1. documentation software
2. graphics software
3. presentation software
4. file management software
5. education and training software
6. entertainment software
7. accounting and finance software
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| Account (n)
| a record or statement of financial expenditure; the means by which a user can access a computer system; an Internet-based entity owned by or assigned to a specific user, but stored in an organization
| ~ name/password/access/balance/ restriction/manager/policy/number/ status/ID; administrative/computer/ disabled/user/group/guest/local ~; account (v): ~ for sth, take into ~, on ~ of; on this ~; accountability (n): password ~, accountable (n): ~ to sb; (adv); accounting (n): ~ period/control/data system/device/ machine/management/software
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| Anonymity (n)
| the state of being purposely unknown, concealing one’s identity
| processor ~; anonym (n); anonymous (adj): ~ variable/letter/writer/server/ surfing/user;
Cf. pseudonym, alias
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| Avatar (n)
| visual manifestation of a person or idea; a movable icon representing a person in cyberspace or virtual reality graphics
| an ~ of selflessness, account/colorful ~; choose/change an ~;
syn. incarnation, embodiment
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| Block (v)
| put an obstacle in the way; keep a troublesome user out of one’s mentions and send them an explicit signal that one wants to have nothing to do with them
| ~ a(n) file/software/account/site/ mobile phone/network/anonymous user/abusing message/signal; block (n): ~ algebra/method/code; ~ of code/flats/shares; building/ control/data/memory/message/queue storage ~; blockage (n): manual/mechanical ~, the ~ factor; blocked (adj), blocker (n),
blockout (n);
syn. barrier, obstacle, impediment, hindrance; hinder, ban
ant. permit, give access, allow
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| Blog (n)
web + log
| a site maintained by an individual or a business with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video
| create/maintain/add content to/ contribute to a ~, a ~ client/host/-hosting; corporate/company/ news/ business ~; blogger (n): popular/notorious ~;
(micro)blogging (n): the art of ~;
syn. online journal
Cf. splog (n)=(spam+blog)
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| Bookmark (n)
| a strip of leather, card, etc., used to mark one's place in a book; a record of the address of a file, Internet page, or other data enabling quick access by a user
| create/delete/share/follow a ~, a ~ list; bookmarker (n); bookmarking (n): clever/frequent/individual ~;
syn. clip, holder, marker
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| Browse (v)
| survey goods for sale in a leisurely and casual way; read or survey (data files) via a network
| ~ around the store/through the newspaper; ~ the web/web pages; browse (adj): a ~ list/mode; browser (n): web/popular/heavy ~, ~ interface; browsing (n): web/easy/computer ~; browsable (adj);
syn. surf
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| Cast (v)
| throw something forcefully; cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface; arrange and present in a specified form or style
| ~ a(n) smile/net/anchor; ~ back/aside/down/away; ~ doubts/lots; casting (n): life ~; cast (n): web/broad/pod/milti/vod ~;
syn. emit, put on air
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| Clickbait (n)
| enticing readers to click through to the full story with a misleading or sensationalist headline, usually with the goal of generating page views and advertising revenue
| ~ headlines/titles/news; clickbaiting (n): engage in ~
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| CTR (abbr)
Clickthrough rate
| a common method of reporting on the number of people who have viewed a message or a piece of content and clicked on an ad or a link
| increase/decrease/raise/lower/boost the ~; high/low ~
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| Cookie (n)
| a sweet biscuit; a small identifier file placed on a user’s computer by a Web site, which logs information about the user and their previous/current visits
| ~ data/file/information/sheet/
verification; ~-enabled browser; delete/steal/spy/create (automatically)/enable/disable/allow/switch on (off) ~s
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| Content(s) (n)
| sng.: a state of satisfaction; pl.: the material dealt with in a speech, literary work, etc. as distinct from its form or style; information made available by a website or another electronic medium
| low fat ~; online ~ providers; be ~ with sth; ~ oneself with sth; time of ~; contentless (adj); contented (adj): feel ~;~ -based coding/information retrieval; ~ -driven document; ~ analysis/decoder /management/filtering/provider ; ~s of a book; table of ~ s; the ~s page/list/directory/ dictionary; ~s of a file/data stream/message; block/ provide/create/show/restrict the ~s
ant. form
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| Community (n)
| a group of people living together in one place, especially one practicing common ownership; a web society uniting people with the same interests, social values and or other particular characteristics
| the international/European/virtual/ research/information/online/user/AI ~; ~ service/center/college/facilities /health service/worker;
syn. society, group
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| Creep (v)
| move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed; spend an extended period of time looking through someone’s profiles, photos, and videos on social media
| ~ up to sth/forward/back/slowly; creeping (adj); creeper (n): anonymous/irritating/fanatic/ addicted ~
syn. lurk
Cf. follow
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| Crowdfunding (n)
| the act of soliciting donations or investments from online users who collectively raise money to support a cause or underwrite a project
