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online safety & identifying scams

Online Safety & Identifying Scams

Core Vocabulary

Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.

200 Words

Scam

/ስካም/

ማጭበርበር

A dishonest scheme; a fraud.

ሐቀኛ ያልሆነ ዕቅድ፤ ማጭበርበር።

Examples

"Be careful of any online scam."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

Privacy

/ፕራይቨሲ/

ግላዊነት

The state of being free from public attention.

ከህዝብ እይታ ነፃ የመሆን ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Check your privacy settings often."

Contextual Usage

Security

/ሲኩሪቲ/

ደህንነት

The state of being free from danger or threat.

ከአደጋ ወይም ከዛቻ ነፃ የመሆን ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Computer security is very important."

Contextual Usage

Password

/ፓስዎርድ/

የይለፍ ቃል

A secret word used to gain access.

መዳረሻ ለማግኘት የሚያገለግል ሚስጥራዊ ቃል ።

Examples

"Never share your password with anyone."

Contextual Usage

Account

/አካውንት/

መለያ

A profile representing a user on a platform.

ተጠቃሚን የሚወክል መገለጫ።

Examples

"Protect your bank account."

Contextual Usage

Login

/ሎግኢን/

መግቢያ

To enter a system using credentials.

መለያን በመጠቀም ወደ ስርዓት መግባት።

Examples

"I forgot my login details."

Contextual Usage

Logout

/ሎግአውት/

መውጫ

To end an active session in an account.

በመለያ ውስጥ ንቁ ቆይታን ማቆም።

Examples

"Always logout from public computers."

Contextual Usage

Firewall

/ፋየርዎል/

የደህንነት ግድግዳ

A system designed to prevent unauthorized access.

ያልተፈቀደ መዳረሻን ለመከላከል የተነደፈ ስርዓት።

Examples

"The firewall blocked the attack."

Contextual Usage

Antivirus

/አንቲቫይረስ/

ፀረ-ቫይረስ

Software used to prevent and remove malware.

ቫይረስን ለመከላከልና ለማስወገድ የሚያገለግል ሶፍትዌር።

Examples

"Install an antivirus on your laptop."

Contextual Usage

Update

/አፕዴት/

ማሻሻል

To make something more modern or recent.

አንድን ነገር ዘመናዊ ወይም አዲስ ማድረግ።

Examples

"You must update your software."

Contextual Usage

Safety

/ሴፍቲ/

ደህንነት

The condition of being protected from harm.

ከጉዳት የመጠበቅ ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Your online safety is a priority."

Contextual Usage

Data

/ዴታ/

መረጃ

Information processed or stored by a computer.

በኮምፒተር የሚሰራ ወይም የሚቀመጥ መረጃ።

Examples

"They stole my personal data."

Contextual Usage

Information

/ኢንፎርሜሽን/

መረጃ

Facts provided or learned about something.

ስለ አንድ ነገር የቀረቡ እውነታዎች።

Examples

"Don't give out sensitive information."

Contextual Usage

Personal

/ፐርሰናል/

የግል

Belonging to a particular person.

የአንድ ግለሰብ ንብረት የሆነ።

Examples

"Keep your personal life private."

Contextual Usage

Private

/ፕራይቬት/

ሚስጥራዊ

Not intended to be known by people in general.

በአጠቃላይ በሰዎች እንዲታወቅ ያልታሰበ።

Examples

"Your messages should stay private."

Contextual Usage

Public

/ፐብሊክ/

ይፋዊ

Open to or shared by all people.

ለሰዎች ሁሉ ክፍት የሆነ ወይም የሚጋራ።

Examples

"Avoid using public Wi-Fi for banking."

Contextual Usage

Share

/ሼር/

ማጋራት

To post or give information to others.

መረጃን ለሌሎች መስጠት ወይም መለጠፍ።

Examples

"Do not share your location online."

Contextual Usage

Permission

/ፐርሚሽን/

ፈቃድ

The action of officially allowing something.

አንድን ነገር በይፋ የመፍቀድ ተግባር።

Examples

"This app needs permission to access photos."

Contextual Usage

Access

/አክሰስ/

መዳረሻ

The means or opportunity to enter.

ለመግባት የሚያስችል ዘዴ ወይም ዕድል።

Examples

"Access to this site is restricted."

Contextual Usage

Attachment

/አታችመንት/

አባሪ

A computer file sent with an email.

