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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)
F
failure, error r Fehler (computing)
field s Feld (database, spreadsheet, menu)
file (n.) e Akte, e Datei (Datei can also mean "database"), s File
finish (v.) (an operation) fertigstellen
firewall e Firewall (lit. e Brandschutzmauer)
folder, file folder r Ordner, s Verzeichnis
folder (directory) list e Ordnerliste, e Verzeichnisliste
font type e Schrift (-en)
Truetype fonts Truetype-Schriften
freeware e Freeware
G
graphics card (n.) e Grafikkarte
GSM s 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 wireless phones.)
See article: German SMS - A Source of German Vocabulary
H
hack (n.) r Hack
hack (v.) hacken
hack into in das System eindringen/hacken
hacker r Hacker (-), e Hackerin (-nen)
hacking s Hacken
hard disk e Festplatte (-n)
hard (disk) drive s Festplattelaufwerk (-e)
hardware e Hardware
help (n.) e Hilfe
help (v.) helfen
hide (a menu, etc.) ausblenden
view, make visible (a menu, etc.) einblenden
home page e Homepage, e Leitseite, e Startseite, e Web-Seite
hook up, connect (v.) anschließen
host (chat) r Host (-s), r Chat-Host (-s)
host computer r Host, r Hostrechner/r Host-Rechner (-), r Host-Computer
hyperlink, link r Querverweis, r Link, r/s Hyperlink
hypertext r Hypertext
I
icon s Bildsymbol, s Ikon [pron. EEE-kohn], s Zeichen
image s Bild (-er)
image format s Bildformat (-e)
image header r Bildvorspann
in-box (email) r Posteingang
information technology (IT) e Informatik
initialize (v.) initialisieren
insert, paste (text) (v.) einfügen
insert (CD, cartridge, paper, etc.) (v.) einlegen (horiz.), einsetzen (vert.)
install (v.) installieren
installation (n.) e Installation
instructions e Anleitungen, e Anweisungen
Follow the instructions on the screen. Befolgen Sie die Anweisungen auf dem Bildschirm.
insufficient memory ungenügender Speicher, nicht genüg Speicher(kapazität)
interface e Schnittstelle (-n)
Internet s Internet
ISP, Internet service provider r Provider, der ISP, r Anbieter
IT, information technology e Informatik
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J
junk mail, spam die Werbemails (pl.)
K
key (on keyboard) e Taste
keyboard e Tastatur
L
laptop (computer) r Laptop, s Notebook (The German terms r Schoßrechner or Tragrechner are rarely used.)
load (v.) laden
log in/on (v.) einloggen
he's logging in er loggt ein
she can't log in sie kann nicht einloggen
log out/off (v.) ausloggen, abmelden
link (n.) r Querverweis, r/s Link
link (to) (v.) verweisen (auf) accus., einen Link angeben
link, combine, integrate verknüpfen
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