that captures pictures and videos.
- captchanoun · B2The little online puzzle that checks you are human, not a robot.
- charge/ˈt͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ/verb · A2To fill a phone's battery with power again.
- charger/ˈtʃɑːdʒə/noun · A2+The cable and plug that refill your phone's power.
- chat/ˈt͡ʃæt/noun · A2+A written conversation happening live on a screen.
- click/klɪk/verb · B1To press a button on the pointer device to choose something on screen.
- clickbait/ˈklɪkbeɪt/noun · B2The headline written only to make you press it — you won't believe this one.
- cloud/ˈklaʊ̯d/noun · B1The far-away computers where your files and photos live online.
- code/kəʊd/noun · A2The written instructions that programs are made of.
- computer/kəmˈpjuː.tə/noun · A1The machine with a screen and keys that runs programs and the internet.
- cryptocurrency/ˈkɹɪp.toʊˌkɝ.ən.si/noun · B2Digital money that lives on no bank, only on math.
- cursor/ˈkɜːsə/noun · B1+The little arrow or blinking line that shows where you are on screen.
- data/ˈdɑːtə/noun · B1Information stored in numbers that computers collect and study.
- database/ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/noun · B2The organized store where a program keeps all its information.
- device/dɪˈvaɪs/noun · A2+Any electronic machine made for a purpose — phones, tablets, cameras.
- digital/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtl̩/adjective · B1+Existing on computers and screens rather than on paper.
- download/ˈdaʊnˌləʊd/verb · A2+To copy a file from the internet onto your own device.
- drone/dɹəʊn/noun · B1+A small flying machine with no pilot, steered from the ground.
- email/ˈiːmeɪl/noun · A2+An electronic letter sent from one inbox to another.
- emoji/ɪˈməʊ.dʒi/noun · A2A tiny picture in a message that shows a feeling or a thing.
- encryption/ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən/noun · B2+Scrambling data into secret code only the right key can unlock.
- file/faɪl/noun · B1One saved document, photo, or song on a computer.
- firewall/ˈfaɪə.wɔəl/noun · C1The digital wall that blocks intruders from a network.
- font/fɒnt/noun · B1+The style and shape of the letters on a screen or page.
- gadget/ɡæd͡ʒ.ɪt/noun · C1Any small clever electronic device.
- gigabyte/ˈɡɪɡəbaɪt/noun · B1+The unit of digital storage — about a thousand photos' worth.
- glitch/ˈɡlɪt͡ʃ/noun · B2A small sudden fault that makes a machine behave strangely for a moment.
- gpsnoun · B1+The satellite system that tells your phone exactly where you are.
- hacker/hækə/noun · B1+A person who breaks into computer systems without permission.
- hardware/ˈhɑɹdˌwɛɹ/noun · B2The physical parts of a computer — the part you can touch.
- hashtag/ˈhæʃˌtæɡ/noun · B1The # symbol plus a word, used to tag posts on social media.
- headphones/ˈhɛdfəʊnz/noun · A2+You wear them over or in your ears to listen privately.
- homepagenoun · B1+The front page of a website.
- hyperlink/ˈhaɪpə(ɹ)ˌlɪŋk/noun · B2Clickable text that jumps you to another page.
- influencer/ˈɪnflu.ənsə(ɹ)/noun · B2A person paid because millions follow what they post and buy what they show.
- interface/ˈɪntəfeɪs/noun · C1The screens and buttons through which a person meets a machine.
- internet/ˈɪn.təˌnɛt/noun · A2+The world-spanning connection between all computers everywhere.
- invention/ɪnˈvɛnʃən/noun · B1A new thing nobody had ever made before.
- joystick/ˈd͡ʒɔɪ.stɪk/noun · B2+The stick with buttons you steer old arcade games with.
- keyboard/ˈki.bɔɹd/noun · B1+The board of letter buttons you type on.
- laptop/ˈlæp.tɒp/noun · A2+The folding machine you can work on anywhere, even on your knees.
- latency/ˈleɪ.tən.si/noun · C1The tiny delay between your click and the network's answer.
- link/ˈlɪŋk/noun · A2+The blue underlined text that jumps you to another page when pressed.
- livestreamnoun · B2A broadcast watched over the internet as it happens.
- machine learningphrase · B2Teaching computers by showing them examples instead of writing rules.
- malware/ˈmæl.wɛː/noun · B2Harmful software built to damage or spy on computers.
- meme/miːm/noun · B1The joke picture that races around the internet, remade a million times.
- message/ˈmɛs.ɪdʒ/noun · A1A short piece of writing you send to someone's phone.
- microphone/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/noun · B2The device that catches your voice so machines can record it.
- motherboard/ˈmʌðɚˌbɔɹd/noun · B2+The main board inside a computer that everything else plugs into.
- mouse/maʊs/noun · A2The small device under your hand that moves the pointer on the screen.
- mute/mjuːt/verb · B1+To turn the sound completely off.
- network/ˈnɛt.wɜːk/noun · B1+Many computers connected together so they can share things.
- notification/ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/noun · B1+The little ping and banner a phone shows when something happens.