ከኢሜል ጋር የሚላክ የኮምፒውተር ፋይል ።

Examples

"The attachment contained a virus."

Contextual Usage

Urgent

/አርጀንት/

አስቸኳይ

Requiring immediate action or attention.

አፋጣኝ እርምጃ ወይም ትኩረት የሚሻ።

Examples

"Scams often use urgent language."

Contextual Usage

Warning

/ዎርኒንግ/

ማስጠንቀቂያ

A statement or event that indicates a danger.

አደጋን የሚያመለክት መግለጫ ወይም ክስተት።

Examples

"He ignored the security warning."

Contextual Usage

Prize

/ፕራይዝ/

ሽልማት

Something won in a contest or game.

በውድድር ወይም በጨዋታ የሚገኝ ነገር።

Examples

"You didn't really win a prize."

Contextual Usage

Reward

/ሪዎርድ/

ሽልማት

A thing given in recognition of service.

ለአገልግሎት እውቅና የሚሰጥ ነገር።

Examples

"They promise a fake reward."

Contextual Usage

Lottery

/ሎተሪ/

ሎተሪ

A means of raising money by selling tickets.

ቲኬቶችን በመሸጥ ገንዘብ የማሰባሰቢያ ዘዴ።

Examples

"The lottery email is a scam."

Contextual Usage

Win

/ዊን/

ማሸነፍ

To be successful in a contest.

በውድድር ውስጥ ስኬታማ መሆን።

Examples

"You cannot win a contest you didn't enter."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

Identity

/አይደንቲቲ/

ማንነት

The fact of being who or what a person is.

አንድ ሰው ማን እንደሆነ የሚገልጽ እውነታ።

Examples

"Protect your identity online."

Contextual Usage

Theft

/ቴፍት/

ስርቆት

The action or crime of stealing.

የመስረቅ ተግባር ወይም ወንጀል።

Examples

"Identity theft is a serious crime."

Contextual Usage

Fraud

/ፍሮድ/

ማጭበርበር

Wrongful or criminal deception.

የተሳሳተ ወይም ወንጀለኛ የማታለል ተግባር።

Examples

"Report any credit card fraud."

Contextual Usage

Fake

/ፌክ/

ሀሰተኛ

Not genuine; counterfeit.

እውነተኛ ያልሆነ፤ የተጭበረበረ።

Examples

"That website looks fake."

Contextual Usage

Suspicious

/ሰስፒሸስ/

አጠራጣሪ

Having or showing a cautious distrust.

ጥንቃቄ የተሞላበት አለመተማመን ማሳየት።

Examples

"Report suspicious activity immediately."

Contextual Usage

Browser

/ብራውዘር/

መቃኛ

A program used to view the internet.

ኢንተርኔት ለማየት የሚያገለግል ፕሮግራም።

Examples

"Update your web browser for safety."

Contextual Usage

Email

/ኢሜይል/

ኢሜይል

Messages distributed by electronic means.

በኤሌክትሮኒክ መንገድ የሚላኩ መልዕክቶች።

Examples

"I received a phishing email."

Contextual Usage

Message

/ሜሴጅ/

መልዕክት

A verbal, written, or recorded communication.

የቃል፣ የጽሁፍ ወይም የተቀዳ ግንኙነት።

Examples

"Did you get my text message?"

Contextual Usage

Text

/ቴክስት/

ጽሁፍ

Written or printed words.

የተፃፉ ወይም የታተሙ ቃላት።

Examples

"Don't click links in a text."

Contextual Usage

Download

/ዳውንሎድ/

ማውረድ

To copy data from one computer to another.

መረጃን ከአንድ ኮምፒውተር ወደ ሌላ መቅዳት።

Examples

"Do not download unknown files."

Contextual Usage

Upload

/አፕሎድ/

መጫን

To transfer data to a computer system.

መረጃን ወደ ኮምፒተር ስርዓት ማስተላለፍ።

Examples

"Uploading photos to the cloud is easy."

Contextual Usage

File

/ፋይል/

ፋይል

A folder of data on a computer.

በኮምፒተር ላይ ያለ የመረጃ ማህደር።

Examples

"This file is too big to send."

Contextual Usage

Folder

/ፎልደር/

ማህደር

A container for files in a system.

በስርዓት ውስጥ ለፋይሎች የሚያገለግል መያዣ።

Examples

"Organize your documents in a folder."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

Computer

/ኮምፒውተር/

ኮምፒውተር

An electronic device for processing data.

