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Word List: Internet - list 3
- retrieve [ɹɪˈtriːv]
(verb) - Definition:
- to regain or get back something
- Example:
- I could retrieve some of the files I thought I had deleted.
- encode
(verb) - Definition:
- to convert plain text into code; to convert source information into another form
- Example:
- The text was encoded so nobody else could read it.
- Antonym(s):decode
- decode
(verb) - Definition:
- to convert from an encrypted form to plain text; to figure out something difficult to interpret
- Example:
- The cryptographer decoded the secret message and sent the result to the officer.
- Antonym(s):encode
- activate
(verb) - Definition:
- to put into action, to put to work; to turn on
- Example:
- He activated his account yesterday.
- Antonym(s):deactivate
- deactivate
(verb) - Definition:
- to make something inactive or no longer effective
- Example:
- After he left the company, they deactivated his log in.
- interface, interfaces [ˈɪntɚˌfeɪs]
(noun) - Definition:
- the point of interconnection between two systems or subsystems; the connection between a user and a machine
- Example:
- The data is sent over the air interface to the remote system.
- port, ports [poʊɹt]
(noun) - Definition:
- a logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred; a female connector of an electronic device, into which a cable's male connector can be inserted
- Example:
- The latest port of the database software is the worst since weˈve made the changeover.
- update [ˈʌpdeɪt]
(verb) - Definition:
- to bring (a thing) up to date
- Example:
- I need to update my records to take account of the most recent transaction.
- upgrade, upgrades [ˈʌpɡɹeɪd]
(noun) - Definition:
- an improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology
- Example:
- Do you already have the upgrade we are supposed to download?
- hit, hits [hɪt]
(noun) - Definition:
- a measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server; the result(s) of a search of a computer system or, for example, the entire Internet using a search engine
- Example:
- My site received twice as many hits after being listed in a search engine.
- graphics [ˈgræfɪks]
(noun plural form) - Definition:
- the pictorial representation and manipulation of data; the process by which a computer displays data
- Example:
- He is working in the graphics department of an internet firm.
- image, images
(noun) - Definition:
- an optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture
- Example:
- You can insert different images into your text.
- Synonym(s):picture
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/public-life/media-and-communication/internet/list-3/
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