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unit 6 EN-EN
OnScreen intermediate
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| charger | a device used for passing an electrical current through a battery to make it more powerful or last longer |
| communicate | to be in contact with |
| control | to have complete power over sb or sth |
| convert | to change in order to use for a different purpose |
| display | to put object in a place where they can be seen easily |
| download | to copy or move programs or information into a computer's memory, especially from a website |
| plug in | to connect a cord to the electricity supply |
| record | to put sth on tape or film |
| scroll | to move up and down on a screen |
| store files | save data on a computer |
| surf online | browse the Internet |
| upload | to transfer data onto a computer |
| voice command | verbal instruction |
| apply principles | put theories to use |
| artificial intelligence | a type of computer technology which is concerned with making machines work in an intelligent way |
| assist | to aid/support |
| camera | a device for taking photographs or recording moving pictures |
| crawl | to move around on your hands and knees |
| demonstrate | to prove/show |
| equipped | having the objects needed for a purpose |
| experiment | scientific test done to see what will happen to sth under particular conditions |
| external | outside |
| flesh and blood | a real person |
| generate | to create/produce |
| humanoid | having the shape and qualities of a human |
| interact with | to communicate/ react to |
| investigate | to examine an event or situation and try to find out what happened |
| learning abilities | the skill one has to gain knowledge |
| metal and circuits | chemical element and a closed wired system |
| microphone | device used to make sounds louder or to record them |
| motor | mechanism |
| patient care | looking after the sick |
| patiently | calmly |
| physically | in a way that relates to the body |
| physically interact | communicate with your body |
| physique | the shape and size of sb's body |
| pick up | to collect |
| react | to behave in a certain way as a result of th |
| record sounds | store sounds or voices |
| research team | scientists searching for information |
| residential care homes | a place where someone old/ill lives to be looked after |
| stimulus | sth that causes sb or sth to move or react |
| surrounding | everything around or in a place |
| toddler | a young child |
| workload | the amount of work sb has to do |
| workplace | the place where people do their jobs |
| appear | to become noticeable |
| be after | want |
| be away | be absent |
| be in for | expect sth bad |
| be off | leave |
| be on | be shown on TV |
| be out of | have no more |
| browser | the software on a computer that enables you to search the Internet |
| chat online | talk on the Internet |
| connect | to join sth to sth else |
| copy | to produce sth that looks like the original thing/to imitate |
| design | to create the plan or drawing for sth |
| disconnect | to cut off, stop the supply of sth |
| format | any general arrangement of sth |
| install | to put it somewhere and connect it |
| keep in touch with | remain in contact sb |
| networking | interaction with other people to exchange information and develop contacts, especially to further one's career |
| plug into | become connected |
| to put sth in ink or dye using a machine | |
| processing | a series of actions carried out in a computer to deal with information |
| remove | to take sth away |
| transfer | to move from one place to another |
| acceptable | to good enough/suitable |
| assignment | a piece of usually written work, such as an essay, given to students at school or university |
| concern | a feeling of worry about a situation |
| educational tool | an object/ device that helps with learning |
| eventful | full of interesting happenings |
| experience | gained knowledge or skill |
| fake names | not real names |
| hack | to break into a computer system |
| identity theft | use someone else's personal data |
| lecture | a formal talk on a specific subject given to a group of people |
| plagiarism | the act of taking sb's ideas and using them as if they were yours |
| pseudonym | a name other than your own |
| research | a serious study of sth |
| search word | the word used to target items on the Internet |
| section | a separate part of a book, newspaper, magazine etc. |
| software | computer program |
| survey | a study, research |
| update | to make more modern by adding new parts or giving new information |
| usage | the way in which sth is used |
| apply | to make use of sth |
| broaden | to make sth wider |
| demonstrate | to show how sth is done |
| develop | to cause sth to become more advanced |
| display | to put on show |
| employ | to have sb do a job |
| exercise | to use |
| exhibit | to show to the public |
| expand | to make sth bigger |
| practise | to do sth |
| prove | to show that sth is true |
| unfold | to develop |