Technology Terms

cor·re·spond, cor·re·spond·ed, cor·re·spond·ing, cor·re·sponds

• To be in agreement, harmony, or conformity.

• To be similar or equivalent in character, quantity, origin, structure, or function

• To communicate by letter (e-mail, telecommunication) usually over a period of time.

document doc·u·ment·ed, doc·u·ment·ing, doc·u·ments • A piece of work created with an

application, as by a word processor.

• A computer file that is not an executable file and contains data for use by applications

ex·clude, ex·clud·ed, ex·clud·ing, ex·cludes

• To prevent from entering; keep out;

• To put out; expel.

• To prevent from being included, considered, or accepted

il·lus·trate, il·lus·trat·ed, il·lus·trat·ing, il·lus·trates

• To clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons:

• To clarify by serving as an example or comparison:

• To provide (a publication) with explanatory or decorative features

in·i·tial, in·i·tialed, also in·i·tialled

in·i·tial·ing, in·i·tial·ling in·i·tials, in·i·tials

• Designating the first letter or letters of a word.• The first letter of a proper name.• The first letter of each word of a person's full name

considered as a unit

• The first letter of a word.

• A large, often highly decorated letter set at the beginning of a chapter, verse, or paragraph.

• To mark or sign especially for purposes of authorization or approval.

• Of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first

in·stance, in·stanced, in·stanc·ing, in·stanc·es

• An example that is cited to prove or invalidate a contention or illustrate a point.

• A legal proceeding or process; a suit.

• A step in a process or series of events

• A suggestion or request

• Urgent solicitation.

• An impelling motive.

• A case or an occurrence

jus·ti·fy, jus·ti·fied, jus·ti·fy·ing, jus·ti·fies

• To demonstrate or prove to be just, right, or valid

• To declare free of blame; absolve.• To free (a human) of the guilt and penalty attached to

grievous sin

• To demonstrate sufficient legal reason for (an action taken).

• To prove to be qualified as a bondsman

• To adjust the spacing within (lines in a document, for example), so that the lines end evenly at a straight margin.

lay·er, lay·ered, lay·er·ing, lay·ers

• One that lays

• A hen kept for laying eggs.• A single thickness of a material covering a surface

or forming an overlying part or segment

• A usually horizontal deposit or expanse; a stratum

• A stem that is covered with soil for rooting while still part of the living plant.

• An item of clothing worn over or under another.

• A depth or level

link, linked, link·ing, links

• A segment of text or a graphical item that serves as a cross-reference between parts of a hypertext document or between files or hypertext documents.

lo·cate, lo·cat·ed, lo·cat·ing, lo·cates

• To determine or specify the position or limits of

• To place at a certain location; station or situate

• To find by searching, examining, or experimenting.

max·i·mize, max·i·mized, max·i·miz·ing, max·i·miz·es

• To assign the highest possible importance to.

• To find the largest value of (a function) • To increase or make as great as

possible

pre·vi·ous

• Acting, occurring, or done too soon; premature.

• Existing or occurring before something else in time or order; prior

pri·mar·y

• Being or standing first in a list, series, or sequence.

• Being or existing as the first or earliest of a kind; primitive.

• Occurring first in time or sequence; earliest.

• First or highest in rank, quality, or importance; principal.

pub·lish, pub·lished, pub·lish·ing, pub·lish·es

• To prepare and issue (printed material) for public distribution or sale.

• To bring to the public attention; announce

• To issue a publication.• To be the writer or author of published

works or a work.

reg·is·ter, reg·is·tered, reg·is·ter·ing,

reg·is·ters, reg-is-ter-y

• A formal or official recording of items, names, or actions.

• A device that automatically records a quantity or number.

• An adjustable, grill-like device through which heated or cooled air is released into a room.

• A state of proper alignment

• Exact alignment of the lines and margins on the opposite sides of a leaf.

• Proper positioning of colors in color printing.

• The range of an instrument or a voice.

• A part of such a range.

• A group of matched organ pipes; a stop.

• A variety of language used in a specific social setting

• A part of the central processing unit used as a storage location.

rel·e·vant

• Having a bearing on or connection with the matter at hand.

re·move re·moved, re·mov·ing, re·moves

• To move from a place or position occupied• To transfer or convey from one place to

another• To take off: removed my boots.

• To do away with; eliminate• To dismiss from an office or position. • To take away; withdraw.

re·strict, re·strict·ed, re·strict·ing, re·stricts

• To keep or confine within limits.

• To subject to bounds or limits

se·cure, se·cur·er, se·cur·est,se·cured, se·cur·ing,

se·cures

• Free from risk of loss; safe• Free from the risk of being intercepted or listened to by unauthorized

persons• Free from fear, anxiety, or doubt. • Not likely to fail or give way; stable

• Firmly fastened• Reliable; dependable• Assured; certain• To make firm or tight; fasten.• To make certain; ensure• To get possession of; acquire• To capture or confine• To bring about; effect• To guard from danger or risk of loss• To protect or ensure the privacy or secrecy of

seek, sought, seek·ing, seeks

• To endeavor to obtain or reach

• To go to or toward

• To inquire for; request

• To try; endeavor

• To explore

• To try to locate or discover; search for

site, sit·ed, sit·ing, sites

• The place where a structure or group of structures was, is, or is to be located

• The place or setting of something

• A computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web

task, tasked, task·ing, tasks

• A difficult or tedious undertaking.

• A function to be performed; an objective.

• A piece of work assigned or done as part of one's duties.

tech·ni·cal • Of, relating to, or derived from technique.

• Used in or peculiar to a specific field or profession; specialized

• Belonging or relating to a particular subject

• Of, relating to, or involving the practical, mechanical, or industrial arts or the applied sciences

• Abstract or theoretical

• Of, relating to, or employing the methodology of science; scientific.

• According to principle; formal rather than practical

• Industrial and mechanical; technological.

• Relating to or based on analysis of market indicators, such as trading volume and fluctuations in securities prices, rather than underlying economic conditions such as corporate earnings, inflation, and unemployment:

• Having special skill or practical knowledge especially in a mechanical or scientific field

tech·nol·o·gy, tech·nol·o·gies

• The application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives.

• The scientific method and material used to achieve a commercial or industrial objective.

• The body of knowledge available to a society that is of use in fashioning implements, practicing manual arts and skills, and extracting or collecting materials.

• Electronic or digital products and systems considered as a group