INTERNET E INFORMÁTICA - INTERNET & COMPUTERS
This month we attempt to give you almost all the words in Spanish connected with internet. The emergence of internet has been so rapid that most of the words are new and some words have not become stable yet. To the dislike of some Spaniards many terms are anglicisms and new verbs are being produced such as chatear, surfear etc: We have avoided these where a suitable Spanish word exists. It will be interesting to see what the "Real Academia Española" makes of all these new terms. Nobody seems to know how to say "banner" yet. Most of the words below are taken from my general knowledge of Spanish internet terms and also I have taken some words from the help files of Spanish browsers and email programmes.
English | Spanish |
| / | barra |
| : | dos puntos |
| @ (at) | arroba |
| a box (a little box on web forms) | casilla |
| address book | Libreta de direcciones |
| answer questions | responder a preguntas |
| attached files | archivos adjuntos |
| back (the name of the back button) | Atrás, Regresar |
| bandwidth | ancho de banda |
| banner | banner |
| bold | negrita |
| Bookmark | Favorito, marcador |
| browser (the programme) | navegador, explorador de Web |
| button | botón |
| check the box | marcar la casilla |
| choose (imperative) | elija |
| click (imperative) | haga clic (usted) haz clic (tu) |
| credit card | tarjeta de crédito |
| cyberspace | ciberespacio (m) |
| database | base de datos |
| digital signature | firma digital |
| dot com | punto com |
| download | bajar, descargar, hacer un download, bajar archivos, capturar, copiar |
| download | descargar |
| drag | arrastrar |
| drop (as in drag and drop) | pegar |
| drop down list, drop down menu, pop-up menu | menu desplegable |
| email address | dirección de correo electrónico |
| email address | dirección de correo electrónico |
| encrypted mail | correo cifrado |
| FAQ (frequently asked questions) | preguntas más frecuentes, preguntas formuladas frecuentemente |
| file transfer | transferencia de ficheros |
| folder | carpeta |
| form | formulario |
| Forward (the name of the forward button) | adelante |
| frames: (as in frames pages) | marcos |
| guestbook | libro de visitas |
| handle (nickname) | apodo |
| homepage | página principal, página inicial |
| hyperlink | hiperenlace |
| icon | ícono |
| inbox | bandeja de entrada |
| ISP | proveedor de servicios Internet (also ISP) |
| key word | palabra clave |
| keyboard | teclado |
| keyboard | teclado |
| laptop computer | equipo portátil |
| link | enlace, vínculo |
| loop | bucle |
| lurker | mirón |
| lurking | fisgoneo, mironeo |
| message headings | encabezados de mensajes |
| modem | módem |
| mouse | ratón |
| mouse button | botón del ratón |
| mouse pad | alfombrilla de ráton |
| netiquette | etiqueta de la red, etiqueta de Internet |
| network | red |
| newsgroup | grupo de noticias |
| newsgroup | grupo de noticias |
| on-line auction | subastas on-line |
| outbox | bandeja de salida |
| outgoing messages | mensajes salientes |
| password | contraseña |
| preferences | preferencias |
| public domain | dominio publico |
| real time chat | charla en tiempo real |
| reply to all | Responder a todos |
| rough copy | borrador |
| run (execute) | ejecutar |
| save | guardar |
| search engine | motor de búsqueda |
| secure server | servidor seguro |
| secure web site | sitio Web seguro |
| sent box (in email programme) | elementos enviados |
| shopping cart | carro de la compra |
| SPAM (unwanted messages) | mensajes no deseados |
| stop (the stop button on the browser) | detener |
| store | almacenar |
| subject (of an email message) | asunto |
| subscribe | suscribirse |
| surf | navegar |
| template | plantilla |
| the clipboard | Portapapeles |
| the internet | internet (note that they use "el" before) |
| the internet | internet |
| the little padlock you see on secure web sites. | icono de cerradura |
| the person a message is sent to | destinatario |
| the place (where something is kept) | la ubicación |
| to attach (to emails) | adjuntar |
| to compose/write some text | redactar |
| to go back | regresar |
| to manage or look after. | gestionar |
| toolbar | barra de herramientas |
| trash, deleted items (in email programme) | elementos eliminados |
| updated, update, an update | actualizado, actualizar, una actualización |
| upload (verb) | subir, cargar, copiar |
| user name | nombre de usuario |
| web page | página Web |
| web page address, url | dirección de una página web, url |
| web site, site | sitio web, sitio |
| word wrap | retorno automático de la palabra |