online safety & identifying scams
Online Safety & Identifying Scams
Core Vocabulary
Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.
Scam
/ስካም/
ማጭበርበር
A dishonest scheme; a fraud.
ሐቀኛ ያልሆነ ዕቅድ፤ ማጭበርበር።
Examples
"Be careful of any online scam."
Phishing
/ፊሺንግ/
የመረጃ ዝርፊያ
The practice of sending fraudulent emails to steal data.
የግል መረጃዎችን ለመስረቅ የሚደረግ የማጭበርበር ሙከራ።
Examples
"Phishing is a common way to lose passwords."
Privacy
/ፕራይቨሲ/
ግላዊነት
The state of being free from public attention.
ከህዝብ እይታ ነፃ የመሆን ሁኔታ።
Examples
"Check your privacy settings often."
Security
/ሲኩሪቲ/
ደህንነት
The state of being free from danger or threat.
ከአደጋ ወይም ከዛቻ ነፃ የመሆን ሁኔታ።
Examples
"Computer security is very important."
Password
/ፓስዎርድ/
የይለፍ ቃል
A secret word used to gain access.
መዳረሻ ለማግኘት የሚያገለግል ሚስጥራዊ ቃል ።
Examples
"Never share your password with anyone."
Account
/አካውንት/
መለያ
A profile representing a user on a platform.
ተጠቃሚን የሚወክል መገለጫ።
Examples
"Protect your bank account."
Login
/ሎግኢን/
መግቢያ
To enter a system using credentials.
መለያን በመጠቀም ወደ ስርዓት መግባት።
Examples
"I forgot my login details."
Logout
/ሎግአውት/
መውጫ
To end an active session in an account.
በመለያ ውስጥ ንቁ ቆይታን ማቆም።
Examples
"Always logout from public computers."
Firewall
/ፋየርዎል/
የደህንነት ግድግዳ
A system designed to prevent unauthorized access.
ያልተፈቀደ መዳረሻን ለመከላከል የተነደፈ ስርዓት።
Examples
"The firewall blocked the attack."
Antivirus
/አንቲቫይረስ/
ፀረ-ቫይረስ
Software used to prevent and remove malware.
ቫይረስን ለመከላከልና ለማስወገድ የሚያገለግል ሶፍትዌር።
Examples
"Install an antivirus on your laptop."
Update
/አፕዴት/
ማሻሻል
To make something more modern or recent.
አንድን ነገር ዘመናዊ ወይም አዲስ ማድረግ።
Examples
"You must update your software."
Safety
/ሴፍቲ/
ደህንነት
The condition of being protected from harm.
ከጉዳት የመጠበቅ ሁኔታ።
Examples
"Your online safety is a priority."
Data
/ዴታ/
መረጃ
Information processed or stored by a computer.
በኮምፒተር የሚሰራ ወይም የሚቀመጥ መረጃ።
Examples
"They stole my personal data."
Information
/ኢንፎርሜሽን/
መረጃ
Facts provided or learned about something.
ስለ አንድ ነገር የቀረቡ እውነታዎች።
Examples
"Don't give out sensitive information."
Personal
/ፐርሰናል/
የግል
Belonging to a particular person.
የአንድ ግለሰብ ንብረት የሆነ።
Examples
"Keep your personal life private."
Private
/ፕራይቬት/
ሚስጥራዊ
Not intended to be known by people in general.
በአጠቃላይ በሰዎች እንዲታወቅ ያልታሰበ።
Examples
"Your messages should stay private."
Public
/ፐብሊክ/
ይፋዊ
Open to or shared by all people.
ለሰዎች ሁሉ ክፍት የሆነ ወይም የሚጋራ።
Examples
"Avoid using public Wi-Fi for banking."
Share
/ሼር/
ማጋራት
To post or give information to others.
መረጃን ለሌሎች መስጠት ወይም መለጠፍ።
Examples
"Do not share your location online."
Permission
/ፐርሚሽን/
ፈቃድ
The action of officially allowing something.
አንድን ነገር በይፋ የመፍቀድ ተግባር።
Examples
"This app needs permission to access photos."
Access
/አክሰስ/
መዳረሻ
The means or opportunity to enter.
ለመግባት የሚያስችል ዘዴ ወይም ዕድል።
Examples
"Access to this site is restricted."
Link
/ሊንክ/
ማገናኛ
A connection between two web pages.
በሁለት ድረ-ገጾች መካከል ያለ ግንኙነት።
Examples
"Don't click that suspicious link."
Attachment
/አታችመንት/
አባሪ
A computer file sent with an email.
ከኢሜል ጋር የሚላክ የኮምፒውተር ፋይል ።
Examples
"The attachment contained a virus."
Urgent
/አርጀንት/
አስቸኳይ
Requiring immediate action or attention.
አፋጣኝ እርምጃ ወይም ትኩረት የሚሻ።
Examples
"Scams often use urgent language."
Warning
/ዎርኒንግ/
ማስጠንቀቂያ
A statement or event that indicates a danger.
አደጋን የሚያመለክት መግለጫ ወይም ክስተት።
Examples
"He ignored the security warning."
Prize
/ፕራይዝ/
ሽልማት
Something won in a contest or game.
