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Social Media & Tech
A list of tech and social media vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| el acceso | access |
| adjuntar | to attach |
| agrandar | to enlarge |
| apagar | to switch off |
| la aplicación | application |
| aplicar | to apply |
| el archivo | file |
| el archivo/la ficha | file |
| arrastrar (el arrastre) | to drag |
| los auriculares | headphones |
| bajar | to download |
| borrar | to delete |
| el buscador | search engine |
| cancelar | to cancel |
| chatear | to chat |
| la contraseña/la clave | password |
| el correo electrónico | |
| crear | to create |
| el cursor | cursor |
| dar entrada a/inscribir | to enter |
| dar un nuevo nombre | to rename |
| el directorio/índice | directory, index |
| editar un texto | to edit texts |
| encender | to switch on |
| enviar | to send |
| enviar un mensaje de texto | to text |
| la flecha | arrow key |
| la fuente | font |
| guardar | to save |
| el ícono | icon |
| la impresora | printer |
| imprimir | to print out |
| la informática | ICT |
| internet | internet |
| el ipad/ipod | ipad;ipod |
| los medios sociales | social media |
| el menú | menu |
| mover(se) | to move |
| navegar por Internet | to surf the Net |
| obsesionado | obsessed |
| la opción | option |
| la orden | command |
| el ordenador/computadora | computer |
| la pantalla | screen |
| personalizar/adaptar | to customize |
| picar/imprimir/pulsar | to hit/print/press |
| el programa | program |
| quitar/eliminar | to remove |
| el ratón | mouse (computer) |
| recibir | receive |
| la red informática | network |
| las redes sociales | social networks |
| reducir | to minimise |
| restablecer | to restore |
| seleccionar | to select |
| subir | to upload |
| la tableta | tablet |
| la tecla | key |
| tecla de las mayúsculas | SHIFT key |
| el teclado | keyboard |
| el (teléfono) móvil | mobile (phone) |
| usar/utilizar | to use |
| la ventana | window |
| adaptar | to customize |
| introducir (datos) | to input (data) |
| leer noticias | to read the news |
| el (ordenador) portátil | laptop |
| las aplicaciones | apps |
| revistas | magazines |
| videojuegos | videogames |
| videoconsola | games console |
| descargar | to download |
| pantalla plana | flat screen |
| el filtro de contenido | content filters/controls |
| Googlear/Guglear | to google* *not in the dictionary but used in spoken Spanish |
| Tuitear | to tweet |
| un tuit | a tweet |
| retuitear | to retweet |
| Guasapear/Whatsappear/ Wasappear | to whatsapp* *not yet in the dictionary but used in spoken Spanish |
| internauta | someone who uses the internet (lit. an internaut) |
| bloguear | to blog* *not yet in the dictionary but used in spoken Spanish |
| emoticono | emoticon |
| reiniciar | to restart |
| etiqueta | hashtag |
| una autofoto | selfie* *there is no word for selfie in Spanish, but autofoto is preferred to 'un selfie'. |
| Facebookear / Feisbuquear | to Facebook* *not in the dictionary but used in spoken Spanish |