መረጃን ለማቀናበር የሚያገለግል ኤሌክትሮኒክ መሣሪያ።

Examples

"My computer is running slowly."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

App

/አፕ/

መተግበሪያ

A software program for a specific task.

ለተወሰነ ተግባር የሚያገለግል የሶፍትዌር ፕሮግራም።

Examples

"Download apps only from official stores."

Contextual Usage

Protect

/ፕሮቴክት/

መጠበቅ

Keep safe from harm or injury.

ከጉዳት ወይም ከአደጋ መጠበቅ።

Examples

"Protect your devices with antivirus."

Contextual Usage

Lock

/ሎክ/

መቆለፍ

To fasten something with a key or code.

አንድን ነገር በቁልፍ ወይም በኮድ ማሰር።

Examples

"Lock your screen when you leave."

Contextual Usage

Check

/ቼክ/

መረዳዳት/መፈተሽ

To examine something for accuracy.

ትክክለኛነቱን ለማረጋገጥ አንድን ነገር መመርመር።

Examples

"Check the URL of the website."

Contextual Usage

Verify

/ቬሪፋይ/

ማረጋገጥ

To make sure that something is true.

አንድ ነገር እውነት መሆኑን እርግጠኛ መሆን።

Examples

"Verify your identity via email."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

Block

/ብሎክ/

ማገድ

To stop someone from contacting you.

አንድ ሰው እንዳያገኝዎት ማገድ።

Examples

"Block the number if they keep calling."

Contextual Usage

Delete

/ዲሊት/

መሰረዝ

To remove something from a computer.

ከኮምፒተር ውስጥ አንድን ነገር ማስወገድ።

Examples

"Delete suspicious emails immediately."

Contextual Usage

Ignore

/ኢግኖር/

ቸል ማለት

To refuse to take notice of something.

ለአንድ ነገር ትኩረት አለመስጠት።

Examples

"Ignore pop-ups on your screen."

Contextual Usage

Avoid

/አቮይድ/

መራቅ

To stay away from someone or something.

ከአንድ ሰው ወይም ነገር መራቅ።

Examples

"Avoid sharing your bank details online."

Contextual Usage

Recognize

/ሪኮግናይዝ/

መለየት

Identify someone or something from memory.

አንድን ሰው ወይም ነገር ከትውስታ መለየት።

Examples

"Recognize the signs of a scam."

Contextual Usage

Identify

/አይደንቲፋይ/

መለየት/ማረጋገጥ

To establish who or what someone is.

አንድ ሰው ማን እንደሆነ ማረጋገጥ።

Examples

"Can you identify the sender?"

Contextual Usage

Notice

/ኖቲስ/

ማስተዋል

To become aware of something.

ስለ አንድ ነገር ግንዛቤ ማግኘት።

Examples

"Did you notice the spelling errors?"

Contextual Usage

Change

/ቼንጅ/

መቀየር

To make or become different.

መቀየር ወይም የተለየ ማድረግ።

Examples

"Change your password every three months."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

Insecure

/ኢንሴኪዩር/

ደህንነቱ ያልተጠበቀ

Not firm or set; unsafe.

ጽኑ ያልሆነ፤ አስተማማኝ ያልሆነ።

Examples

"An insecure website can leak your data."

Contextual Usage

Reliable

/ሪላየብል/

ታማኝ

Consistently good in quality or performance.

በጥራት ወይም በአፈፃፀም ሁል ጊዜ ጥሩ የሆነ።

Examples

"Use a reliable antivirus software."

Contextual Usage

Trustworthy

/ትረስትዎርዝ/

ታማኝ/አስተማማኝ

Able to be relied on as honest.

ሐቀኛ እንደሆነ ሊታመንበት የሚችል።

Examples

"Only visit trustworthy websites."

Contextual Usage

Dangerous

/ዴንጀረስ/

አደገኛ

Able or likely to cause harm or injury.

ጉዳት ወይም አደጋ ሊያደርስ የሚችል።

Examples

"It is dangerous to share your PIN."

Contextual Usage

Risky

/ሪስኪ/

አደገኛ/አሰጋጅ

Full of the possibility of danger or loss.

የአደጋ ወይም የኪሳራ እድል ያለበት።

Examples

"Using public computers is risky."