በውድድር ወይም በጨዋታ የሚገኝ ነገር።
Examples
"You didn't really win a prize."
Reward
/ሪዎርድ/
ሽልማት
A thing given in recognition of service.
ለአገልግሎት እውቅና የሚሰጥ ነገር።
Examples
"They promise a fake reward."
Lottery
/ሎተሪ/
ሎተሪ
A means of raising money by selling tickets.
ቲኬቶችን በመሸጥ ገንዘብ የማሰባሰቢያ ዘዴ።
Examples
"The lottery email is a scam."
Win
/ዊን/
ማሸነፍ
To be successful in a contest.
በውድድር ውስጥ ስኬታማ መሆን።
Examples
"You cannot win a contest you didn't enter."
Hacker
/ሀከር/
ሰላጭ
A person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access.
ያልተፈቀደ መዳረሻ ለማግኘት ኮምፒተርን የሚጠቀም ሰው።
Examples
"The hacker broke into the server."
Identity
/አይደንቲቲ/
ማንነት
The fact of being who or what a person is.
አንድ ሰው ማን እንደሆነ የሚገልጽ እውነታ።
Examples
"Protect your identity online."
Theft
/ቴፍት/
ስርቆት
The action or crime of stealing.
የመስረቅ ተግባር ወይም ወንጀል።
Examples
"Identity theft is a serious crime."
Fraud
/ፍሮድ/
ማጭበርበር
Wrongful or criminal deception.
የተሳሳተ ወይም ወንጀለኛ የማታለል ተግባር።
Examples
"Report any credit card fraud."
Fake
/ፌክ/
ሀሰተኛ
Not genuine; counterfeit.
እውነተኛ ያልሆነ፤ የተጭበረበረ።
Examples
"That website looks fake."
Suspicious
/ሰስፒሸስ/
አጠራጣሪ
Having or showing a cautious distrust.
ጥንቃቄ የተሞላበት አለመተማመን ማሳየት።
Examples
"Report suspicious activity immediately."
Browser
/ብራውዘር/
መቃኛ
A program used to view the internet.
ኢንተርኔት ለማየት የሚያገለግል ፕሮግራም።
Examples
"Update your web browser for safety."
/ኢሜይል/
ኢሜይል
Messages distributed by electronic means.
በኤሌክትሮኒክ መንገድ የሚላኩ መልዕክቶች።
Examples
"I received a phishing email."
Message
/ሜሴጅ/
መልዕክት
A verbal, written, or recorded communication.
የቃል፣ የጽሁፍ ወይም የተቀዳ ግንኙነት።
Examples
"Did you get my text message?"
Text
/ቴክስት/
ጽሁፍ
Written or printed words.
የተፃፉ ወይም የታተሙ ቃላት።
Examples
"Don't click links in a text."
Download
/ዳውንሎድ/
ማውረድ
To copy data from one computer to another.
መረጃን ከአንድ ኮምፒውተር ወደ ሌላ መቅዳት።
Examples
"Do not download unknown files."
Upload
/አፕሎድ/
መጫን
To transfer data to a computer system.
መረጃን ወደ ኮምፒተር ስርዓት ማስተላለፍ።
Examples
"Uploading photos to the cloud is easy."
File
/ፋይል/
ፋይል
A folder of data on a computer.
በኮምፒተር ላይ ያለ የመረጃ ማህደር።
Examples
"This file is too big to send."
Folder
/ፎልደር/
ማህደር
A container for files in a system.
በስርዓት ውስጥ ለፋይሎች የሚያገለግል መያዣ።
Examples
"Organize your documents in a folder."
Cloud
/ክላውድ/
ደመና (የመረጃ ማከማቻ)
Network of remote servers to store data.
መረጃን ለማከማቸት የሚያገለግሉ የሩቅ አገልጋዮች መረብ።
Examples
"I save my backups in the cloud."
Computer
/ኮምፒውተር/
ኮምፒውተር
An electronic device for processing data.
መረጃን ለማቀናበር የሚያገለግል ኤሌክትሮኒክ መሣሪያ።
Examples
"My computer is running slowly."
Phone
/ፎን/
ስልክ
A device used for voice and data calls.
ለድምጽ እና ለመረጃ ጥሪዎች የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Keep your phone locked with a PIN."
App
/አፕ/
መተግበሪያ
A software program for a specific task.
ለተወሰነ ተግባር የሚያገለግል የሶፍትዌር ፕሮግራም።
Examples
"Download apps only from official stores."
Protect
/ፕሮቴክት/
መጠበቅ
Keep safe from harm or injury.
ከጉዳት ወይም ከአደጋ መጠበቅ።
Examples
"Protect your devices with antivirus."
Lock
/ሎክ/
መቆለፍ
To fasten something with a key or code.
አንድን ነገር በቁልፍ ወይም በኮድ ማሰር።
Examples
"Lock your screen when you leave."
Check
/ቼክ/
መረዳዳት/መፈተሽ
To examine something for accuracy.
ትክክለኛነቱን ለማረጋገጥ አንድን ነገር መመርመር።
Examples
"Check the URL of the website."
Verify
/ቬሪፋይ/
ማረጋገጥ
To make sure that something is true.
አንድ ነገር እውነት መሆኑን እርግጠኛ መሆን።
Examples
"Verify your identity via email."
