German-English Glossary
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Noun genders are indicated by: r (der, masc.), e (die, fem.), s (das, neu.)
Abbreviations: adj. (adjective), n. (noun), v. (verb), pl. (plural)
T
r Tabulator tab (n.)
e Tabelle table (in a database, spreadsheet)
s Tag tag (as in "HTML tag" - not to be confused with r Tag = day)
r Taschenrechner calculator
e Taste (TAHS-tuh) key (on keyboard)
e Tastensperre key(pad) lock
e Tastatur keyboard
e Textverarbeitung word processing
s Thema subject (topic of discussion)
r Tragrechner laptop computer
NOTE: The English words der Laptop or Notebook are used more frequently than German terms such as der Schoßrechner or Tragrechner.
r Treiber driver (for printers, etc.)
U
überprüfen check, verify (v.)
übertragen to transfer, download (email, files)
umbenennen rename (v.)
uploaden upload (v.)
umschalten (auf) switch (to)
e Umschalttaste shift key
s Und-Zeichen, s Et-Zeichen ampersand, and-sign (&)
r Unterstrich (_) underline (n.)
unterstreichen underline (v.)
V
verbunden connected, online
verschieben transfer, move (to a folder)
in einen anderen Ordner verschieben to move/transfer to another folder
verschlüsselt encoded, scrambled (adj.)
verweisen (auf) accus. link (to)
s Verzeichnis directory, folder
vorherige Einstellungen previous settings (n., pl.)
e Vorlage template (letter, form, etc.)
vorwärts forward, next
W
s WAP WAP (Wireless Application Protocol)
WAP is a wireless phone Web service in Germany, Europe and over 100 countries around the world. It allows the display of WAP-formatted Web pages on a GSM wireless phone, the type used in most of Europe.
wählen choose, select (v.)
s Web, s Weltnetz Web (WWW)
e Webseite Web page
e Website, e Web-Site Web site, website
auf dieser Website findet man... on this Web site you'll find...
Note: A Web page (Webseite) is one page on a Web site (Website) with many pages.
weiter next, continue (to next step, page, etc.)
weiter - zurück next - previous
die Werbemails (pl.) junk mail, spam
e Werbung, e Anzeige advertising, ad/advert
die Werbefläche ad box, display
Z
e Zentraleinheit CPU, central processing unit
ziehen (auf) drag (to) (v.)
r Zugang access (n.)
Zugang zum Internet access to the Internet
zurück back, previous
zurück - weiter previous - next
r Zwischenspeicher cache (n.)
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