add-on
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a computer program or a piece of computer equipment that you can add to a computer in order to increase the number of things it is able to do
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a computer program or a piece of computer equipment that you can add to a computer in order to increase the number of things it is able to do
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the design and structure of a computer system or program and the way that it works in relation to other systems and programs
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a computer program that works automatically, especially one that can find information for you on the Internet
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a computer program that allows you to look at and search through information on the Internet
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a computer, program, or piece of equipment that takes and uses information from a server
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a computer program that changes a set of instructions in a programming language into a form that can be used directly by a computer
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a set of instructions stored inside a computer that allows the user to do a particular thing, for example produce a document or play a game. Someone who writes computer programs is called a computer programmer.
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a program that enters your computer and damages or destroys information that you have stored
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a computer program that looks for and removes mistakes from another program so that it works correctly
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a type of search engine that collects information about users in order to provide them with relevant results for their searches
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a combination of letters and numbers on a computer screen that shows that there is a particular problem with a program
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a computer program that organizes computer files into groups and shows you where they are when you need to find them again
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a computer program that prevents some types of information from appearing on your computer when you search the Internet
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a computer program that prevents people from entering a computer system illegally and stealing information or causing damage
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a computer system in which you can click on a word or image in order to move to a related document, word, or image
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a computer program that changes instructions in one computer language into another so that a computer can understand and perform them
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a computer system that is still used although it is no longer the most modern or advanced, because it would be very expensive or difficult to replace it
a type of computer operating system (=the main program in a computer that manages all the other programs) that is available free on the Internet
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a short computer program containing a series of actions that you can start by pressing a particular key or typing a particular command
a computer program that can automatically add names and addresses to copies of a letter
modular object-oriented dynamic learning environment: an open source computer system for creating online courses
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a computer system or other electrical system that is designed to work in the same way as the human brain
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a computer system that is designed to work with parts or systems made by other companies
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a computer program that examines and describes the structure of a sentence, and checks whether there are any mistakes
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Pretty Good Privacy: a program that puts information into a coded form to make it safe when sending it over the Internet
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a series of instructions that makes a computer perform an action or a particular type of work
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a program used to copy digital music from a CD onto a computer before changing it into a form that can be stored as a computer file
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a computer program that makes the screen black or that shows a picture when the computer is on but not being used. It is designed to protect the screen from damage.
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a program that searches for new websites on the Internet and builds them into a database that users can use to find documents containing a particular word, phrase or subject
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a software program for getting information stored on another computer on the Internet by typing instructions into the other computer
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a program that seems useful but is designed to be harmful, for example by destroying information
a computer operating system that can be used by several people at the same time
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video graphics array: a standard system for showing pictures and videos on computer screens
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a type of computer technology that allows you to look at information from a computer on a television screen
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a program that enters your computer and damages or destroys information that you have stored
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a program used for searching through websites on the Internet for documents containing a particular word, phrase, or subject
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a program that is designed to damage computer systems by making copies of itself and preventing the computer from working correctly
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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