Report
/ሪፖርት/
ሪፖርት ማድረግ
Give a spoken or written account of something.
ስለ አንድ ነገር የቃል ወይም የጽሁፍ መግለጫ መስጠት።
Examples
"Report the scam to the police."
Block
/ብሎክ/
ማገድ
To stop someone from contacting you.
አንድ ሰው እንዳያገኝዎት ማገድ።
Examples
"Block the number if they keep calling."
Delete
/ዲሊት/
መሰረዝ
To remove something from a computer.
ከኮምፒተር ውስጥ አንድን ነገር ማስወገድ።
Examples
"Delete suspicious emails immediately."
Ignore
/ኢግኖር/
ቸል ማለት
To refuse to take notice of something.
ለአንድ ነገር ትኩረት አለመስጠት።
Examples
"Ignore pop-ups on your screen."
Avoid
/አቮይድ/
መራቅ
To stay away from someone or something.
ከአንድ ሰው ወይም ነገር መራቅ።
Examples
"Avoid sharing your bank details online."
Recognize
/ሪኮግናይዝ/
መለየት
Identify someone or something from memory.
አንድን ሰው ወይም ነገር ከትውስታ መለየት።
Examples
"Recognize the signs of a scam."
Identify
/አይደንቲፋይ/
መለየት/ማረጋገጥ
To establish who or what someone is.
አንድ ሰው ማን እንደሆነ ማረጋገጥ።
Examples
"Can you identify the sender?"
Notice
/ኖቲስ/
ማስተዋል
To become aware of something.
ስለ አንድ ነገር ግንዛቤ ማግኘት።
Examples
"Did you notice the spelling errors?"
Change
/ቼንጅ/
መቀየር
To make or become different.
መቀየር ወይም የተለየ ማድረግ።
Examples
"Change your password every three months."
Secure
/ሴኪዩር/
ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ
Fixed or fastened so as not to give way.
እንዳይፈታ ሆኖ የተጠበቀ ወይም የታሰረ።
Examples
"Make sure your connection is secure."
Insecure
/ኢንሴኪዩር/
ደህንነቱ ያልተጠበቀ
Not firm or set; unsafe.
ጽኑ ያልሆነ፤ አስተማማኝ ያልሆነ።
Examples
"An insecure website can leak your data."
Reliable
/ሪላየብል/
ታማኝ
Consistently good in quality or performance.
በጥራት ወይም በአፈፃፀም ሁል ጊዜ ጥሩ የሆነ።
Examples
"Use a reliable antivirus software."
Trustworthy
/ትረስትዎርዝ/
ታማኝ/አስተማማኝ
Able to be relied on as honest.
ሐቀኛ እንደሆነ ሊታመንበት የሚችል።
Examples
"Only visit trustworthy websites."
Dangerous
/ዴንጀረስ/
አደገኛ
Able or likely to cause harm or injury.
ጉዳት ወይም አደጋ ሊያደርስ የሚችል።
Examples
"It is dangerous to share your PIN."
Risky
/ሪስኪ/
አደገኛ/አሰጋጅ
Full of the possibility of danger or loss.
የአደጋ ወይም የኪሳራ እድል ያለበት።
Examples
"Using public computers is risky."
Weird
/ዊርድ/
እንግዳ/ገርም
Suggesting something supernatural; uncanny.
ከተለመደው ውጭ የሆነ ነገር።
Examples
"I got a weird message today."
Strange
/ስትሬንጅ/
እንግዳ
Unusual or surprising in a way that is hard to understand.
መረዳት በሚያስቸግር ሁኔታ ያልተለመደ።
Examples
"The link had a strange address."
Legit
/ለጂት/
ህጋዊ/እውነተኛ
Short for legitimate; conforming to rules.
የህጋዊ አጭር ቃል፤ ህግን የሚከተል።
Examples
"This offer looks legit."
Official
/ኦፊሻል/
ይፋዊ
Relating to an authority or public body.
ከባለስልጣን ወይም ከመንግስት አካል ጋር የተያያዘ።
Examples
"Wait for an official response."
Genuine
/ጄንዩይን/
እውነተኛ
Truly what something is said to be.
በትክክል የተባለው አይነት የሆነ።
Examples
"This is a genuine Microsoft email."
Encryption
/ኤንክሪፕሽን/
ምስጠራ
Converting information into a code.
መረጃን ወደ ሚስጥራዊ ኮድ መለወጥ።
Examples
"Encryption protects your messages from hackers."
VPN
/ቪፒኤን/
ቪፒኤን (ምናባዊ የግል አውታረ መረብ)
Virtual Private Network for secure browsing.
ለደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ አሰሳ የሚያገለግል ምናባዊ የግል አውታረ መረብ።
Examples
"Use a VPN on public Wi-Fi."
Malware
/ማልዌር/
ተንኮል አዘል ሶፍትዌር
Software intended to damage computers.
ኮምፒተሮችን ለመጉዳት የታሰበ ሶፍትዌር።
Examples
"The malware stole her bank credentials."
Spyware
/ስፓይዌር/
ሰላጭ ሶፍትዌር
Software that enables a user to obtain information about another's activity.
