Circolwyrde Wordhord

This glossary, which complements several printed sources of its kind, is intended for Anglo-Saxonists and other speakers of English for whom the language of the computer world has become alien and largely incomprehensible. It is intended also for technical writers who strive for greater clarity and simplicity in their writing. The glossary is still very much in progress; corrections, improvements, and additions are most welcome.

See also the Englisc Web site for Bill Schipper's convenient general glossary, the current date and time in Old English, a discussion group devoted to composition in Old English, and much more. Mac users who can't get thorns and eths to display properly in their Web browsers should go directly to Cathy Ball's Old English Pages link at this site.

Carl T. Berkhout
ctb@u.arizona.edu

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ
A
alias
efennama (m)
anchor
ancor (m)
anonymous
uncuðlic (adj)
application
gefremming (f)
archive
stærhord (mn)
arrow key
flancæg (f), strælcæg (f)
asynchronous communication
unstundgymendmæðelcwide (m)
automatic
selffremmende (adj)

B
backbone
hrycgban (m)
bandwidth
bendbradnes (f)
battery
spearcahus (n)
beep
swegdropa (m)
bells and whistles
belle and hwistle (fpl)
beta release
unfulfremedbrytnung (f)
binary
twirimlic (adj)
bit
lytelbita (m)
bookmark
æstel (m)
boot, boot up
inspinngehweorfastyrian (w)
broadcast
tobrædan (w)
browser
ymbsceawere (m)
buffer
lænestow (f)
bug
wyrm (m), budda (m)
bus
innoðpæð (m), enge anpaðas (mpl)
button
cnæp (m)
byte
bita (m)

C
cable
wir (m), rap (m)
cache
lænehord (mn)
camera
onlicnesnimend (m)
cancel
onwegascufan (2)
card
scid (n)
cathode-ray tube
niðerstigendescimapipe (f)
chip
cipp (m)
circuit
ymbfaru (n), ymbgang (m)
click
musgadcracian (w)
client
bena (m)
code
regol (m)
color
hiwnes (f)
color
hiwbeorht (adj)
command
bebod (n)
compact disk
nearohweol (n)
complex instruction set
eacentyhtingheap (mf)
compress
gelytlian (w), gescrincan (3)
compression
lytlung (f)
computer
circolwyrde (m), searowundor (n)
computer-aided design
circolwyrdefroforlicagrafung (f)
computer account
clystregemet (n)
concatenation
onracenteagung (f)
configuration
foreadihtung (f)
connection
gespannung (f), geoc (n)
connectivity
gespannungnes (f), gespannungscipe (m)
copier
efenlæcend (m)
copy (n)
efenlæcung (f), hyring (f)
copy (v)
efenlæcan (w), awritan (1)
crash (n)
brastlung (f), gebræc (f), færgripe (m)
crash (v)
forbrecan (5), gedreosan (2)
cut and paste
sniðan and clifian (1, w)
cyberspace
steorarum (m)
cycle
ymbhwyrftgang (m)

D
daisy chain
dægeseageracenteah (f)
data
giefe (fpl)
database
gifhord (mn), gifgaderung (f)
date
datarum (m)
debug
wyrmbeslean (6)
default setting
frumstaðol (m)
define
amearcian (w)
delete
acwellan (w), forgrindan (3)
desktop
weorcbordtop (m)
digital
fingerlic (adj)
directory
anpæð (m), dælfodder (n)
directory path
dælfodderswaðu (f)
disk
circul (m), hweol (n)
dithering
bleoswicung (f), leohtspeccagewrixlung (f)
dogcow
hundcu (f)
dot
prica (m)
dot-matrix printer
pinnpricelisc bewritere (m)
down time
wræchwil (f), dunetid (f)
download
ofdunehladan (6)
drag and drop
dragan and dreopan (6, 2)
dust cover
dusthelm (m)
dynamic
hweorfendisc (adj)

E
electricity
glærlicstream (m)
electronic
oferglærlic (adj)
electronic mail
hrædærendgewrit (n), lyftstefn (f)
emoticon
æmettigbrægentacn (n)
encryption
ingedigolung (f)
error
gedwola (m), woh (n)
error message
gedwolbodung (f), laðspel (n)
ethernet
lyftwundornett (n)
expansion slot
geeacnungðyrel (n)
extension
aðenenes (f)
external
utweardlic (adj)