Contextual Usage

Weird

/ዊርድ/

እንግዳ/ገርም

Suggesting something supernatural; uncanny.

ከተለመደው ውጭ የሆነ ነገር።

Examples

"I got a weird message today."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

Legit

/ለጂት/

ህጋዊ/እውነተኛ

Short for legitimate; conforming to rules.

የህጋዊ አጭር ቃል፤ ህግን የሚከተል።

Examples

"This offer looks legit."

Contextual Usage

Official

/ኦፊሻል/

ይፋዊ

Relating to an authority or public body.

ከባለስልጣን ወይም ከመንግስት አካል ጋር የተያያዘ።

Examples

"Wait for an official response."

Contextual Usage

Genuine

/ጄንዩይን/

እውነተኛ

Truly what something is said to be.

በትክክል የተባለው አይነት የሆነ።

Examples

"This is a genuine Microsoft email."

Contextual Usage

Encryption

/ኤንክሪፕሽን/

ምስጠራ

Converting information into a code.

መረጃን ወደ ሚስጥራዊ ኮድ መለወጥ።

Examples

"Encryption protects your messages from hackers."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

Malware

/ማልዌር/

ተንኮል አዘል ሶፍትዌር

Software intended to damage computers.

ኮምፒተሮችን ለመጉዳት የታሰበ ሶፍትዌር።

Examples

"The malware stole her bank credentials."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

Ransomware

/ራንሰምዌር/

የመክፈያ ሶፍትዌር

Software that blocks access until money is paid.

ገንዘብ እስኪከፈል ድረስ መዳረሻን የሚዘጋ ሶፍትዌር።

Examples

"Ransomware encrypted all his files."

Contextual Usage

Spoofing

/ስፑፊንግ/

መመሳሰል

Impersonating a communication from a trusted source.

ከታመነ ምንጭ እንደመጣ በማስመሰል መገናኘት።

Examples

"Email spoofing is used in scams."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

History

/ሂስትሪ/

ታሪክ

A record of previous web activities.

ያለፉ የድረ-ገጽ እንቅስቃሴዎች መዝገብ።

Examples

"Delete your browsing history."

Contextual Usage

Terms

/ተርምስ/

ውሎች

The rules of an agreement.

የስምምነት ደንቦች።

Examples

"Read the terms of service."

Contextual Usage

Conditions

/ኮንዲሽንስ/

ሁኔታዎች

Requirements specified in an agreement.

በስምምነት ውስጥ የተገለጹ መስፈርቶች።

Examples

"Accept the terms and conditions."

Contextual Usage

Profile

/ፕሮፋይል/

መገለጫ

The public image of a person or brand.

የአንድ ሰው ወይም የድርጅት ይፋዊ ምስል።

Examples

"Update your profile picture."

Contextual Usage

Visibility

/ቪዚቢሊቲ/

ታይነት

The state of being able to be seen.

ሊታይ የሚችልበት ሁኔታ።

Examples

"Limit your profile visibility."

Contextual Usage

Two-factor

/ቱ-ፋክተር/

ሁለት-ደረጃ

Using two steps to verify identity.

ማንነትን ለማረጋገጥ ሁለት ደረጃዎችን መጠቀም።

Examples

"Enable two-factor authentication."

Contextual Usage

Authentication

/ኦቴንቲኬሽን/

ማረጋገጫ

The process of proving something is genuine.

አንድ ነገር እውነተኛ መሆኑን የማረጋገጥ ሂደት።

Examples

"Authentication adds a layer of safety."

Contextual Usage

Code

/ኮድ/

ኮድ

A system of words or letters for secrecy.

ለሚስጥራዊነት የሚያገለግል የቃላት ወይም የፊደላት ስርዓት።

Examples

"Enter the six-digit code."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

Smartphone

/ስማርትፎን/

ስማርትፎን

A mobile phone that performs many computer functions.

ብዙ የኮምፒተር ስራዎችን የሚሰራ ተንቀሳቃሽ ስልክ።

Examples

"Secure your smartphone with a fingerprint."

Contextual Usage

Desktop

/ዴስክቶፕ/

ዴስክቶፕ

A personal computer for use at a desk.

በጠረጴዛ ላይ የሚቀመጥ የግል ኮምፒተር።

Examples

"He works on a desktop computer."

Contextual Usage

Laptop

/ላፕቶፕ/

ላፕቶፕ

A portable microcomputer.

