Category: Technology & Media

A program or tool that archives files or data.

Electrical ground or the act of grounding.

An item in a game, especially a useful object or collectible.

Access to a place or to digital resources.

A prominent sound, mark, or stylistic highlight, especially in language or music.

The standard character encoding used for basic English text in computers.

A device or connector used to make one item fit or work with another.

A metric prefix meaning one quadrillionth, 10^-18.

A destination or contact address; also the golf action of addressing the ball.

A person who presents or reports on radio or television.

An announcement, especially over a public-address system, or the act of announcing.

Not digital; based on continuously varying signals or modes.

Recording or replacing dialogue or sound after the original shoot.

An application program, especially for phones or computers.

An application, especially application software; also the act of applying or a request/petition.

Availability, especially in computing or system contexts.

To stop an operation or process before it finishes.

Relating to an algorithm.

A step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or performing a computation.

A set of items arranged in rows, or an array in technical usage.

A TV time slot for reruns of popular shows.

A humanoid robot or the Android mobile operating system.

An ampere, or an amplifier, depending on context.

An image, impression, or mental picture; also a computer image or visual depiction.

Small headphones worn in or on the ears.

Interactive; allowing direct user response and feedback.

An alphabetical list, reference guide, or pointer to entries.

A device that converts direct current to alternating current.

Information, especially in a general or public-facing sense.

The basic facilities and systems needed for society or an organization to function.

Input, especially data or information entered into a system.

A thing brought in from outside, or the action of importing data into a system.

A small graphical control or interface component in software.

A window, especially a computer window or a shop display window.

A clipped form with mixed senses, including wind, wind instrument, and window.

The web or the World Wide Web.

A guided step-by-step review or demonstration.

A tool or program that creates archives.

An echo, or an ultrasound scan in medicine.

A person who edits text, or a program used to edit text.

Electric; powered by electricity or related to electricity.

Electronics; the field and devices dealing with electronic technology.

The field of engineering or engineering work.

A machine that produces mechanical power.

A suffix for byte-order terms such as big-endian and little-endian.

Sound-related media or equipment, especially hi-fi audio gear.

Automatic; also used for an automatic firearm or automatic transmission.

Automatic control or operation of a process or system.

A tape recorder with automatic reverse playback.

A lightly scented perfume product.

A word for an oracle; also used for Oracle-related products or services in Japanese.

In a state of broadcasting live on radio or television.

A pointer or marker used in a computer interface.

A replaceable container or unit used in a device.

A counter, a counting device, or a service counter; also used in sports and internet contexts.

A cassette; also a game cartridge.

A device for taking photographs or recording video.

A gadget or small device.

A turbine driven by hot gas from combustion.

A main station in a broadcasting network.

An input device with keys used for typing on a computer or other machine.

A word or phrase used as an important identifier, search term, or clue.

A caster wheel or a news presenter.

A stored copy of data kept for faster later access.

The act of storing data in a cache for faster reuse.

A telephone service that alerts you to another incoming call while you are already on a call.

A device that mixes air and fuel for an internal combustion engine.

The Cyrillic script or related things using it.

A prefix meaning billion, and by extension a gigabyte or mobile data allowance.

A crash, especially a vehicle crash or a computer/system crash.

To click a mouse or the sound of a click.

A card used to make purchases on credit.

A close-up; also, highlighting something or bringing it into focus.

A swimming stroke, especially the front crawl; also the process of automatically browsing web pages.

A clock, especially a system clock in computing or electronics.

An audio control unit that adjusts sound frequencies graphically.

Visual images, especially those produced or displayed by a computer.

Grand; large, impressive, or formal in style.

To improve to a higher level or newer state; an upgrade or update.

An electrical ground connection to a chassis or frame.

A gate; also a logic gate in electronics or computing.

A code, program, rule set, or system of symbols.

Using or operating without a cord or cable.

A telephone that works without a cord.

A copy, especially a photocopy; also a blurb or slogan used in publishing and advertising.

A command in computing, or the keyboard key used to issue one.

To commit oneself, or to commit data in version control.

A newspaper or magazine column, or a stand-alone feature article set off in a box.

A borrowed word for contact or touch, also used as an abbreviation for contact lens.

An electrical component that stores and releases charge.

A device or unit used to control another system or machine.

To control, regulate, or manage something.

A converter; a device or system that changes one form into another.

An electronic device that processes data.

A computer enthusiast or skilled computer user; sometimes a hacker.

The arrangement or setup of a system, device, or software.

A device that compresses gas or air.

A comma, or the dot used as a decimal/radix point.

A ghost-like image, afterimage, or unwanted duplication in media and print.

The prime viewing period on television.

The busiest broadcast period on TV or radio.

A circuit, especially an electrical circuit or racing circuit.

A powerful light that can be aimed at a distance.

A server, a serving utensil, a water dispenser, or the server in sports.

A site, especially a website.

Sound; audio; a sound effect or sonic quality.

A small notebook for class use, or a very small laptop.

A checksum used to verify data integrity.

Audio playback that creates the impression of sound coming from around the listener.

An abbreviated form of soundtrack.

Sanforized; treated to reduce later shrinkage.

A computer command for seeking to a position in data or a file.

A device used for shaving.

A command-line interface that interprets user commands.

A system; an organized set of parts working together.

Systems; the plural form of system.

A book or software tool that lists synonyms and related words.

A device or program that imitates real conditions.

The shutter of a camera or of a door, window, or similar opening.

A shortcut, especially a keyboard shortcut in computing.

A sequence or set of related items, works, or episodes.

A device that alerts others if the user fails to check in periodically.

A telephone designed for elderly or hearing-impaired people.

An electronic keyboard instrument that generates or shapes sounds.

A logo or symbol mark used for identification.

A record, report, or log; also a journal or periodical in some contexts.

A coin-operated music-playing machine.

An abbreviation used for supermarket, subtitles/telop, and related 'super-' uses.

A caption or text overlay superimposed on video or TV footage.

A wide-screen format or display system, usually written as a coined loanword term.

A switch, or an act of switching from one thing to another.

A device that scans documents, photos, or images into digital form.

To scan something, or a scan.

A body skin, a condom, or a graphical user interface skin.

A screen for display, projection, or separation.

A measuring scale or a graduated measuring instrument.

A telephone system that transmits handwritten text and drawings.

Range or extent; also an optical sight or a programming scope.

A heat engine that converts temperature differences into mechanical work.

A placeholder or truncated piece, especially in technical contexts.

A handheld electric device used to incapacitate someone with a shock.

A stamp, or a messaging-app sticker/emoji graphic.

Hot vapor from boiling water.

Stealth; concealment from detection.

Stereo; a stereophonic or stereoscopic system.

A shop or the act of storing data in memory.

A stroboscope or flash unit; also used for a camera flash.

Sputnik, the Soviet satellite name used as a general reference to the launch program.

Spacing between letters, words, lines, or other elements.

A gap, area, or amount of room; also the printing and typography sense, and outer space.

A spot, place, or site; also used for spot advertising, spot news, and related media uses.

A short broadcast announcement inserted between regular programs or segments.

A slide or transparency, and the verb meaning to slide or shift.

A slip, skid, or slide; also a petticoat or a slip of paper, and in computing, SLIP.

A device controlled by a master device; also, a slave in the human sense.

A loanword used for something slow or for slow motion.

To exchange things; in computing, to swap memory or data.

To magnify or change magnification, especially on a camera or screen.

A camera lens whose focal length can be adjusted for zooming in and out.

Security, especially in modern institutional or technical contexts.