Computer programming & software
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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- -infested
- abandonware
- acyclic
- ad blocker
- ad blocking
- address book
- adware
- agnostic
- AI assistant
- algorithm
- algorithmics
- alpha
- alpha version
- analytics
- angle bracket
- antivirus
- API
- app
- applet
- application
- application software
- artefact
- assembly language
- assistive technology
- autocomplete
- autocorrect
- autofill
- backtick
- backup software
- basic
- beta
- beta tester
- BIOS
- Bitmoji
- bitstream
- bloatware
- Boolean search
- bot
- bot army
- browser
- brute force phrase
- buddy list
- build
- build time
- C, c
- cache
- callback
- cascading style sheet
- case-sensitive
- CD-ROM
- CD-RW
- censor
- chatbot
- cheat
- cheat code
- checksum
- cinematic
- classware
- clip art
- clipboard
- cloudware
- co-resident
- COBOL
- code
- code monkey
- codec
- coder
- coding
- compile
- compiler
- computer game
- computer-readable
- contact
- contact list
- copy protection
- copy-protected
- crawler
- cripple
- crippled
- CSS
- cutscene
- data farming
- data mining
- DBMS
- debug
- delimiter
- despawn
- devkit
- dictionary
- diff
- digital clone
- digital filter
- digital filtering
- digital ink
- digital personal assistant
- digital wallet
- disk
- diskette
- distro
- dos
- driver
- drop-down menu
- Dubsmash
- e-book
- e-sports
- Easter egg
- edge case
- electronic book
- elf
- embedded system
- enterprise software
- escape
- escape character
- escape sequence
- expert system
- F2P
- face recognition
- FaceTime
- facial recognition
- facial recognition software
- factory setting
- feature-limited
- femtech
- file system
- filter
- firmware
- fleeceware
- floppy
- fly
- free-to-play
- garbage collector
- general circulation model
- GIF
- greyware
- hackathon
- hardcode
- high-level language
- Home Assistant
- hotword
- HUD
- in-app
- infect
- infected
- infection
- infest
- infest something with something
- installer
- interpreter
- key logger
- keychain
- killer app
- language
- large language model
- level
- level up phrasal verb
- Linux
- lisp
- LLM
- LMS
- load
- load something up
- lockscreen
- low-level
- low-level language
- machine code
- machine-readable
- macro
- mail merge
- malware
- manager
- map
- mashup
- media
- mine
- misprogram
- modder
- modding
- Moodle
- morph
- mouse jiggler
- mouse mover
- MS-DOS
- natively
- neural network
- non-deterministic
- non-programmer
- notepad
- NPC
- object-oriented
- on the fly idiom
- operating system
- opinion mining
- os
- parse
- patch
- Photoshop
- plaintext
- planner
- platform
- plug-in
- power (something) up phrasal verb
- PowerPoint
- pre-program
- preload
- procedure
- profiler
- program
- programmable
- programmatic
- programmatically
- programme
- programmer
- programming
- QOL
- quality
- ransomware
- re-entrant
- recompilation
- recompile
- reimage
- repatch
- resample
- respawn
- routine
- sandbox
- sandboxing
- screensaver
- script
- SDK
- search algorithm
- sentiment analysis
- serial interface
- service bus
- setting
- setup wizard
- shareware
- shortcut
- sideload
- sideloading
- sim
- skin
- Skype
- slide
- sniffer
- social game
- social media
- software
- software house
- software package
- source code
- spam filter
- spambot
- spawn
- speech recognition software
- spellchecker
- splash screen
- spreadsheet
- spyware
- stealth mode
- story mode
- suite
- syntactic
- syntactically
- syntax
- system software
- systems analyst
- tag
- tech giant
- text analytics
- text mining
- tor
- Trojan horse
- typesetter
- uncrippled
- Unicode
- unlockable
- unprogrammed
- use case
- VA
- vapourware
- virtual assistant
- virtual machine
- virtual memory
- virus
- VM
- VPN
- wake word
- warp
- watermark
- web app
- web crawler
- web server
- widget
- wizard
- word processor
- worm
- writable
- XHTML
- yassification
- yassified
- yassify
- Zoom
- zoomer
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