10 minutes a day to learn computer professional English (i)
For a programmer, good English reading ability is very important. Because we often need to read English documents, such as MDN. In addition, using GitHub and StackOverflow, these websites also need good English skills to support them. This series of blog posts will record the knowledge of computer professional English to improve our English reading and translation skills.
The first part: Basic words
Hardware N Hardware
Keyboard N Keyboard
Typewriter N Typewriter
button n Buttons
Type v typing n types
Traditional adj a traditional, customary
Seperate adj separate, separate, individual, separate V, isolated, scattered, respectively
Device n devices, equipment
Cord N Cord
Laptop N Portable Computer
Monitor n monitors, monitor v monitor
Display n Displays, display v displays
Screen N Screens
Instruction N Instruction
Consisting of component n components, components, adj.
Drive N Drives
Bonkers adj crazy, mentally abnormal
Logical adj logical, reasonable
Desktop n desktops, desktop computers adj desktop, desk-top
Horizontal adj level of
Manufacturer N manufactures, manufacturers
Identify VT identification, identification
Resolve v Resolution
Accessory n Attachment adj attached, supplemented, vice-
Cost n costs, price, price
Delicate adj delicate, delicate, sensitive, precise
Sensibility n sensitivity, sensitive
External adj outside of n outside, outside
Wire n Wires, wire
Plug VT plug n plug, latch
Printer N Printer
Perform VT execution
Process n Processes, functions, methods, procedures, steps VT processing, processing
Transfer VT transfer, transfer, transfer n transfer, transfer, transfer
Information n information, messages, materials
function n functions, functions, function
Directly adv directly, immediately
Operation N Run, operate, implement, function
Expert n Experts, pros
Security N Safety
Underpower n Low power, insufficient power
Miniaturizatioin N miniaturization
Search N&v searching, searching
Tablet n tablet, WordPad, writing pad
Portability N Portable, lightweight
Semiconductor n Semiconductors
Cable N Cable
Dilivery n Send, transmit
Bluetooth n bluetooth®
Instantly adv immediately, instantly
Curve n Curve, curve chart
Equipment n equipment, equipment, equipment, devices
option n Options, select right
Mobile adj Removable
Interface n Interface, interface
Manipulate v operation, processing
Disappear VI disappeared, missing
Synergy N Synergy, with
Connectivity N Connectivity
Specification n specification, detail, specification, instruction
Range n ranges, rows and columns
Replicate v Replication
Authentication n Certification, identification
Password n password, password
Access N accesses VT access
Part II: basic phrases
Build into Make ... Become part of
Show up revealing, appearing
Find out, find, recognize, come up
Instead of instead of
Stand for represent, substitute, symbolize, support
Refer to mentioned, talked about, inquired
Hard Drive
Floppy disk floppy disk
Home computer home computer
Seamless Link Seamless Connection
Yellow Page Enterprise Yellow Pages
Gear up facilitates, increases
Digital camera
consist of ... Composition
Step Into entry
Based on based on
Personal computer (PC) PC
CPUs (central processing Unit) CPU
CD (compact Disc) CD
Modern (Modulator-demodulator) modem
ID (identification,identity) identity
CTO (Chief Technology Officer) chief technology officer
DSL (digitally subscriber line) Digital subscriber circuit
PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) personal assistant
Part III: Word-formation memory
Lower+case lowercase lower file; lowercase letters
Upper+case uppercase upper file; capital letters
In+put Input Inputs
Out+put output outputs
Wave+length wave-length Wavelength
Band+width bandwidth bandwidth, band width
Bench+mark Benchmark Benchmark Test
Bold+face boldface Bold
Clip+board Clipboard Shear Plate
Chip+set Chipset Chipset
Copy+right Copyright
Data+base Database
Finger+tip Fingertip Finger tip
Firm+ware firmware firmware, hardware
Lap+top Laptop Laptop (laptop computer)
Web+site Website website
Short+hand Shorthand Shorthand
Hard+ware Hardware Hardware
Soft+ware Software Software
10 minutes a day to learn computer professional English (i)