| A | B |
| access | n. the ability or the right to enter or use (a room / a building / a computer program) // v. to obtain; to gain (get) entry |
| allocate | v. to designate for a specific purpose; to set apart for a special purpose; to distribute according to a plan |
| compatible | adj. able to function together |
| delete | v. to remove; to erase |
| display | n. what is visible (seen) on a monitor // v. to show |
| duplicate | n. an identical copy (I have a duplicate of that file.) // adj. identically copied from an original (The duplicate file is a backup for security.) // v. to produce something equal; to make an identical copy |
| failure | n. an unsuccessful work or effort |
| figure out | v. to solve |
| ignore | v. not to notice; to disregard |
| search | n. an investigation // v. to look for |
| shut down | v. to turn off; to cease operations |
| warning | n. an alert to danger or problems // adj. acting or serving to warn (The warning light came on. A warning message appeared on the screen.) |
| a beeping noise | n. a sound or signal (from an electronic device) - (a compound noun with "beeping" - an adjective and "noise" - a noun |
| a flashing light | n. a light that goes on and off quickly (a compound noun - with "flashing" - an adjective and "light" - a noun) |
| screen | n. a computer display (on the monitor) |
| crash | n. a sudden failure of a hard drive or computer program // v. to have a sudden computer failure |
| dilemma | n. a difficult problem with 2 or more possible solutions to choose from (I have a dilemma with this program; I'm not sure which direction to take.) |
| frozen | adj. unchangeable; stopped working and can't be changed (computer / program) - normally means "very cold and icy") - (The computer has frozen on the menu screen, and I can't do anything to make it go to another screen.) |
| error message | n. a message displayed on a visual display unit, printout, etc., indicating that an incorrect instruction has been given to the computer (a compound noun with 2 nouns - "error" and "message") -- I've got an error message on the screen. |
| input | v. to enter data into a computer (I need to input my ID and Password to have access to the program.) |