adjective

antivirus software finds and removes computer viruses (=harmful programs) before they can damage your computer system

adjective

relating to an electronic communication method that sends information in one direction, one character at a time

adjective

computer software that is backwards-compatible can operate with pieces of software of the same type that were made at an earlier time

adjective

relating to data that is sent in at short sudden periods of activity

adjective

a case-sensitive computer program is able to recognize the difference between the large forms of letters, A, B, C etc and their and small forms, a, b, c etc

adjective

if something on a computer screen is clickable, you make it work by clicking on it with the mouse

noun

the fact that different pieces of computer equipment and software can be used together

adjective

if one piece of computer equipment or software is compatible with another, they can be used together

adjective

involving the use of computers

noun

relating to computers

adjective

able to use a computer

adjective

stored on computer

adjective

done using a computer

adjective

able to use a computer

adjective

used for describing two or more computer files or pieces of computer information that have been put together to form a single unit

adjective

corrupt computer programs or files are damaged and do not operate correctly

adjective

available for more than one type of computer or operating system

adjective

storing information such as sound or pictures as numbers or electronic signals

adjective

a distributed computer system involves the use of several computers rather than one central computer

adjective, adverb, preposition

if a computer system is down, it is not working

noun

time when a computer or other machine is not working

adjective

an executable program or file can be used on a computer

adjective

a fatal error is one that stops a program from working correctly

adjective

fifth-generation computer technology is very advanced and includes artificial intelligence

adjective

gated software prevents people from going to a particular website, for example because it no longer works

adjective

used for describing a computer language that is made as similar as possible to a human language

adjective

intelligent software is able to react and deal with changes or different situations in a way that is similar to human intelligence

adjective

an interactive computer program, video etc reacts to the information and instructions that you give it

adjective

an intuitive system, method, piece of software etc is easy to use because the process of operating it is very obvious

adjective

not acceptable as a computer instruction or operation

adjective

used to describe a type of compression (= reducing the size of a computer file) that involves the loss of some data

adjective

a low-level language is a machine code used for writing computer programs

adjective

able to be used by a computer

adjective

mouse-driven software uses a mouse rather than a keyboard to receive instructions

adjective

a multiaccess computer system allows several users to use it at the same time

adjective

using video, sound, and other methods of communication in computers

adjective

multiplatform software can run on several different types of computer system

noun

a situation in which two or more pieces of computer equipment or software cannot be used together

adjective

not relating to or using computers, the Internet, or other digital technology

adjective

used for describing computer information that is impossible to get back once it has been lost or deleted

adjective

nonvolatile computer memory can store information when the power is off, for example in read-only memory

adjective

an object-oriented computer language uses a system in which small parts of the program are considered as separate objects that can be put together to make the whole program

adjective, adverb

not directly connected to a computer

adjective, adverb

on a computer screen

abbreviation

peer to peer: P2P software allows computers to communicate directly with each other without going through a server

adjective

good to play on a computer

adjective

plug-and-play software or computer equipment is immediately ready for use when it is connected to a computer

adjective

used for describing a way of doing things on a computer by using a mouse to move a cursor on the screen and pressing the mouse button

noun

the ability of software or equipment to be used on several systems

adjective

able to be used on different types of computer

adjective

relating to a technology that guesses and finishes the word that a computer or mobile phone user is typing before they have finished typing it

noun

if a computer deals with information in real time, it deals with the information as soon as it receives it

adjective

scalable systems, software, or technologies continue to work well when they are used on a large scale or by many people

adjective

automatically correcting any typing mistakes made by the user as soon as he or she makes them

noun

connected with, working with, or caused by software

noun

information and instructions about how you use a piece of software

noun

the crime of illegally copying or using software

adjective

used about an individual computer that is not part of a network

adjective

used about a computer program that is not part of a suite

adjective

temporary files and folders hold information that is needed only for a short time, and are often deleted (=removed or destroyed) automatically

adjective

an uncorrupted file or database has no mistakes or viruses

adjective

an unformatted computer disk has not been divided into the parts that are needed to allow information to be saved and stored

adjective

an unintelligent computer program is not able to react immediately to new information

adjective

unreadable computer disks contain information that cannot be read by a computer

noun

a fault in computer equipment or software that causes a program to stop working

adjective, adverb, preposition

a computer system that is up is working properly

noun

universal serial bus: a way of connecting a printer, keyboard, or other piece of equipment to a computer using a special cable and without having to turn the computer off and on again

noun

a name or password that allows a user to use a computer system

adjective

accepted by a computer system

adjective

produced by or relating to a computer virus

adjective

created by computers, or appearing on computers or the Internet

adjective

what you see is what you get: used for describing systems in which what you see on the computer screen is exactly what will appear when you print it on paper

noun

adverb

adverb

adverb

noun

noun

adjective

adjective

noun

while a computer is running

if a system or program is up and running, it is working effectively