ስለ ሌላ ሰው እንቅስቃሴ መረጃ ለማግኘት የሚያስችል ሶፍትዌር።
Examples
"Spyware can record your keystrokes."
Ransomware
/ራንሰምዌር/
የመክፈያ ሶፍትዌር
Software that blocks access until money is paid.
ገንዘብ እስኪከፈል ድረስ መዳረሻን የሚዘጋ ሶፍትዌር።
Examples
"Ransomware encrypted all his files."
Spoofing
/ስፑፊንግ/
መመሳሰል
Impersonating a communication from a trusted source.
ከታመነ ምንጭ እንደመጣ በማስመሰል መገናኘት።
Examples
"Email spoofing is used in scams."
Cookies
/ኩኪስ/
ኩኪዎች
Small files stored on a computer to track activity.
እንቅስቃሴን ለመከታተል በኮምፒተር ላይ የሚቀመጡ ትናንሽ ፋይሎች።
Examples
"Clear your cookies for better privacy."
Cache
/ካሽ/
መሸጎጫ
Auxiliary memory from which high-speed retrieval is possible.
ፈጣን መረጃ ለማግኘት የሚያገለግል ረዳት ማህደረ ትውስታ።
Examples
"Clearing the cache can fix browser issues."
History
/ሂስትሪ/
ታሪክ
A record of previous web activities.
ያለፉ የድረ-ገጽ እንቅስቃሴዎች መዝገብ።
Examples
"Delete your browsing history."
Terms
/ተርምስ/
ውሎች
The rules of an agreement.
የስምምነት ደንቦች።
Examples
"Read the terms of service."
Conditions
/ኮንዲሽንስ/
ሁኔታዎች
Requirements specified in an agreement.
በስምምነት ውስጥ የተገለጹ መስፈርቶች።
Examples
"Accept the terms and conditions."
Profile
/ፕሮፋይል/
መገለጫ
The public image of a person or brand.
የአንድ ሰው ወይም የድርጅት ይፋዊ ምስል።
Examples
"Update your profile picture."
Visibility
/ቪዚቢሊቲ/
ታይነት
The state of being able to be seen.
ሊታይ የሚችልበት ሁኔታ።
Examples
"Limit your profile visibility."
Two-factor
/ቱ-ፋክተር/
ሁለት-ደረጃ
Using two steps to verify identity.
ማንነትን ለማረጋገጥ ሁለት ደረጃዎችን መጠቀም።
Examples
"Enable two-factor authentication."
Authentication
/ኦቴንቲኬሽን/
ማረጋገጫ
The process of proving something is genuine.
አንድ ነገር እውነተኛ መሆኑን የማረጋገጥ ሂደት።
Examples
"Authentication adds a layer of safety."
Code
/ኮድ/
ኮድ
A system of words or letters for secrecy.
ለሚስጥራዊነት የሚያገለግል የቃላት ወይም የፊደላት ስርዓት።
Examples
"Enter the six-digit code."
Token
/ቶክን/
ቶክን
A physical device or digital key for access.
ለመግቢያ የሚያገለግል አካላዊ መሣሪያ ወይም ዲጂታል ቁልፍ።
Examples
"Use a security token for banking."
Smartphone
/ስማርትፎን/
ስማርትፎን
A mobile phone that performs many computer functions.
ብዙ የኮምፒተር ስራዎችን የሚሰራ ተንቀሳቃሽ ስልክ።
Examples
"Secure your smartphone with a fingerprint."
Desktop
/ዴስክቶፕ/
ዴስክቶፕ
A personal computer for use at a desk.
በጠረጴዛ ላይ የሚቀመጥ የግል ኮምፒተር።
Examples
"He works on a desktop computer."
Laptop
/ላፕቶፕ/
ላፕቶፕ
A portable microcomputer.
ተንቀሳቃሽ ማይክሮ ኮምፒተር።
Examples
"Close your laptop when finished."
Tablet
/ታብሌት/
ታብሌት
A portable computer with a touchscreen.
የመነካኪያ ገጽ ያለው ተንቀሳቃሽ ኮምፒተር።
Examples
"I read books on my tablet."
Network
/ኔትዎርክ/
አውታረ መረብ
A group of interconnected computers.
እርስ በርሳቸው የተገናኙ የኮምፒውተሮች ቡድን።
Examples
"Our office network is secure."
Wi-Fi
/ዋይ-ፋይ/
ዋይ-ፋይ
Wireless networking technology.
ገመድ አልባ የአውታረ መረብ ቴክኖሎጂ።
Examples
"Is the Wi-Fi password protected?"
Hotspot
/ሆትስፖት/
ሆትስፖት
A place where people can access the internet.
ሰዎች ኢንተርኔት የሚያገኙበት ቦታ።
Examples
"Connect to my mobile hotspot."
Encrypted
/ኤንክሪፕትድ/
የተመሰጠረ
Information converted into code.
ወደ ኮድ የተቀየረ መረጃ።
Examples
"The database is encrypted."
Decrypted
/ዲክሪፕትድ/
ከምስጠራ የወጣ
Information converted back into readable text.
ወደ ሊነበብ የሚችል ጽሁፍ የተቀየረ መረጃ።
Examples
"The hacker decrypted the files."
Signature
/ሲግኔቸር/
ፊርማ
A person's name written in a distinctive way.
