Vocabulario Avanzado para el TOEFL - Comunicación

a method of connecting to the Internet using a phone line that allows you to use that phone line at the same time

ADSL

a telecommunications firm that provides a cellular or Internet service

operador, empresa

a series of numbers at the beginning of a phone number that specifies a region, town, etc.

código de área, prefijo

an extra telephone connected to the main phone line in a house

extensión

a system that shows the phone number of an incoming call

identificador de llamadas

a phone service that enables one to know or answer an incoming call during another call

llamada en espera

the last characters of a website's address such as '.com', '.org', etc.

dominio

(computing) a markup language used for the documents that are supposed to be displayed on the World Wide Web

HTML

a system for communicating music, pictures, and lengthy written messages between mobile phones

EMS

a database format that contains links by which one can access related information on a display directly from that display

hipertexto

(computing) a set of numbers separated by dots that a computer with an active Internet connection is identified with

dirección IP

a company that provides its customers with Internet access and related services

proveedor de servicios de Internet

a public place where a wireless Internet connection is made available

hotspot

a cellular service that allows one to send and receive color pictures, sounds, etc. on their cell phone

MMS, servicio de mensajería multimedia

a cellular service of sending and receiving brief text messages on a mobile phone

SMS

a communication system by which people were able to send and receive messages over long distances, using electrical or radio signals

telégrafo

a communication system that allows people in different parts of a plane, office, etc. to speak to each other

interfono

a meeting held among several people who are in different locations, linked via the Internet

teleconferencia

a telephone in a public place that one needs to pay for, mostly by prepaid cards

teléfono público

a piece of software that prevents pop-up advertisements from appearing on a website

bloqueador de anuncios

(computing) data that a web server sends to a browser and receives if the user visits the website again, used for identifying or tracking the user's activities

cookie

(of an email) to fail to reach the destination and be sent back to the sender

rebotar, ser devuelto

to send a signal to a computer and wait for a reply as a way to test the connection

hacer un ping a

used on a business letter or email indicating that a copy is being sent to the person mentioned

copia

the act of searching the internet to find one's own name online

Egosurfing

someone's username on an online forum or social media platform

nombre de usuario

a word or phrase coming after a hash sign '#' used on social media platforms so that one can access all messages with the same subject containing the same hashtag

hashtag, etiqueta

a list of names and addresses to which advertising material, information, etc. may be mailed regularly

lista de contactos

a direct phone line for emergency calls or calls between heads of governments

línea directa

a person or organization that sends a large number of unwanted advertisements or messages online

spammer, persona que envía correo basura

(computing) someone who posts hostile, irrelevant, or offensive comments on a website or social media to annoy others

troll

to read the posts on a social media platform or discussion forum without actively participating

espiar, mirar

(computing) the practice of sending emails or spams to someone pretending to be someone else by forging their address

suplantación de identidad