Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• have to: Must do
• turn on
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the dock: Position of someone being tried in court.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• at least: As a minimum
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• log out: To disconnect a computer from a network
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• count on: To depend on someone
• deal with
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• hard by: Very near or close to something.
• press down: To apply pressure to something with a pushing motion.
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• by default: Automatically, unless the user specifies otherwise.
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• night and day: Continuously; all the time.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• in terms of
• of use: Having practical value; useful or helpful.
• charge up: To put electricity into a battery
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• wear off: To disappear gradually
• best of both worlds: A situation combining two desirable but usually separate features.
• plug in
• pin on: To claim a specific person was guilty of a crime
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• amount: Quantity of something
• annoying: To make someone angry
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• click: To work well with someone or something
• infamous: Famous because of something bad
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
• randomly: With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
• slight: Small (amount, quality)
• animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• excel: To perform an activity better than others
• laptop: Portable computer small enough to use on your lap
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• premiere: First performance of a show, film, play in public
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• insanely: In an insane manner
• monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
• own: To have something as your property
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• display: (Animals) to indicate readiness for sex
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
• enable: To make it possible to do something
• review: To carefully look at the quality of something
• cable: To transmit a message over a wire
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• refresh: To refill a person's glass with a drink
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• dock: To take away a part of an animal's tail
• cursor: Mark showing where the mouse is on computer screen
• spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
• microphone: Device you speak in to record or amplify sounds
• adobe: Type of sun-dried brick made of straw and clay
• taskbar: A header on Microsoft Windows Explorer software
• hz: Unit for measuring the frequency of sound waves