የአንድ ሰው ስም በተለየ ሁኔታ የተፃፈ።
Examples
"Digital signature is used for security."
Digital
/ዲጂታል/
ዲጂታል
Stored as a series of digits.
በቁጥሮች ቅደም ተከተል የተቀመጠ።
Examples
"We live in a digital age."
Software
/ሶፍትዌር/
ሶፍትዌር
Programs used by a computer.
በኮምፒተር የሚጠቀሙባቸው ፕሮግራሞች።
Examples
"Update all your software."
Hardware
/ሀርድዌር/
ሃርድዌር
The physical parts of a computer.
የኮምፒተር አካላዊ ክፍሎች።
Examples
"Is the hardware damaged?"
Keyboard
/ኪቦርድ/
የቁልፍ ሰሌዳ
A set of keys for operating a computer.
ኮምፒተርን ለማንቀሳቀስ የሚያገለግሉ ቁልፎች።
Examples
"He typed on the keyboard."
Mouse
/ማውስ/
ማውስ
A handheld pointing device for computers.
ለኮምፒውተሮች የሚያገለግል በእጅ የሚያዝ ጠቋሚ መሣሪያ።
Examples
"The mouse cursor is stuck."
Screen
/ስክሪን/
ስክሪን
A flat surface in a computer for display.
በኮምፒተር ውስጥ መረጃን ለማሳየት የሚያገለግል ጠፍጣፋ ገጽ።
Examples
"My screen is dirty."
Display
/ዲስፕሌይ/
ማሳያ
To show information on a screen.
በስክሪኑ ላይ መረጃን ማሳየት።
Examples
"The display is very bright."
Camera
/ካሜራ/
ካሜራ
A device for recording visual images.
ምስሎችን ለመቅረጽ የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Cover your web camera when not in use."
Microphone
/ማይክሮፎን/
ማይክሮፎን
A device for converting sound into signals.
ድምጽን ወደ ምልክት ለመቀየር የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Mute your microphone during the call."
Sensor
/ሴንሰር/
ሴንሰር
A device which detects or measures a physical property.
አካላዊ ባህሪን የሚያውቅ ወይም የሚለካ መሣሪያ።
Examples
"The phone has a fingerprint sensor."
Location
/ሎኬሽን/
ቦታ
A particular place or position.
አንድ የተወሰነ ቦታ ወይም አቀማመጥ።
Examples
"Turn off your location tracking."
Tracking
/ትራኪንግ/
ክትትል
The act of monitoring movements.
እንቅስቃሴዎችን የመከታተል ተግባር።
Examples
"Websites use tracking for ads."
GPS
/ጂ-ፒ-ኤስ/
ጂ-ፒ-ኤስ
Global Positioning System.
ዓለም አቀፍ የአቀማመጥ ስርዓት።
Examples
"My GPS shows the way."
Map
/ማፕ/
ካርታ
A representation of an area of land.
የአንድ አካባቢ ውክልና።
Examples
"Open the map app."
Address
/አድሬስ/
አድራሻ
The location of a business or person.
የአንድ ድርጅት ወይም ሰው መገኛ።
Examples
"Don't share your home address online."
IP
/አይ-ፒ/
አይ-ፒ አድራሻ
Internet Protocol address.
የኢንተርኔት ፕሮቶኮል አድራሻ።
Examples
"Your IP address reveals your city."
Protocol
/ፕሮቶኮል/
ፕሮቶኮል
The official procedure or system of rules.
ኦፊሴላዊ የአሰራር ሂደት ወይም የደንቦች ስርዓት።
Examples
"HTTPS is a secure protocol."
HTTP
/ኤች-ቲ-ቲ-ፒ/
ኤች-ቲ-ቲ-ፒ
Hypertext Transfer Protocol.
የመረጃ ማስተላለፊያ ፕሮቶኮል ።
Examples
"HTTP is not secure for passwords."
HTTPS
/ኤች-ቲ-ቲ-ፒ-ኤስ/
ኤች-ቲ-ቲ-ፒ-ኤስ
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure.
ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ የመረጃ ማስተላለፊያ ፕሮቶኮል ።
Examples
"Look for HTTPS in the web address."
Tab
/ታብ/
ታብ
A second or further window in a browser.
በመቃኛ ውስጥ ያለ ሁለተኛ ወይም ተጨማሪ መስኮት።
Examples
"I have twenty tabs open."
Window
/ዊንዶው/
መስኮት
A frame on a computer screen.
በኮምፒተር ስክሪን ላይ ያለ ፍሬም ።
Examples
"Close the pop-up window."
Pop-up
/ፖፕ-አፕ/
ብቅ ባይ
A small window that opens automatically.
በራሱ የሚከፈት ትንሽ መስኮት።
Examples
"Most pop-ups are advertisements."
Ad
/አድ/
ማስታወቂያ
Short for advertisement.
የማስታወቂያ አጭር ቃል ።
Examples
"This ad is annoying."
Advertisement
/አድቨርታይዝመንት/
ማስታወቂያ
Notice or announcement in a public medium.
በህዝብ መገናኛ ብዙሃን የሚወጣ ማስታወቂያ።
Examples
"Ignore the fake advertisement."
