TECHNOLOGICAL TERMS

Technologies surround us. It's a fact. We can't run away from them. Luckily, you were born with a computer, more or less. This is the reason why, frequently, we come across new words that seem strange. They are technological words, and very often abbreviations. I am here to explain the meaning of some of them :)

APP: Application. Both on the computer and on our mobile phones we've got lots of apps: Whatsapp, Line, Facebook, Instagram, Apalabrados....

APPLEPICK: This is really funny. This verb is coined to express when someone steals somebody's IPHONE. Incredible!!!

AVATAR: Graphical image that represents a person on the Internet, for example. I'm sure you've seen the film, so you should know what an avatar is.

FAVICON: It means "favourite icon". Yu can change the icon of some apps, did you know?

FLOG: False Blog. I promise ourbritishcorner.blogspot.com.es is not a flog ;)

CAPTCHA: The sharp meaning is : Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart.

A captcha is the common chart that appears when you enter some webpage and that asks you to write the letters you see on the top. They want to be sure that you are not a computer, but a human! 

CHATROOM: The place where you can chat with other people by means of the computer. It may also appear when you are playing video games.

IT GIRL: This term refers to a girl who has become a celebrity because of the mass media. Some models, singers or actresses are usually it-girls. People like them so much.

GEEK: A person who is obsessed with technological devices. They are supposed to be on the net all the time, they know everything about computering and they tend not to have good social relationships.

After reading this, you are a more technological type of person. I hope you liked this useful lesson. 

Have a nice weekend!!!