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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)


M

macro  s Makro

mailbox  e Mailbox (computers and email only)

mailing n.  s Mailing (mass mailing or mail shot)

mailing address  e E-Mail-Adresse (email only)

mailing list  e Mailingliste

mark (as read) v.  (als gelesen) markieren

memory (RAM)  r Arbeitsspeicher, r Speicher
  amount of memory e Speicherkapazität
  insufficient memory ungenügender Speicher
  not enough memory to load image nicht genug Speicher, um Bild zu laden

menu (computer) s Menü
  menu bar/strip e Menüzeile/e Menüleiste

message (email)  e Nachricht, e Mail (eine Mail)
  email messages  die Mails (pl.)
  new messages  neue Mails (pl.)
  sort messages  die Mails sortieren
  unread messages  ungelesene Mails (pl.)

message (notice)  e Meldung (-en)
  message window s Meldungsfenster

modem  s Modem

module  s Modul

mouse (mice)  e Maus (Mäuse)
  mouse click  r Mausklick
  mouse pad  e Mausmatte
  right/left mouse button rechte/linke Maustaste

monitor n.  r Monitor

motherboard  e Hauptplatine (-n)

move, transfer (to another folder)  (in einen anderen Ordner) verschieben

music download n.  r Musik-Download (-s)
  to download music (die) Musik downloaden/herunterladen

N

navigation e Navigation, e Steuerung
navigation bar e Navigationsleiste

network n.  s Netzwerk

next - previous  weiter - zurück

notebook (computer) s/r Notebook, r Klapprechner

O

OK, done, finish Fertig stellen (box in a program window)

online adj.  online, angeschlossen, verbunden

open v.  öffnen
   open in new window  in neuem Fenster öffnen

operating system  s Betriebssystem (Mac OS X, Windows XP, etc.)

operation, action (computer)  e Aktion

out-box (email)  r Ausgang, r Postausgang

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