Banner
/ባነር/
ባነር
An advertisement appearing across a web page.
በድረ-ገጽ ላይ የሚታይ ማስታወቂያ።
Examples
"The banner promised free money."
Click
/ክሊክ/
መጫን
To select something by pressing a button.
አንድን ነገር ቁልፍ በመጫን መምረጥ።
Examples
"Click here to sign up."
Tap
/ታፕ/
መንካት
To strike a touchscreen lightly.
የመነካኪያ ስክሪንን በቀስታ መምታት።
Examples
"Tap the icon to open the app."
Swipe
/ስዋይፕ/
ማንሸራተት
To move a finger across a screen.
ጣትዎን በስክሪኑ ላይ ማንቀሳቀስ።
Examples
"Swipe left to delete."
Scroll
/ስክሮል/
ማንከባለል
To move text or images up or down.
ጽሁፍን ወይም ምስሎችን ወደ ላይ ወይም ወደ ታች ማንቀሳቀስ።
Examples
"Scroll down to read more."
Search
/ሰርች/
መፈለግ
To try to find something.
አንድን ነገር ለማግኘት መሞከር።
Examples
"Search for online safety tips."
Engine
/ኢንጅን/
ሞተር
A program that searches for information.
መረጃን የሚፈልግ ፕሮግራም።
Examples
"Google is a search engine."
/ጉግል/
ጉግል
A popular search engine.
ታዋቂ የፍለጋ ሞተር።
Examples
"Google it if you don't know."
Bing
/ቢንግ/
ቢንግ
Microsoft's search engine.
የማይክሮሶፍት የፍለጋ ሞተር።
Examples
"I use Bing for images."
Yahoo
/ያሁ/
ያሁ
A web portal and search engine.
የድረ-ገጽ ፖርታል እና የፍለጋ ሞተር።
Examples
"Yahoo provides email services."
/ፌስቡክ/
ፌስቡክ
A social networking website.
ማህበራዊ ትስስር ድረ-ገጽ።
Examples
"Watch out for Facebook scams."
/ኢንስታግራም/
ኢንስታግራም
A photo and video sharing app.
ምስል እና ቪዲዮ ማጋሪያ መተግበሪያ።
Examples
"She posted a photo on Instagram."
/ትዊተር/
ትዊተር
A social media platform for short messages.
ለአጫጭር መልዕክቶች የሚያገለግል ማህበራዊ ሚዲያ።
Examples
"Follow me on Twitter."
TikTok
/ቲክቶክ/
ቲክቶክ
A short-form video sharing app.
አጫጭር ቪዲዮዎችን ማጋሪያ መተግበሪያ።
Examples
"TikTok is very popular now."
Snapchat
/ስናፕቻት/
ስናፕቻት
A multimedia messaging app.
መልቲሚዲያ መልዕክት መለዋወጫ መተግበሪያ።
Examples
"Snapchat messages disappear."
/ሊንክድ-ኢን/
ሊንክድ-ኢን
A professional networking site.
የሙያዊ ትስስር ገጽ።
Examples
"Add your resume to LinkedIn."
Bio
/ባዮ/
የግል መግለጫ
A short biographical description.
አጭር የህይወት ታሪክ መግለጫ።
Examples
"Write a professional bio."
Post
/ፖስት/
መለጠፍ
To publish content online.
ይዘትን በኢንተርኔት ላይ ማተም።
Examples
"Don't post sensitive data."
Comment
/ኮመንት/
አስተያየት
An expression of opinion online.
የአስተያየት መግለጫ በኢንተርኔት ላይ።
Examples
"Read the comments below."
Like
/ላይክ/
መውደድ
An expression of approval online.
የድጋፍ መግለጫ በኢንተርኔት ላይ።
Examples
"She got many likes on her post."
Follow
/ፎሎ/
መከተል
To subscribe to someone's updates.
የአንድን ሰው ዝመናዎች ለማግኘት መመዝገብ።
Examples
"Follow only known people."
Unfollow
/አንፎሎ/
መከተል ማቆም
To stop following someone.
አንድን ሰው መከተል ማቆም።
Examples
"Unfollow suspicious accounts."
Request
/ሪኩዌስት/
ጥያቄ
The act of asking for something.
አንድን ነገር የመጠየቅ ተግባር።
Examples
"Accept my friend request."
Friend
/ፍሬንድ/
ጓደኛ
A person you know and trust.
የምታውቀውና የምታምነው ሰው።
Examples
"He is my online friend."
Follower
/ፎሎወር/
ተከታይ
A person who follows a profile.
አንድን መገለጫ የሚከተል ሰው።
Examples
"She has a million followers."
Subscriber
/ሰብስክራይበር/
ተመዝጋቢ
A person who signs up for updates.
ለዝመናዎች የተመዘገበ ሰው።
Examples
"Please become a subscriber."
Channel
/ቻናል/
ቻናል
A medium for communication or videos.
ለመገናኛ ወይም ለቪዲዮዎች የሚያገለግል መካከለኛ።
Examples
"Subscribe to my YouTube channel."
Video
/ቪዲዮ/
ቪዲዮ
A recording of moving pictures.
ተንቀሳቃሽ ምስሎች ቅጂ።
Examples
"The video tutorial was helpful."
