Computer and Internet Glossary: F-L
Annotated German-English Glossary
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Noun Genders: r (der, masc.), e (die, fem.), s (das, neu.)
Abbreviations: adj. (adjective), n. (noun), v. (verb), pl. (plural)
F
r Faden thread (in a forum)
e Farbe (-n) color(s)
r Fehler error
Fehler beheben to troubleshoot
e Fehleranzeige, e Fehlermeldung error message
e Fehlerbehebung troubleshooting
s Feld field (in database, spreadsheet)
s Fenster window
in neuem Fenster öffnen open in new window
fertigstellen finish (an operation)
fertig stellen done, OK (box in a program window)
e Festplatte, s Festplattelaufwerk hard disk, hard (disk) drive
e Feststelltaste caps lock
e Firewall firewall
formatieren to format
e Formatierung formatting
e Formatierungsleiste formatting menu (bar, strip)
s Formblatt template
e Freeware freeware (n.)
G
s Gerät device, machine
gesendet sent (message)
e Gleitkommazahl floating point, floating decimal point number
e Gleitpunktzahl floating decimal point number
e Fließkommazahl floating decimal point number
s GSM GSM (Global System for Mobile communication)
GSM is a wireless phone technology used in Germany, Europe and over 100 countries around the world. It allows the display of SMS text and WAP Web pages on a wireless phone.
See article: German SMS - A Source of German Vocabulary
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Using a PDA, palmtop computer or ebook-reader
to learn German. Hardware and software.
H
s Handy, s Mobiltelefon wireless phone, cell/mobile phone
e Hardware hardware (computer)
helfen to help
herunterladen to download
e Hilfe help (n.)
hinzufügen to add, append (to file, search, etc.)
s Homebanking online banking, banking from home
r Hypertext hypertext
I
s Ikon icon [pron. EEE-kohn]
s Bildsymbol, s Zeichen icon
e Informatik computer science, IT
e Installation installation
installieren install (v.)
initialisieren initialize (v.)
s Internet the Internet
K
s Kabel cable
s Parallelkabel parallel cable
s USB-Kabel USB cable
s Kabelmodem cable modem
s Kennwort password
r Klammeraffe "at" sign, @
Although the German for "@" (at) as part of an address should be "bei" (BY), as in: "XYX bei DEUTSCH.DE" (xyz@deutsch.de), most German-speakers pronounce "@" as "et" — mimicking English "at."
klicken (auf) click (on)
anklicken click (on)
doppelklicken double-click
e Kopie (-n) copy (n.)
kopieren to copy
e Kurzanleitung quick guide, short version of manual
die Kurzzahl short number
L
laden to load, charge (battery)
die Langzahl long number
r Laptop laptop (computer)
NOTE: The English words der Laptop or Notebook are used more frequently than German terms such as der Schoßrechner or Tragrechner.
s Laufwerk disk drive
e Leiste bar, strip (for menus)
e Formatierungsleiste formatting menu (bar, strip)
e Funktionsleiste function menu (bar, strip)
e Leitseite home page
e Leertaste space key
Drücken Sie auf die Leertaste. Press the space key.
s Leerzeichen blank, blank space
s Lesezeichen bookmark (n.)
s Lineal ruler (word processing)
löschen, entfernen to delete
e Löschtaste, e Entferntaste delete key
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