| vast/urgent/quick/skillful ~ ; try/succeed in/raise money through/ resort to ~
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| Cyber (adj)
| relating to or characteristic of the culture of computers, information technology, and virtual reality
| ~ age/space/warfare/ crime/life/criminal/offence/theft/ cash/culture/mail/café/sport/ terrorism/citizen/phobia/security/ slacker/speak/squatting/stalking; cybernated (adj): ~ humanity; cybernation (n): of the world; cybernaut (n); cybernetic (adj): ~ approach/control/machine/model/ system; cybernetics (n); cyborg (n);
syn. virtual
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| E- (pfx)
| indicating the use of electronic data transfer in cyberspace, especially through the Internet
| ~-mail/book/journal/commerce/ banking/learning/cash/zine/crime/
literacy/business/culture/government/library/payment/publishing/voting
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| Emoticon (n) Emotion + icon
| a representation of a facial expression such as a smile or a frown, formed by various combinations of keyboard characters and used in electronic communications to convey the writer's feelings or intended tone
| a(n) strange/(in)appropriate/ (ir)relevant/funny/angry/vertical/ horizontal/sticker ~; send/attach/add/choose an ~;
syn. smiley
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| FAQ (acr) Frequently asked questions
| a text file containing a list of questions and answers relating to a particular subject, esp. the one giving basic information for users of an Internet newsgroup
| publish/consult/ignore/look through/find the answer in ~;
Cf. FAQL (frequently asked question list)
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| Feed (v)
| frequently updated content subscription to which allows to read the latest posts or watch the newest videos on a computer or any portable device
| latest/abusing/parallel ~; web/news/events/line/power ~; (un)subscribe to a ~
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| Forum (n)
| a meeting or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged; an online discussion site
| a(n) discussion/international ~; join/provide a ~ for sb/sth; post sth on a ~; World Telecommunication ~; Independent Software Developers ~; pl. fora
syn. conference, newsgroup
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| Geotagging (n)
| the process of adding location-based metadata to media such as photos, video or online maps
| automatic/precise/user’s ~; use/
resort to/refer to/be guided by ~
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| Link (n)
| a relationship between two things or situations; a reference in an electronic document that lets a user display or activate another document or program; a reference to data that the reader can directly follow by clicking
| perma/hyper/data/cable/fiber-optic/implicit /logical/transmission/ transport ~; follow/click on/build/ manage/control a ~; a ~ access/address/control/error/file;
linked (adj): a ~ list/document/ communication; link-up (n): a live satellite ~; linkable (adj):a ~ cycle; linkability (n): ~ of devices/equipment; linkage (n): external/internal ~;
syn. tie, connection,
(cross-) reference,
Cf. liason
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| Log (v)
| enter (an incident or fact) in the log of a ship or aircraft or in another systematic record; go through the procedures to begin (or conclude) using a computer system
| ~ in to/out of a server; log (n): a ~ command/entry/file/journal/ message/server; logger (n): site/internet ~; logged (adj): ~ data/drive; logger (n): data/ multichannel/system ~, ~ machine; logging (n): error/executive/failure/ machine time ~, ~ printer/unit;
login (n): user /remote/automatic ~; ~ name/password/directory/ procedure/prompt/command file; disable a ~;
syn. log on/off
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| Mail (n)
| letters and parcels sent by post; electronic mail
| e-/postal/snail/incoming/daily/direct ~; ~ box/edition/filter/program/ system/server/list/bot/man; send/order by ~; check/receive/redirect/delete/sort out the ~; mailable (adj);
mailing (adj): ~ list/list manager/processor/program;
syn. listserver (listserv)
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| Meme (n)
| an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be passed from one individual to another by imitation; an image with a text, video or link describing a thought, idea, joke, or concept to be shared online
| interesting/video/colorful/funny/
absurd ~; spread/track/send/ post a ~; memetic (adj): ~ algorithm/code/spread
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| Media (n)
| media (pl.): the main means of mass communication (television, radio, and newspapers) regarded collectively;
medium (sng.): a means by which sth is communicated or expressed; a particular storage container for computer files, such as magnetic tape or a disc
| (pl.) civic/social/mass/local/ broadcasting/multi/interactive/
network/communication ~, ~ art/event/ library/studies/processor/-specific;
~ access/control/adapter/computer/ frequency; ~-capacity/-run/-sized;
(sng) information-carrying/input/output/ interactive/magnetic/recording/ storage/transfer (non)volatile ~; the ~ of instruction
syn. means
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| Monitor (v)
| observe and check the progress or quality of sth over a period of time; observe some activities and measure them against benchmark policies and rules
| ~ activity/function/signal; monitor (n): black and white/color/CRT/ refreshed/ enhanced RGB/system/ flat-screen/LCD/LED/thin-film/VGA/TV ~; ~ amplifier/display/ mode/signal/switch; monitored (adj); monitoring (n): call/low-battery/performance/security threat/heat/pulse/remote access ~, ~ of production/ performance/tool breakage; ~ equipment/technology/ window;
syn. control, check, audit
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| Navigate (v)
| guide (a vessel or vehicle) over a specified route, especially with difficulty, by using instruments or maps; move around a website, the Internet, etc.