Photo
/ፎቶ/
ፎቶ
A picture made using a camera.
በካሜራ የተነሳ ምስል።
Examples
"The photo quality is good."
Image
/ኢሜጅ/
ምስል
A visual representation.
የእይታ ውክልና።
Examples
"Right-click to save the image."
Sound
/ሳውንድ/
ድምጽ
Vibrations that travel through the air.
በአየር ውስጥ የሚጓዙ ንዝረቶች።
Examples
"Turn up the sound."
Audio
/ኦዲዮ/
ኦዲዮ
Sound that is recorded or transmitted.
የተቀዳ ወይም የሚተላለፍ ድምጽ።
Examples
"Check the audio settings."
Podcast
/ፖድካስት/
ፖድካስት
A digital audio file available on the internet.
በኢንተርኔት ላይ የሚገኝ የዲጂታል ድምጽ ፋይል ።
Examples
"Listen to the security podcast."
Stream
/ስትሪም/
በቀጥታ ማስተላለፍ
A continuous flow of data.
ቀጣይነት ያለው የመረጃ ፍሰት።
Examples
"I stream movies online."
Live
/ላይቭ/
በቀጥታ
Transmitted at the time of occurrence.
በሚከሰትበት ጊዜ የሚተላለፍ።
Examples
"He is going live on TikTok."
Recording
/ሪከርዲንግ/
ቅጂ
Stored sound or video.
የተቀመጠ ድምጽ ወይም ቪዲዮ።
Examples
"Is the recording finished?"
Backup
/ባካፕ/
ተቀባይ መረጃ
A copy of data held in case of loss.
መረጃ ቢጠፋ የሚሆን የመረጃ ቅጂ።
Examples
"Always have a data backup."
Restore
/ሪስቶር/
ወደ ነበረበት መመለስ
Bring back to original condition.
ወደ መጀመሪያው ሁኔታ መመለስ።
Examples
"Restore the files from the cloud."
Sync
/ሲንክ/
ማመሳሰል
Short for synchronize.
ማመሳሰል የሚለው አጭር ቃል ።
Examples
"Sync your phone with your laptop."
Synchronize
/ሲንክሮናይዝ/
ማመሳሰል
Operate at the same time or rate.
በተመሳሳይ ጊዜ ወይም ፍጥነት መስራት።
Examples
"Synchronize your contacts now."
Hard-drive
/ሀርድ-ድራይቭ/
ሀርድ-ድራይቭ
A device for storing computer data.
የኮምፒተር መረጃዎችን ለማከማቸት የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"My hard-drive is full."
SSD
/ኤስ-ኤስ-ዲ/
ኤስ-ኤስ-ዲ
Solid State Drive; fast storage.
ፈጣን የመረጃ ማከማቻ።
Examples
"SSDs are faster than hard-drives."
USB
/ዩ-ኤስ-ቢ/
ዩ-ኤስ-ቢ
Universal Serial Bus.
ሁለንተናዊ ተከታታይ አውቶቡስ።
Examples
"Plug in the USB cable."
Flash-drive
/ፍላሽ-ድራይቭ/
ፍላሽ-ድራይቭ
A small portable storage device.
ትንሽ ተንቀሳቃሽ የመረጃ ማከማቻ መሣሪያ።
Examples
"I lost my flash-drive."
Memory
/ሜሞሪ/
ማህደረ ትውስታ
Where data is kept in a computer.
በኮምፒተር ውስጥ መረጃ የሚቀመጥበት ቦታ።
Examples
"This app uses too much memory."
Ram
/ራም/
ራም (የአጭር ጊዜ ማህደረ ትውስታ)
Random Access Memory.
የአጭር ጊዜ የመረጃ ማከማቻ።
Examples
"More RAM makes your PC faster."
Processor
/ፕሮሰሰር/
ፕሮሰሰር
The brain of the computer.
የኮምፒዩተሩ አንጎል።
Examples
"The processor is getting hot."
Speed
/ስፒድ/
ፍጥነት
The rate at which someone or something moves.
አንድ ነገር የሚንቀሳቀስበት ፍጥነት።
Examples
"Test your internet speed."
Connection
/ኮኔክሽን/
ግንኙነት
Link between devices or networks.
በመሣሪያዎች ወይም በአውታረ መረቦች መካከል ያለ ግንኙነት።
Examples
"The connection is lost."
Fiber
/ፋይበር/
ፋይበር
High-speed internet cable.
ፈጣን የኢንተርኔት ገመድ።
Examples
"Fiber internet is very fast."
Broadband
/ብሮድባንድ/
ብሮድባንድ
High-capacity data transmission.
ከፍተኛ አቅም ያለው የመረጃ ስርጭት።
Examples
"We upgraded to broadband."
Bandwidth
/ባንድዊድዝ/
የመረጃ መጠን
Maximum rate of data transfer.
ከፍተኛው የመረጃ ማስተላለፍ ፍጥነት።
Examples
"Video streaming uses high bandwidth."
Ping
/ፒንግ/
ፒንግ
Measure of network latency.
የአውታረ መረብ መዘግየትን መለካት።
Examples
"My ping is too high for gaming."
Latency
/ላተንሲ/
መዘግየት
Delay before data transfer begins.
