Some Spanish - English Computer Vocabulary
The following is a short list of some common computer terminology in Spanish. You will find that a number of terms look like English - that's because they are English. Many computer terms were invented in English and those words have been carried over into other languages, especially when they are pronounceable in the other language.
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| @ (arroba) | - @ (at) |
| .com (punto com) | - .com (dot com) |
| abrir (verb) | - open |
| acceso directo | - shortcut |
| apagar | - shut down |
| archivo | - file |
| archivo adjunto | - attached file |
| arrastrar y colocar | - drag and drop |
| atrás / adelante | - backward / forward |
| ayuda | - help |
| barra de desplazamiento | - scroll bar |
| barra de tareas | - taskbar |
| negrita | - bold |
| borrar (verb) | - delete |
| (el) buscador | - search engine |
| buscar (verb) | - search / find |
| (un) chat | - (a) chat room |
| ciberespacio | - cyberspace |
| (el) portapapeles | - the clipboard |
| comercio electrónico | - e-commerce |
| conectado / desconectado | - on-line / off-line |
| computadora | - computer (Latin America) |
| editar (verb) | - edit |
| estar conectado | - be online |
| contraseña | - password |
| copia de seguridad | - backup (copy) |
| copiar (verb) | - copy |
| correo ordinario | - snail mail |
| correo basura | - spam, junk email |
| cortar y pegar | - cut and paste |
| cursiva | - italic |
| descargar (verb) | - download |
| dirección de Internet | - web address |
| dirección electrónica | - email address |
| directorio | - directory |
| ejecutar (verb) | - run |
| (un) email | - an email |
| (un) emoticón | - a smiley |
| (un) enlace | - a link |
| enviar a (verb) | - send to |
| escritorio | - desktop |
| (un) favorito | - a bookmark |
| (la) fuente | - font |
| grupos de noticias | - newsgroups |
| guardar como | - save as |
| guardar un archivo | - save a file |
| hacer clic en | - click on |
| hacer doble clic en | - double-click on |
| hipervínculo | - hyperlink |
| hoja de cálculo | - spreadsheet |
| (un) icono | - icon |
| impresora | - printer |
| imprimir (verb) | |
| inicio | - home |
| inicio rápido | - quick launch |
| Internauta | - Internet user |
| (el) Internet | - the Internet |
| memoria | - memory |
| mensaje de texto | - text message |
| (un) menú | - a menu |
| navegador | - browser |
| navegar por Internet | - surf the Web |
| (el) ordenador | - computer (Spain) |
| página de inicio | - homepage |
| página web | - web page |
| pantalla | - screen |
| papelera de reciclaje | - wastebasket |
| pegar (verb) | - paste |
| personalizar (verb) | - customize |
| preguntas frecuentes | - FAQ |
| (las) propiedades | - properties |
| proveedor de Internet | - Internet provider |
| (un) puntocom | - a dotcom |
| (el) ratón | - mouse |
| (la)Red | - the Net |
| salvapantallas | - screen saver |
| siempre visible | - always on top |
| (un) servidor | - server |
| sitio web | - website |
| (un) SMS | - text message |
| teclado | - keyboard |
| (la) Web | - the Web / website |
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