ተንቀሳቃሽ ማይክሮ ኮምፒተር።

Examples

"Close your laptop when finished."

Contextual Usage

Tablet

/ታብሌት/

ታብሌት

A portable computer with a touchscreen.

የመነካኪያ ገጽ ያለው ተንቀሳቃሽ ኮምፒተር።

Examples

"I read books on my tablet."

Contextual Usage

Network

/ኔትዎርክ/

አውታረ መረብ

A group of interconnected computers.

እርስ በርሳቸው የተገናኙ የኮምፒውተሮች ቡድን።

Examples

"Our office network is secure."

Contextual Usage

Wi-Fi

/ዋይ-ፋይ/

ዋይ-ፋይ

Wireless networking technology.

ገመድ አልባ የአውታረ መረብ ቴክኖሎጂ።

Examples

"Is the Wi-Fi password protected?"

Contextual Usage

Hotspot

/ሆትስፖት/

ሆትስፖት

A place where people can access the internet.

ሰዎች ኢንተርኔት የሚያገኙበት ቦታ።

Examples

"Connect to my mobile hotspot."

Contextual Usage

Encrypted

/ኤንክሪፕትድ/

የተመሰጠረ

Information converted into code.

ወደ ኮድ የተቀየረ መረጃ።

Examples

"The database is encrypted."

Contextual Usage

Decrypted

/ዲክሪፕትድ/

ከምስጠራ የወጣ

Information converted back into readable text.

ወደ ሊነበብ የሚችል ጽሁፍ የተቀየረ መረጃ።

Examples

"The hacker decrypted the files."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

Digital

/ዲጂታል/

ዲጂታል

Stored as a series of digits.

በቁጥሮች ቅደም ተከተል የተቀመጠ።

Examples

"We live in a digital age."

Contextual Usage

Software

/ሶፍትዌር/

ሶፍትዌር

Programs used by a computer.

በኮምፒተር የሚጠቀሙባቸው ፕሮግራሞች።

Examples

"Update all your software."

Contextual Usage

Hardware

/ሀርድዌር/

ሃርድዌር

The physical parts of a computer.

የኮምፒተር አካላዊ ክፍሎች።

Examples

"Is the hardware damaged?"

Contextual Usage

Keyboard

/ኪቦርድ/

የቁልፍ ሰሌዳ

A set of keys for operating a computer.

ኮምፒተርን ለማንቀሳቀስ የሚያገለግሉ ቁልፎች።

Examples

"He typed on the keyboard."

Contextual Usage

Mouse

/ማውስ/

ማውስ

A handheld pointing device for computers.

ለኮምፒውተሮች የሚያገለግል በእጅ የሚያዝ ጠቋሚ መሣሪያ።

Examples

"The mouse cursor is stuck."

Contextual Usage

Screen

/ስክሪን/

ስክሪን

A flat surface in a computer for display.

በኮምፒተር ውስጥ መረጃን ለማሳየት የሚያገለግል ጠፍጣፋ ገጽ።

Examples

"My screen is dirty."

Contextual Usage

Display

/ዲስፕሌይ/

ማሳያ

To show information on a screen.

በስክሪኑ ላይ መረጃን ማሳየት።

Examples

"The display is very bright."

Contextual Usage

Camera

/ካሜራ/

ካሜራ

A device for recording visual images.

ምስሎችን ለመቅረጽ የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Cover your web camera when not in use."

Contextual Usage

Microphone

/ማይክሮፎን/

ማይክሮፎን

A device for converting sound into signals.

ድምጽን ወደ ምልክት ለመቀየር የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Mute your microphone during the call."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

Location

/ሎኬሽን/

ቦታ

A particular place or position.

አንድ የተወሰነ ቦታ ወይም አቀማመጥ።

Examples

"Turn off your location tracking."

Contextual Usage

Tracking

/ትራኪንግ/

ክትትል

The act of monitoring movements.

እንቅስቃሴዎችን የመከታተል ተግባር።

Examples

"Websites use tracking for ads."

Contextual Usage

GPS

/ጂ-ፒ-ኤስ/

ጂ-ፒ-ኤስ

Global Positioning System.

ዓለም አቀፍ የአቀማመጥ ስርዓት።

Examples

"My GPS shows the way."

Contextual Usage

Map

/ማፕ/

ካርታ

A representation of an area of land.

የአንድ አካባቢ ውክልና።

Examples

"Open the map app."