የመረጃ ዝውውር ከመጀመሩ በፊት የሚፈጠር መዘግየት።
Examples
"Latency affects online calls."
Proxy
/ፕሮክሲ/
ፕሮክሲ (ተኪ)
An intermediate server.
መካከለኛ አገልጋይ።
Examples
"Use a proxy to hide your IP."
Port
/ፖርት/
ወደብ
A communication endpoint.
የመገናኛ ነጥብ።
Examples
"Open the network port."
Domain
/ዶሜይን/
ዶሜይን
The name of a website.
የድረ-ገጽ ስም።
Examples
"Register your own domain."
URL
/ዩ-አር-ኤል/
ዩ-አር-ኤል (የድረ-ገጽ አድራሻ)
Uniform Resource Locator.
የድረ-ገጽ አድራሻ መለያ።
Examples
"Copy the URL of the page."
Extension
/ኤክስቴንሽን/
ኤክስቴንሽን
A small software for a browser.
ለብራውዘር የሚያገለግል ትንሽ ሶፍትዌር።
Examples
"Install a security extension."
Plugin
/ፕለጊን/
ፕለጊን
A software component that adds a specific feature.
ተጨማሪ ባህሪን የሚጨምር የሶፍትዌር ክፍል ።
Examples
"Disable the Flash plugin."
Add-on
/አድ-ኦን/
አድ-ኦን
An accessory program or device.
ተጨማሪ ፕሮግራም ወይም መሣሪያ።
Examples
"This add-on blocks ads."
Theme
/ቲም/
ገጽታ
The visual style of a website or app.
የድረ-ገጽ ወይም የመተግበሪያ የእይታ ዘይቤ።
Examples
"I like the dark theme."
Background
/ባክግራውንድ/
ጀርባ
The area behind the main object.
ከዋናው ነገር በስተጀርባ ያለው ቦታ።
Examples
"Change your background image."
Wallpaper
/ዎልፔፐር/
ዎልፔፐር
Background image on a screen.
በስክሪኑ ላይ ያለ የጀርባ ምስል።
Examples
"I downloaded a new wallpaper."
Lock-screen
/ሎክ-ስክሪን/
የመቆለፊያ ስክሪን
Screen displayed when a device is locked.
መሣሪያ ሲቆለፍ የሚታይ ስክሪን።
Examples
"Put a photo on your lock-screen."
Biometric
/ባዮሜትሪክ/
ባዮሜትሪክ
Using physical characteristics for identification.
ለማንነት ማረጋገጫ አካላዊ ባህሪያትን መጠቀም።
Examples
"Biometric login is very secure."
Fingerprint
/ፊንገርፕሪንት/
የጣት አሻራ
The impression left by a finger.
በጣት የሚተው አሻራ።
Examples
"Scan your fingerprint to unlock."
Face-ID
/ፌስ-አይዲ/
የፊት መለያ
Facial recognition technology.
የፊት መለያ ቴክኖሎጂ።
Examples
"Face-ID is fast and easy."
Password-manager
/ፓስዎርድ-ማኔጀር/
የይለፍ ቃል አስተዳዳሪ
Software that stores all your passwords.
ሁሉንም የይለፍ ቃሎችዎን የሚያከማች ሶፍትዌር።
Examples
"Use a password-manager for safety."
Vault
/ቮልት/
ቮልት (ክምችት)
A secure place for storage.
ለማከማቻ የሚያገለግል ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ ቦታ።
Examples
"Store your keys in the vault."
Security-key
/ሲኩሪቲ-ኪ/
የደህንነት ቁልፍ
A physical device used for login.
ለመግቢያ የሚያገለግል አካላዊ መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Insert the security-key."
Audit
/ኦዲት/
ኦዲት (ምርመራ)
Official inspection of an account or system.
የመለያ ወይም የስርዓት ኦፊሴላዊ ምርመራ።
Examples
"Perform a security audit."
Breach
/ብሪች/
ጥሰት
An act of breaking a law or security.
ህግን ወይም ደህንነትን የመጣስ ተግባር።
Examples
"The data breach exposed passwords."
Incident
/ኢንሲደንት/
ክስተት
An event or occurrence.
አንድ ክስተት።
Examples
"Report the security incident."
Vulnerability
/ቫልነራቢሊቲ/
ተጋላጭነት
A weakness which can be exploited.
ሊጠቁ የሚችሉ ድክመቶች።
Examples
"The software has a vulnerability."
Threat
/ትሬት/
ዛቻ/አደጋ
A possible danger.
ሊመጣ የሚችል አደጋ።
Examples
"Hackers are a major threat."
Risk
/ሪስክ/
አደጋ
The possibility of loss or injury.
የኪሳራ ወይም የጉዳት እድል።
Examples
"Minimize your online risk."
Safety-check
/ሴፍቲ-ቼክ/
የደህንነት ፍተሻ
Reviewing security settings.
የደህንነት ቅንብሮችን መገምገም።
Examples
"Run a safety-check today."
Encryption-key
/ኤንክሪፕሽን-ኪ/
የምስጢር ቁልፍ
A piece of information used to encrypt/decrypt data.
መረጃን ለመመስጠር/ለመፍታት የሚያገለግል መረጃ።
Examples
"Keep your encryption-key safe."
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