Internet Terms en español

[Lesley D]

From my daily reading and browsing of different web sites I have compiled the most popular terms.

- please keep in mind short forms are used in internet terminology (meaning omission of the articles el/la when giving commands) and sometimes the infinitive form of the verb is used when giving commands- enviar, guardar, imprimir etc). These forms below are indicated with (*).

-Disclaimer- terms may vary however, these seem to be the most common.

1) active sessions- sesiones activas
2) add to favorites- agregar a Favoritos *
3) continue- sigue
4) cover page (of a newspaper etc.) - la portada
5) click here- haz/haga 'clic' aquí// double click -haz/haga doble clic
6) to download- descargar
7)) email- email, e-mail o correo electrónico
8) font size- tamaño de la fuente
9) home page- página de inicio
10) internet access- acceso a Internet
11) login to forum- iniciar sesión en Foros *
12) online books- libros virtuales
13) 'online'- 'en línea'
14) local edition- edición local
15) message- mensaje
16) press here to download- presione aquí para descargar
17) print (the) article- imprimir artículo *
18) print version- versión para imprimir
19) printed version- edición impresa
20) previous editions- ediciones anteriores. Por ejemplo- periódicos
21) readers online- lectores en línea
22) to add- añadir *
23) to erase- borrar *
24) (to) search- buscar *
25) save (the) article- guardar artículo *
26) see complete article- ver artículo completo *
27) screen saver- salvapantallas
28) (a) search- búsqueda
29) search (engine) - buscador. Por ejemplo 'google', 'yahoo'
30) to send (an email)- enviar *
31) updated at xxx- actualizado/a a las xxx
32) website- sitio
33) wireless internet- internet inalámbrico

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LDG.

[Robert]

Outstanding!

[AnnaC]

Great job Lesley. A few people had mentioned having a list.

Thanks

[Chirimoya]

Thanks Lesley, I was just wondering when you'd be back after your stay in Panama! Hope you had a wonderful time.

This is most useful but there are some variations, aren't there? Guardar can also be 'salvar' (Spanglish!) or 'archivar' depending on which type of Spanish your software is in.

It always tickles me to see there is a DR Spanish option on Windows spellcheck. Maybe we should test it to see if it recognises 'vaina' and other such words.

[Lesley D]

all glad you find the list helpful. Just an fyi... I have yet to see salvar used as a synonym for guardar and I do think it sounds like Spanglish. I would not use that term.


Chiri,

Sí, pasé un buen rato en Panamá de hecho quiero regresar. La ciudad de Panamá siempre ha sido una de mis favoritas. Cuando tenga tiempo voy a escribir algo (una reseña) para poner en el foro.

Te cuidas,

LDG.

[mofi]

You may also want to include.
Buzon
Borrador
Enviados
Lotes De Correo
Papelera
And others found in online email programs.

[Lesley D]

to my original list.

34) advanced search- búsqueda avanzada
35) ciberspace- ciberespacio
36) click to expand- haz/haga clic para ampliar
37) key word(s) (when doing a search)- palabra(s) clave(s)
38) password- contraseña
39) subscribe/ unsubscribe- suscríbase/ exclúyase
40) user- usario

-#23 from my first list s/b borrar- to delete (which is more appropriate for Internet terms).

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Mofi,

Thanks for your additions. When you have a chance can you please include the English equivalent. I could but I thought you may want to add them.



LDG.

[mofi]

It won't let me edit it so here it is.
Buzon- In Box (Also Bandeja de Entrada)
Borradores/Borrador-Drafts
Enviados (Mensajes enviados)- Sent (messages)
Lotes De Correo (Bulk Junk mail- also can be "Correo Electronico no deseado")
Papelera- Recycle Bin
Depending on what web server you use (hotmail, yahoo ect. it will vary)

[ɢɑʙʀɩɛʟɑ]

I know this is a very old thread, but I have a few questions about some internet terms not mentioned here.
How do you say:
My computer froze. I don't want to say that it actually froze into ice, so i don't know what the correct way of saying this is.
Click on the ____ button.
Click on the link(to the website).

[Chirimoya]

Total Spanglish but most people in the DR do say "se frizó" in this context. They also use 'click' and 'link' although 'pulsar' and 'vínculo' or 'enlace' would be more correct.