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| benefit* - n. | an advantage, improvement, or help that you get from something -- Ex. I've had the __________ of a good education. |
| component* - n. | one of several parts that together make up a whole machine, system etc -- Ex. companies that make electronic __________ (s) for computer products. |
| computers* - n. | an electronic machine that stores information and uses programs to help you find, organize, or change the information -- Ex. The information is stored on __________. |
| craftsmen - n. | someone who is very skilled at a particular craft -- Ex. Her father is a skilled __________. |
| data* - n. | information or facts -- Ex. This __________ was collected from 69 countries. |
| download - v. | to move information or programs from a computer network to a small computer -- Ex. Games that can be __________ (ed) free from the Internet |
| economy* - n. | the system by which a country's money and goods are produced and used, or a country considered in this way -- Ex. The nation's __________ is growing rapidly. |
| global*- adj. | affecting or including the whole world -- Ex. He sent a __________ email to all staff. |
| grassroots - adj. | the ordinary people in an organization, rather than the leaders -- Ex. We are hoping for full participation at __________ level. |
| handmade - adj. | made by people using their hands, not by a machine -- Ex. This is a pair of expensive __________ shoes. |
| landmark - n. | something that is easy to recognize, such as a tall tree or building, and that helps you know where you are -- Ex. The Empire State is a familiar __________ on the New York skyline. |
| marketplace - n. | the part of business activity that is concerned with buying and selling goods in competition with other companies -- Ex. Companies must be able to survive in the __________. |
| medical* - adj. | relating to medicine and the treatment of disease or injury -- Ex. She is a __________ student. |
| network* - n. | a system of lines, tubes, wires, roads etc that cross each other and are connected to each other -- Ex. The President's speech was broadcast on a national television __________. |
| parallel* - n. | a relationship or similarity between two things, especially things that exist or happen in different places or at different times -- Ex. There are many __________(s) between Yeats and the Romantic poets. |
| scenario* - n. | a situation that could possibly happen -- Ex. Imagine a __________ where only 20% of people have a job. |
| telecenter - n. | location for long-distance communication by computer, telephone, telegraph, television, etc. -- Ex. This will largely be online distribution, to our __________ network channels. |
| transmission* - n. | the process of sending out electronic signals, messages etc, using radio, television, or other similar equipment -- Ex. The __________ of computer date along telephone lines. |
| upload - v. | if information, a computer program etc uploads, or if you upload it, you move it from a small computer to a computer network so that other people can see it or use it -- Ex. It might take a while for this to __________. |
| vehicle* - n. | a machine with an engine that is used to take people or things from one place to another, such as a car, bus, or truck -- Ex. Are you the driver of this __________? |
| via* - prep. | traveling through a place on the way to another place -- Ex. We flew home __________ Dubai. |
| widespread* - adj. | existing or happening in many places or situations, or among many people -- Ex. The plan received __________ support throughout the country. |