Contextual Usage

Address

/አድሬስ/

አድራሻ

The location of a business or person.

የአንድ ድርጅት ወይም ሰው መገኛ።

Examples

"Don't share your home address online."

Contextual Usage

IP

/አይ-ፒ/

አይ-ፒ አድራሻ

Internet Protocol address.

የኢንተርኔት ፕሮቶኮል አድራሻ።

Examples

"Your IP address reveals your city."

Contextual Usage

Protocol

/ፕሮቶኮል/

ፕሮቶኮል

The official procedure or system of rules.

ኦፊሴላዊ የአሰራር ሂደት ወይም የደንቦች ስርዓት።

Examples

"HTTPS is a secure protocol."

Contextual Usage

HTTP

/ኤች-ቲ-ቲ-ፒ/

ኤች-ቲ-ቲ-ፒ

Hypertext Transfer Protocol.

የመረጃ ማስተላለፊያ ፕሮቶኮል ።

Examples

"HTTP is not secure for passwords."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

Tab

/ታብ/

ታብ

A second or further window in a browser.

በመቃኛ ውስጥ ያለ ሁለተኛ ወይም ተጨማሪ መስኮት።

Examples

"I have twenty tabs open."

Contextual Usage

Window

/ዊንዶው/

መስኮት

A frame on a computer screen.

በኮምፒተር ስክሪን ላይ ያለ ፍሬም ።

Examples

"Close the pop-up window."

Contextual Usage

Pop-up

/ፖፕ-አፕ/

ብቅ ባይ

A small window that opens automatically.

በራሱ የሚከፈት ትንሽ መስኮት።

Examples

"Most pop-ups are advertisements."

Contextual Usage

Ad

/አድ/

ማስታወቂያ

Short for advertisement.

የማስታወቂያ አጭር ቃል ።

Examples

"This ad is annoying."

Contextual Usage

Advertisement

/አድቨርታይዝመንት/

ማስታወቂያ

Notice or announcement in a public medium.

በህዝብ መገናኛ ብዙሃን የሚወጣ ማስታወቂያ።

Examples

"Ignore the fake advertisement."

Contextual Usage

Banner

/ባነር/

ባነር

An advertisement appearing across a web page.

በድረ-ገጽ ላይ የሚታይ ማስታወቂያ።

Examples

"The banner promised free money."

Contextual Usage

Click

/ክሊክ/

መጫን

To select something by pressing a button.

አንድን ነገር ቁልፍ በመጫን መምረጥ።

Examples

"Click here to sign up."

Contextual Usage

Tap

/ታፕ/

መንካት

To strike a touchscreen lightly.

የመነካኪያ ስክሪንን በቀስታ መምታት።

Examples

"Tap the icon to open the app."

Contextual Usage

Swipe

/ስዋይፕ/

ማንሸራተት

To move a finger across a screen.

ጣትዎን በስክሪኑ ላይ ማንቀሳቀስ።

Examples

"Swipe left to delete."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

Engine

/ኢንጅን/

ሞተር

A program that searches for information.

መረጃን የሚፈልግ ፕሮግራም።

Examples

"Google is a search engine."

Contextual Usage

Google

/ጉግል/

ጉግል

A popular search engine.

ታዋቂ የፍለጋ ሞተር።

Examples

"Google it if you don't know."

Contextual Usage

Bing

/ቢንግ/

ቢንግ

Microsoft's search engine.

የማይክሮሶፍት የፍለጋ ሞተር።

Examples

"I use Bing for images."

Contextual Usage

Yahoo

/ያሁ/

ያሁ

A web portal and search engine.

የድረ-ገጽ ፖርታል እና የፍለጋ ሞተር።

Examples

"Yahoo provides email services."

Contextual Usage

Facebook

/ፌስቡክ/

ፌስቡክ

A social networking website.

ማህበራዊ ትስስር ድረ-ገጽ።

Examples

"Watch out for Facebook scams."

Contextual Usage

Instagram

/ኢንስታግራም/

ኢንስታግራም

A photo and video sharing app.

ምስል እና ቪዲዮ ማጋሪያ መተግበሪያ።

Examples

"She posted a photo on Instagram."

Contextual Usage

Twitter

/ትዊተር/

ትዊተር

A social media platform for short messages.

ለአጫጭር መልዕክቶች የሚያገለግል ማህበራዊ ሚዲያ።

Examples

"Follow me on Twitter."

