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Computer Terms
Vocabulary for common computer words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| File | a computer document |
| Character | a letter, number, symbol, space or punctuation mark |
| Text | computer data that represents words, numbers and other typographic symbols |
| Thesaurus | a book/computer file that lists words related to each other in meaning, usually giving synonyms and antonyms |
| Font | a design and size for characters on a computer screen |
| Formatting Palette | a computer window that contains commands that allow changes to be made to a document |
| Cursor | a moving marker on a computer screen |
| Space bar | a horizontal bar at the bottom of a keyboard or typewriter that is pressed to introduce a space |
| Return | A key that moves the cursor down a line on the computer screen. |
| Menu | A list of choices or options |
| Save | to store a copy of a data file |
| to make a copy using a computer printer | |
| Style | to give text a particular shape or design usually for emphasis |
| Bold | to make letters darker and thicker for emphasis |
| Italics | characters that slope to the right |
| Underline | a line drawn or typed below something |
| Subscript | a character that is printed on a level lower than the rest of the characters on the line |
| Superscript | a character that is printed on a level higher than the rest of the characters on the line |
| Bullet | a dot - usually for steps |
| Copy | to make another |
| Cut | to delete data from one place |
| Paste | to place text, data or an image into a document electronically |
| Alignment | the arrangement of a line in relationship to the margins |
| Margin | blank space at the top, bottom and sides of the page |
| Horizontal | direction from left to right or right to left |
| Vertical | direction from top to bottom or bottom to top |
| Insert | Put in |
| Search | Looking for a computer file, image, or text |
| Clip Art, Graphic, Image | Artwork, photographs and pictures |
| Handlebars | Shapes around an image that allow the image to be adjusted |
| Icons | Recognizable picture on computer screen |
| Undo | reverse effect of computer command (usually found under Edit) |
| Zoom | Move closer in or out |
| Spell Check | Looks for spelling and grammar errors in a document |
| Portrait Printing | Page is taller than wider |
| Landscape Printing | Long sides of page are horizontal |
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