F
fax
feorransprecagewrit (n)
fiber optics
engeglæswirscearpnes (f)
field
feld (m)
file
dæl (m)
file protection
dælfæstnung (f)
file-sharing
dældæling (f)
file transfer protocol
dælgewrixlendebyrdnes (f)
firewall
fyrweall (m)
flame (n)
bæl (n), brand (m)
flame (v)
bælweorpan (3), brandworpian (w)
flamer
bælweorpere (m), flitere (m)
flatbed scanner
efnbeddgeondsceawere (m)
floating-point calculation
fleotendepricarimung (f)
floppy disk
swancorhweol (n)
font
stæfgecynd (nf)
foo
nathwæt
footprint
fotswæð (n)
fragmentation
styccetodælednes (f)
freeware
freowaru (f)
freeze
freosan (2)
frequently asked questions
oftgeacsunge (f)
frozen
freorig, hrimigheard (adj)
full duplex mode
fulltwifealdhad (m)

G
gigabyte
eotenbita (m)
glitch
gesca (m)
graphical
onlicneshreðig (adj)
gray scale
hasufagstæpegang (m)
grep
þurhsecan (w)

H
hack
geðweran (4)
hacker
searocræftiga (m)
hacker (malicious)
feondsceaða (m), atorwyrhta (m), inwitgæst (m)
half duplex mode
healftwifealdhad (m)
hand-held scanner
handgehealdengeondsceawere (m)
handshake
handfæstnung (f)
hard disk
stiðcircul (m), heardhweol (n)
hardware
heardwaru (f)
hard-wired
heardwired (adj)
head crash
heafodcnyssung (f)
hexadecimal
sixtynelic (adj)
home page
hamleaf (m), hamtramet (m)
host
giefa (m)
hypertext
oferwordcræft (m)

I
icon
tacn (n)
image
onlicnes (f)
incompatibility
samodgeflit (n)
information technology
gefrægesearocræft (m)
infrared
beneoðanread (adj)
inkjet printer
blæcspætende bewritere (m)
input (n)
ingeoting (f)
input (v)
ingedon (anv)
insert
anbestingan (3)
interactive
betwuxdædlic (adj)
interface
betwuxonsien (fn), betwuxsceawung (f)
internal
inweardlic (adj)
interpreter
intrahtere (m)
intuitive
brægenwelwillende, eaðræde (adj)

J
jargon
fættgereord (fn), idelgylp (n)
job queue
weorctægl (m)
joystick
pleganægl (m), gleosticca (m)

K
key
cæg, cæge (f)
keyboard
cægbord (m)
keystroke
cægsweng (m)
killer application
cwildrofgefremming (f)
kilobyte
þusendbita (m)

L
laptop
bearmtop (m), greadatop (m)
laser printer
leohtwaðumberende bewritere (m)
light source
leohtfruma (m)
line
line (f)
line noise
wircracetung (f), linewop (m), linewoma (m)
link (n)
hlence (f)
link (v)
geþeodan (w)
liquid-crystal display
wætcristallasceawung (f)
local area network
neahstownett (n)
log in
ingelogian (w)
log out
utgelogian (w)
logic board
flitcræftbord (m), geðoncbord (m)
loop
efthwyrfendcnotta (m)
lurker
sceadugenga (m)

M
macro
gehendebebod (n)
magnetic tape
isengripende tæppe (f)
mainframe
mægengesteal (n)
manual
larboc (f), froforboc (f)
megabyte
mægenbita (m)
megahertz
mægengetælcircul (m)
memory
gemynd (fn), gemyndhord (mn)
menu
cyrehlæder (f)
message
ærende (n), stefn (m)
microphone
lytelmuðspreca (m)
microwave
lytellyftwaðum (m)
mode
had (m)
modem
feorransprecaweccend (m)
moderator
motgerefa (m)
monitor
oðywere (m)
motherboard
modorbord (m)
mouse
mus (f)
mouse pad
musbred (n)
mouse pointer
musgad (f)
multimedia
mislicuwæfersyn (f)
multitasking
felafealdgeweorc (n)

N
nerd
oferleornere (m)
network
nett (n), nettweorc (n)
newsgroup
spellgemot (n)
notepad
gyrdelbred (n)
null value
nanwihtweorð (n)

O
octal
eahtalic (adj)
online
onstigende (adj)
on line
on upastignesse (f)
operating system
rihtendgesamnung (f)
optical character recognition
eagsynestæfcunnung (f)
option
cyre (m)
output (n)
utgeoting (f)
output (v)
utgedon (anv)
owner
agend (m)