| a vessel/around the Web/a car through the traffic; be ~ed by the stars; ~ skillfully; ~; navigable (adj): ~ path/waterway; navigating (adj): ~ officer; navigation (n): electronic ~, ~ aids/air radar/area/button/canal/ computer/control/electronics/ facilities/instrument/kit/support/
satellite; navigational (adj): database/guidance/parameter/ query; navigator (n): television/driver’s/GSM ~
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| Password (v)
| a secret word or a phrase that must be used to gain admission to a place; a string of characters that allows sb access to a computer system
| generate/change/supply/enter a ~; multi (single)-user/one-time ~, ~ ageing/authentication/changing/ identification/logout/security/ verification; ~-protected;
Cf. identification, login
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| Post (v)
| send by post; display (a notice) in a public place; make (information) available on the Internet; send (a message) to an Internet bulletin board or newsgroup
| ~ a message/status; ~ on the wall/Internet/site; ~ in sb’s blog; post (n): place a ~, a ~ bag/boy/card/ box/exchange/office; postal (adj): ~ address/code/service/transaction; send/receive by ~; provocative/clever/funny ~;
syn. mail, correspondence, public message
Cf. poste restante
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| Site (n)
| an area of ground on which a town, building, or monument is constructed; (short for website) an Internet location that maintains one or more web pages
| do sth on ~; ~ visits; a landfill ~; appear/post on the ~; close/block/ban/develop/design/ control/address/administer/compromise a ~;
~ admin/control/database/ development/license/name/ safety/server/testing; a spyware ~;
syn. place, location, spot
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| Spam (n)
| irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on the Internet to a large number of newsgroups or users for advertizing purposes
| send/receive/delete/block/report/ avoid ~; ~ filter/bot/buster/victim; spammer (n): annoying/irritating/ advertising ~; spamming (n): ~ of mailboxes/accounts; spamster (n);
syn. junk mail
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| Status (n)
| relative social or professional position; the current condition a device or a user is in
| ~ of the person/bill, ~ bar/error/ control/monitoring/indicator/message/report; update/post/ delete/change/announce/
maintain/preserve/restore the ~; availability/(in)active/current ~; statutory (adj): ~ order/instrument;
syn. state, position
Cf. status quo
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| Stream (n)
| a long, narrow strip of material used as a decoration or symbol; a continuous flow of data or instructions, typically one having a constant or predictable rate
| TV/radio/video/information/ communication/file/input/output/ manager/mode/flow ~; ~ of data; instruction/media ~; stream (v); streamed (adj): ~ content/students; streamer (n): a plastic/party/multi-coloured ~ ; decorate/adorn with ~s; digital recording ~; streaming (adj): TV/video ~, audio ~;
syn. poster, slogan, flood
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| Trace (v)
| follow or mark the course or position of sth; find or discover sth by investigation
| ~ a(n) signal/person/activity/actions; ~ sth back; trace (n): electrical/path/program/return/ reverse/signal ~; ~ analysis/ filter/interval/leakage/method/ scheduling; traceable (adj): barely ~; traceability (n); traced (adj): ~ profile; traceless (adj): ~ matrix/operator; tracer (n): ~ activity;
syn. track
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| Thread (n)
| a long, thin strand of fibers used in sewing or weaving; a topic or subtopic within an electronic discussion group or forum; a programming structure or process linking a number of separate elements concurrently executed in multithreading
| execution/discussion/main/single ~, ~ group/ID/ package/time/detector(ion)/
failure/formation; start/close/ continue/limit a ~;
thread (v): ~ a needle;
threaded (adj): ~ file;
threading (n): multi ~, ~ facility/tool
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| Virtual
| not physically existing as such but made by software to appear to do so; an online computer-simulated space
| ~ world/reality/function/address/ business/call/network/channel/ community/computer/connection/ database/device/directory/disk/library/meeting/memory/server/storage; virtualization (n): ~ engine/ implementation/management/ platform/software/technique/
technology; virtualize (v); virtually (adv): ~ impossible; virtuality (n);
syn. cyber
ant. real, actual
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| Web
World Wide Web
| a widely used information system on the Internet enabling the user to search for information by moving from one document to another
| ~ conferencing/casting/publishing/ browsing/programming; ~ page/address/application/ browser/designer/document/host/ interface/infrastructure/server/space/cast; ~-based administration/ email/solution;
syn. the Internet, global network
Cf. webinar, web-master, webcam, webisode, webzine
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| Wiki
| (from the Hawaiian “wiki wiki” which means “super fast”) a website or database developed collaboratively by a community of users, allowing any user to add and edit content
| ~pedia/books; media ~; ~leaks
Cf. encyclopedia
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1. Take ______ account the compatability of the new software.
2. Students account ____ the vast majority of customers.
3. A dedicated blogger contributes _____ his blog every day.
4. He was browsing _____ the morning newspaper to find her announcement.
5. The girl was found as she left a reference _____ geotagging
6. He called the system administrator, as it was impossible to log ______ the server.
7. Goods ordered _____ postal mail are likely to be damaged or broken.
