Spanish Vocabulary – Using Your Computer

Article by Angeles (1,124 pts ) , published Jul 19, 2009

The world of computers and the Internet is relatively new; Some terms used in Spanish, when talking about software or connexions, have they origin in English language, varying their pronunciation. This article will help you learn most of the vocabulary related with computers and the Internet.

A brief introduction

This article includes a collection of Spanish words related to computers and the Internet. Taking into account that the world of computers is in continuous evolution, the lists of vocabulary below contain information available at the point this article was created. Note you will also find a section with some terms and expressions some Spanish speakers would consider intrusive words, that is, common words used everyday which are just a Spanish version of English words, Anglicisms.

Using the Computer – Vocabulary (Verb) (Usando el Ordendor – Vocabulario (Verbos)

Abrir – To open

Apagar – To shut down

Arrastrar – To drag

Borrar - Delete

Buscar – To search

Cifrar – To crypt

Compilar – To compile

Copiar – To copy

Cortar – To cut

Descifrar - Decrypt

Editar – To edit

Ejecutar (un programa) – To run (a program)

Encriptar – To encrypt

Escanear – To scan

Guardar – Save

Guardar como – Save as

Habilitar – To enable

Hacer click – Click

Hacer doble click – Double click

Imprimir – To print

Incrustrar – To embed

Instalar – To install

Pegar – To paste

Personalizar – To customize

Recuperar – To recover

Resaltar – To highlight

Volver a arrancar – To reboot

Using the computer – Vocabulary (Substantives and adjectives) (Usando el ordenador – Vocabulario (Sustantivos y adjetivos)

El acceso directo – The shorcut

La alfombrilla (del ratón) – The mousepad

El almacenamiento – The storage

Alta resolución – High resolution

Anti virus – Anti virus

La aplicación – The application

El archivo – The file

La ayuda – The help

La barra de herramientas – The toolbar

La base de datos – The database

La batería – The battery

El botón del ratón – The mouse button

El campo – The field

La característica – The feature

La carpeta – The folder

El cartucho – The cartridge

La computadora (América) – The computer

El controlador – The driver

La copia de seguridad – The backup

El cuadro de diálogo – The dialog box

Cursiva - Italic

El cursor – The cursor

Los datos – The data

El directorio – The directory

El disco de sistema – The system disk

El disco duro – The hard drive

El dispositivo – The device

La disquetera – The disk drive

El escáner – The scanner

El fallo – The bug

El fallo de alimentación – The power failure

El fondo – The background

El formato – The format

La fuente – The font

Las herramientas – The tools

Hoja de cálculo - spreadsheet

La impresora – The printer

La impresora de chorro de tinta – Ink jet printer

La impresora láser – Laser printer

Imprimir – To print

Inalámbrico – wireless

Lleno – Full

El margen – The margin

La memoria – The memory

La memoria virtual – The virtual memory

El menú – The menu

Multitarea - Multitasking

Negrita – Bold

La opción por defecto – Default

La orden – The command

El ordenador (Spain) – The computer

El ordenador / La computadora portátil – The laptop

El panel de control – The control panel

La pantalla – The screen

La papelera de reciclaje – The wastebasket

Paralelo - Parallel

La plantilla – The template

El portapapeles – The clipboard

Las preferencias – The preferences

El procesador – The processor

El procesador de texto – The word processor

El programa – the program

La programación - Programming

Las propiedades – The properties

El protocolo – The protocol

El puerto – The port

La ranura – The slot

El ratón – The mouse

La salida – The output

El salvapantallas – The screensaver

La sangría – The indent

El sistema operativo – The operating system

La tarjeta – The card

La tarjeta de sonido – The soundcard

La tecla – The key

El teclado – The keyboard

La tinta – The ink

Vacío – Empty

La ventana – The window

El virus – The virus

El volumen – The volume

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