P
page
leaf (m), tramet (m)
paperless office
carteleas ambihthus (n)
parity
efenlicnes (f)
password
geleafnesword (n)
patch
claðflyhte (m)
permission
leaf (m), geleafnes (f)
photography
onlicnesgefeng (m)
piracy
stalu (f), flotmannweorc (n)
pixel
leohtspecca (m)
platform
staðol (m), syll (f)
plug and play
ingedon and plegan (anv, w)
print
bewritan (1)
printer
bewritere (m)
privilege
sundorriht (n)
prompt
weccend (m), scyfeword (n)
program
rungestreon (n)
programming
rungeweorc (n)
purge
þurhclænsian (w)

Q
quick and dirty
ofostlic and unclænlic (adj)
quit
geendian (w)

R
random access memory
hwiluminganggemyndhord (n)
raster burn
leohtspeccabordbryne (m)
receive
cepan (w), niman (4)
record
gesetnes (f)
reduced instruction set
læssatyhtingheap (mf)
refresh
edniwian (w)
relational database management
cneomæglicgifhordonweald (m)
remote host
feorrgiefa (m)
rename
onwendnamian (w)
repetitive stress injury
eftearfoðwund (f)
reply (n)
andswaru (f)
reply (v)
andswarian (w)
resolution
swutolnes (f)
return
efthweorfan (3)
return key
eftrynecæg (f)
root, root directory
wyrtrum (m)
RTFM
RTGL (ræde þa gehæmendan larboc)
run-time version
yrningtimacynn (n)

S
screen
leohtspeccabord (m)
screensaver
leohtspeccabordnergend (m)
scroll (v)
ymelian (w)
scrollbar
ymelerad (f)
search
gesecan (w)
search agent
gangewifre (f), widgangolspyrigend (m)
sector
læppa (m)
security
gefæstnung (f)
select
ceosan (2)
send
sendan (w)
serial port
getælcircolport (m)
server
giefa (m), brytta (m)
session
gesittunghwil (f)
shadow memory
sceadugemynd (fn)
shareware
gedalwaru (f)
shell
sciell (f)
single in-line memory module
aninnanbordesgemyndfætels (m)
site license
stowgeleafe (f)
smiley
grennung (f)
snailmail
snæglgewrit (n)
software
hnescewaru (f)
source code
frumregol (m)
spam
geondspiwan (1)
spreadsheet
sprædleaf (m)
stand-alone computer
anstandende circolwyrde (m)
string
streng (m)
surge protector
wylmweard (m), spearcascyld (m)
switch
onwendere (m), wrixlstybb (m)
symbol
segn (mn), tacn (n)
synchronous communication
stundgymendmæðelcwide (m)
system
gesamnung (f)

T
telephone
feorranspreca (m)
terabyte
egesabita (m)
terminal emulation
endestowonhyring (f)
thread
ðræd (m)
token-ring network
tacnhringnettweorc (n)
trackball
wegðoðor (m)
translator
wendere (m), wealhstod (m)
transparent
glæshlutor (adj)
trash can
geswæpabinn (f)
tree structure
treogesteal (n)
troubleshooting
weagebetung (f)
truncation
cyrf (m)
typewriter
fyrngewritere (m), eald enta geweorc (n)
typing error
stæfleahtor (m)

U
upgrade (n)
upgebetung (f)
upgrade (v)
upgodian (w), upgebetan (w)
upload
uphladan (6)
user
nyttend (m), endenyttend (m)
user-friendly
nyttendfreondlic (adj)
username
utfusnama (m)

V
vaporware
ecegehatenwaru (f), awatomorgenwaru (f)
virtual
neahtreowlic (adj)
virtual reality
neahtreowlicu swilcnes (f)
virus
unhælu (f), wælwyrm (m)

W
web
webb (n)
webmaster
webba (m), webbestre (f)
welcome message
gretingword (n)
wildcard
wildestæf (m), steorra (m)
window
eagðyrel (n)
word processor
wordwyrhta (m)
word wrap
sceaftrihtedcyrrung (f)
work station
weorcstede (m), weorcstow (f)
worldwide web
woruldwidewebb (n), eormengrundwebb (n)
worm
wyrm (m), swigescaða (m)
write-protect notch
gewritwearnhol (n)

XYZ
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