Pronunciation : /tə kræʃ/
Part of speech : verb/noun
Formal or informal Can be both formal and informal
Countable or uncountable: Countable
Transitive or intransitive Intransitive
Stress marks :tə kræʃ
Synonym (verb) :freeze, break down; (noun) failure, breakdown
Opposite (verb) :function; (noun) success
(verb): The computer crashed while running multiple applications
Pronunciation : /tə hæk/
Part of speech : verb/noun
Formal or informal :Can be both formal and informal
Countable or uncountable: Countable
Transitive or intransitive :Transitive
Stress marks :tə hæk
Synonym (verb) :breach, infiltrate; (noun) cut, chop
Opposite (verb) :protect; (noun) smooth cut
(verb) The company’s website was hacked by cybercriminals.
Pronunciation : /tə ɪmˈpɔːt/
Part of speech : verb/noun
Formal or informal :Can be both formal and informal
Countable or uncountable: Uncountable
Transitive or intransitive: Transitive
Stress marks :tə ɪmˈpɔːt
Synonym (verb) :bring in, receive; (noun) bring-in
Opposite :export
(verb) :The company imported new products from overseas
Pronunciation : /tə ˈɛkspɔːt/
Part of speech : verb/noun
Formal or informal Can be both formal and informal
Countable or uncountable: Uncountable
Transitive or intransitive :Transitive
Stress marks: tə ˈɛkspɔːt
Synonym (verb) :sell abroad, ship out; (noun) shipment
Opposite: import
(verb) The company exports its products to various international markets
Pronunciation : /maʊs pæd/
Part of speech : noun
Formal or informal Can be both formal and informal
Countable or uncountable: Countable
Stress marks: maʊs pæd
Synonym: mouse mat
She used a mouse pad to improve the movement of her mouse
Pronunciation : /prəˈsɛsə/
Part of speech : noun
Formal or informal: Can be both formal and informal
Countable or uncountable: Countable
Stress marks: prəˈsɛsə
Synonym: CPU, central processinunit
The new smartphone has a faster processor than its predecessor
Pronunciation : /ˈskanə/
Part of speech : noun
Formal or informal Can be both formal and informal
Countable or uncountable: Countable
Stress marks :ˈskanə
Synonym: digital scanner
She used a scanner to convert paper documents into digital files
Pronunciation : /giːk/
Part of speech : noun
Formal or informal :Can be both formal and informal
Countable or uncountable :Countable
Stress marks: giːk
Synonym: nerd, enthusiast
Opposite: jock
He’s such a geek when it comes to video games
Pronunciation: /ˌanɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/
Part of speech: noun
Formal or informal: Can be both formal and informal
Countable or uncountable: Countable
Stress marks: ˌanɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n
Synonym: cartoon, motion picture, film
The animation in the movie was visually stunning
Pronunciation: /ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃ(ə)l ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒ(ə)ns/
Part of speech: noun
Formal or informal: Can be both formal and informal
Countable or uncountable: Uncountable
Stress marks: ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃ(ə)l ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒ(ə)ns
Synonym: AI, machine intelligence, cognitive computing
Definition: the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.
Artificial intelligence is being used in various industries to improve efficiency
Pronunciation: /ˈvəːtʃʊəl/
Part of speech: adjective
Formal or informal: Can be both formal and informal
Countable or uncountable: Uncountable
Stress marks: ˈvəːtʃʊəl
Synonym: digital, computer-generated, simulated
Opposite: real, physical
The virtual tour allowed users to explore the museum from their own homes
Pronunciation: /ˈvəːtʃʊəl riˈælɪti/
Part of speech: noun
Formal or informal: Can be both formal and informal
Countable or uncountable: Uncountable
Stress marks: ˈvəːtʃʊəl riˈælɪti
Synonym: VR, simulated reality, immersive environment
Opposite: physical reality
Definition: the computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional image or environment
that can be interacted with in a seemingly real or physical way by a person using special
electronic equipment.
The virtual reality game provided an immersive experience for the players
Pronunciation: /ˈprəʊɡramɪŋ/
Part of speech: noun
Formal or informal: Can be both formal and informal
Countable or uncountable: Uncountable
Stress marks: ˈprəʊɡramɪŋ
Synonym: coding, scripting, software development
Learning programming languages can open up various career opportunities in tech
Pronunciation: /bʌg/
Part of speech: noun/verb
Formal or informal: Can be both formal and informal
Countable or uncountable: Countable (noun), countable (verb)
Transitive or intransitive: Transitive (verb)
Stress marks: bʌg (noun), bʌg (verb)
Synonym (noun): glitch, error, flaw
Synonym (verb): glitch, malfunction, crash
Opposite (noun): feature, improvement, fix
(noun): The developers fixed the bug in the software
(verb): A recent update caused the system to bug out
Pronunciation: /tə koʊd/
Part of speech: verb/noun
Formal or informal: Can be both formal and informal
Transitive or intransitive: Transitive (verb)
Synonym (verb): program, script, develop
Synonym (noun): cipher, encryption, symbol system
Opposite (noun): decode
(verb): She learned how to code in Python
(noun): Morse code was used for long-distance communication
Pronunciation : /kəˈmænd/
Part of speech : noun/verb
Formal or informal :Can be both formal and informal
Countable or uncountable: Countable
Transitive or intransitive: Transitive
Stress marks :kəˈmænd
Synonym :directive, order
She entered a command into the terminal
Pronunciation : /ɪnˈstrʌkʃ(ə)n/
Part of speech : noun
Formal or informal Can be both formal and informal
Countable or uncountable: Countable
Stress marks ɪnˈstrʌkʃ(ə)n
Synonym direction, guidance
Opposite confusion
He followed the instruction manual to assemble the furniture
Pronunciation : /ˈdeɪtəbeɪs/
Part of speech : noun
Formal or informal Can be both formal and informal
Countable or uncountable: Countable
Stress marks: ˈdeɪtəbeɪs
Synonym :archive, repository
The database contained information about all the employees
Pronunciation : /ˈfaɪəwɔːl/
Part of speech : noun
Formal or informal Can be both formal and informal
Countable or uncountable: Countable
Stress marks :ˈfaɪəwɔːl
Synonym :security barrier, protective barrier
The firewall protected the network from cyber attacks
Pronunciation : /ˈaɪkɒn/
Part of speech : noun
Formal or informal Can be both formal and informal
Countable or uncountable: Countable
Stress marks: ˈaɪkɒn
Synonym :symbol, image
She clicked on the icon to open the application
Pronunciation : /ˈɪnpʊt/
Part of speech : noun
Formal or informal :Can be both formal and informal
Countable or uncountable: Uncountable
Stress marks: ˈɪnpʊt
Synonym :data, information
Opposite :output
The input data was used to generate the report
Pronunciation : /ˈaʊtpʊt/
Part of speech : noun
Formal or informal :Can be both formal and informal
Countable or uncountable: Uncountable
Stress marks: ˈaʊtpʊt
Synonym: result, product
Opposite: input
The output from the software was impressive