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Insight - Upper-intermediate - Unit 9 - 9C

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 9 - 9C in the Insight Upper-Intermediate coursebook, such as "under the radar", "bug", "spam", etc.

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Insight - Upper-intermediate
under attack

as a target of an attack or hostile criticism

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under the radar

in a way that goes unnoticed or avoids attracting any attention

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under pressure

stressful or anxious due to having too many tasks or responsibilities to handle within a limited time

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under the weather

feeling unwell or slightly ill

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under one's belt

used for saying that someone has succeeded in, obtained, or experienced something

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under scrutiny

under careful and critical observation, often with a high level of attention to details

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under control

used to describe a situation in which someone or something is being managed or regulated in an effective and appropriate way

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underage

not old enough to legally engage in certain activities such as drinking or getting a driver's license

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backup

(computing) a copy of computer data that can be used to restore lost or damaged data

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bug

an error or fault in a computer program, system, etc.

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cookie

(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

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data

information that a computer can use or store

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firewall

(computing) a computer program whose task is providing protection against cyber attacks by limiting outside access of data

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spam

unwanted or irrelevant online advertisements sent to many people

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spyware

a type of software designed to gather information from a computer system or network without the user's knowledge or consent, often to steal personal data or monitor online activity

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trojan

a type of malicious software that appears to be legitimate but actually enables unauthorized access to a computer system

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to update

to make something more useful or modern by adding the most recent information to it, improving its faults, or making new features available for it

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virus

a harmful program capable of multiplying itself and corrupting files and not allowing a system, like that of a computer, to function properly

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