- offline/ɒfˈlaɪn/adjective · B1+Not connected to the internet.
- online/ˈɒnlaɪn/adjective · A2+Connected to the internet right now.
- open source/ˈoʊpən ˌsɔɹs/phrase · B2Software whose recipe is public for anyone to read and improve.
- password/ˈpæs.wɜɹd/noun · B2The secret string of letters that opens your account — never share it.
- paywall/ˈpeɪ.wɔːl/noun · C1The screen that hides the article until you pay.
- phone/ˈfəʊ̯n/noun · A1The small device in your pocket for calls, messages, and everything else.
- photo/ˈfəʊ̯.təʊ̯/noun · A1An image caught by a camera.
- pixel/ˈpɪk.səl/noun · B1+One single tiny dot of the millions that make up your screen.
- podcast/ˈpɒdˌkɑːst/noun · B1+A talk show you listen to online, episode by episode.
- printer/ˈpɹɪntə(ɹ)/noun · A2+The machine that puts what is on your screen onto paper.
- processor/ˈpɹəʊˌsɛsə(ɹ)/noun · C1The chip that is the thinking brain of every computer.
- profile/ˈpɹəʊ.faɪl/noun · A2+Your public page on an app — name, photo, and details about you.
- program/ˈpɹəʊ̯ˌɡɹæm/noun · A2+A set of instructions a computer follows to do a job.
- reboot/ˈɹiːbuːt/verb · B1+To turn a machine off and on again — the fix that always works.
- robot/ˈɹəʊ.bɒt/noun · B1A machine that moves and works by itself, like a mechanical person.
- router/ˈɹuː.tə(ɹ)/noun · B1+The blinking box that spreads the internet through your home.
- screen/ˈskɹiːn/noun · A2The flat glowing surface where a computer or phone shows everything.
- screenshot/ˈskriːn.ʃɒt/noun · B1A photo your device takes of its own screen.
- scroll/skɹəʊl/verb · B1+To slide a page up or down with your finger or wheel.
- selfie/ˈsɛlfi/noun · A2A photo you take of your own face with your phone at arm's length.
- server/ˈsɜːvə/noun · B1+A powerful always-on computer that websites and games run on.
- signal/ˈsɪɡnəl/noun · B1The invisible waves your phone needs bars of to work.
- smartphone/ˈsmɑːtfəʊn/noun · A2A pocket phone that is really a small computer with a touch screen.
- software/ˈsɒf(t)ˌwɛə/noun · B1+All the programs a computer runs — the part you cannot touch.
- spam/spæm/noun · C1Unwanted junk messages sent to thousands of inboxes at once.
- speaker/ˈspikɚ/noun · A2+The device that turns electricity into sound you can hear.
- spreadsheet/ˈspɹɛd.ʃiːt/noun · B2+A program of rows and columns for numbers and calculations.
- streaming/ˈstɹiːmɪŋ/noun · B1+Watching or listening over the internet without saving the file first.
- subscribe/səbˈskɹaɪb/verb · B1+To sign up for regular content or service, often paying monthly.
- subscription/səbˈskɹɪpʃən/noun · B1+A regular payment for ongoing access to a service or magazine.
- surveillance/sɚˈveɪ.ləns/noun · B2The constant secret watching of people, by cameras or code.
- swipe/swaɪp/verb · B1+To slide a finger across a touchscreen.
- sync/sɪŋk/verb · B1+To make the same data appear on all your devices at once.
- tablet/ˈtæblət/noun · A2+The flat touch-screen computer, bigger than a phone, smaller than a laptop.
- technology/tɛkˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/noun · A2+All the machines and tools that science gives us.
- troll/tɹɒl/noun · B1A person who posts nasty things online just to upset people.
- troubleshoot/ˈtɹʌbl̩ˌʃuːt/verb · C1To hunt down what is wrong with a machine, step by step.
- typo/ˈtaɪpəʊ/noun · B1+A small typing mistake in a text.
- update/ˈʌp.deɪt/noun · B1+A newer version of a program that fixes and improves it.
- upload/ˌʌpˈləʊd/verb · B1+To send a file from your device up onto the internet.
- usernamenoun · A2The public name you choose for your account.
- video/ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/noun · A1Moving pictures with sound that you watch on a screen.
- video game/ˈvɪdiːəʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/phrase · A2A game you play on a screen with buttons or a touch pad.
- virtual reality/ˈvɜː(ɹ)tʃuəl ɹiːˈælɪti/phrase · B2The computer world you step inside by strapping a screen to your face.
- virus/ˈvaɪ.ɹəs/noun · B1A harmful program that secretly spreads from computer to computer.
- volume/ˈvɒl.juːm/noun · B2How loud the sound is — turn it up or down.
- webcam/ˈwɛbˌkæm/noun · B1+The small camera above your screen used for video calls.
- website/ˈwɛb(ˌ)saɪt/noun · A2+One place on the internet with its own address, like a shop or a newspaper.
- wifinoun · A2The invisible radio waves that bring the internet to your devices at home.
- wireless/ˈwaɪə.ləs/adjective · B1+Working without any cables at all.