Contextual Usage

TikTok

/ቲክቶክ/

ቲክቶክ

A short-form video sharing app.

አጫጭር ቪዲዮዎችን ማጋሪያ መተግበሪያ።

Examples

"TikTok is very popular now."

Contextual Usage

Snapchat

/ስናፕቻት/

ስናፕቻት

A multimedia messaging app.

መልቲሚዲያ መልዕክት መለዋወጫ መተግበሪያ።

Examples

"Snapchat messages disappear."

Contextual Usage

LinkedIn

/ሊንክድ-ኢን/

ሊንክድ-ኢን

A professional networking site.

የሙያዊ ትስስር ገጽ።

Examples

"Add your resume to LinkedIn."

Contextual Usage

Bio

/ባዮ/

የግል መግለጫ

A short biographical description.

አጭር የህይወት ታሪክ መግለጫ።

Examples

"Write a professional bio."

Contextual Usage

Post

/ፖስት/

መለጠፍ

To publish content online.

ይዘትን በኢንተርኔት ላይ ማተም።

Examples

"Don't post sensitive data."

Contextual Usage

Comment

/ኮመንት/

አስተያየት

An expression of opinion online.

የአስተያየት መግለጫ በኢንተርኔት ላይ።

Examples

"Read the comments below."

Contextual Usage

Like

/ላይክ/

መውደድ

An expression of approval online.

የድጋፍ መግለጫ በኢንተርኔት ላይ።

Examples

"She got many likes on her post."

Contextual Usage

Follow

/ፎሎ/

መከተል

To subscribe to someone's updates.

የአንድን ሰው ዝመናዎች ለማግኘት መመዝገብ።

Examples

"Follow only known people."

Contextual Usage

Unfollow

/አንፎሎ/

መከተል ማቆም

To stop following someone.

አንድን ሰው መከተል ማቆም።

Examples

"Unfollow suspicious accounts."

Contextual Usage

Request

/ሪኩዌስት/

ጥያቄ

The act of asking for something.

አንድን ነገር የመጠየቅ ተግባር።

Examples

"Accept my friend request."

Contextual Usage

Friend

/ፍሬንድ/

ጓደኛ

A person you know and trust.

የምታውቀውና የምታምነው ሰው።

Examples

"He is my online friend."

Contextual Usage

Follower

/ፎሎወር/

ተከታይ

A person who follows a profile.

አንድን መገለጫ የሚከተል ሰው።

Examples

"She has a million followers."

Contextual Usage

Subscriber

/ሰብስክራይበር/

ተመዝጋቢ

A person who signs up for updates.

ለዝመናዎች የተመዘገበ ሰው።

Examples

"Please become a subscriber."

Contextual Usage

Channel

/ቻናል/

ቻናል

A medium for communication or videos.

ለመገናኛ ወይም ለቪዲዮዎች የሚያገለግል መካከለኛ።

Examples

"Subscribe to my YouTube channel."

Contextual Usage

Video

/ቪዲዮ/

ቪዲዮ

A recording of moving pictures.

ተንቀሳቃሽ ምስሎች ቅጂ።

Examples

"The video tutorial was helpful."

Contextual Usage

Photo

/ፎቶ/

ፎቶ

A picture made using a camera.

በካሜራ የተነሳ ምስል።

Examples

"The photo quality is good."

Contextual Usage

Image

/ኢሜጅ/

ምስል

A visual representation.

የእይታ ውክልና።

Examples

"Right-click to save the image."

Contextual Usage

Sound

/ሳውንድ/

ድምጽ

Vibrations that travel through the air.

በአየር ውስጥ የሚጓዙ ንዝረቶች።

Examples

"Turn up the sound."

Contextual Usage

Audio

/ኦዲዮ/

ኦዲዮ

Sound that is recorded or transmitted.

የተቀዳ ወይም የሚተላለፍ ድምጽ።

Examples

"Check the audio settings."

Contextual Usage

Podcast

/ፖድካስት/

ፖድካስት

A digital audio file available on the internet.

በኢንተርኔት ላይ የሚገኝ የዲጂታል ድምጽ ፋይል ።

Examples

"Listen to the security podcast."

Contextual Usage

Stream

/ስትሪም/

በቀጥታ ማስተላለፍ

A continuous flow of data.

ቀጣይነት ያለው የመረጃ ፍሰት።

Examples

"I stream movies online."

Contextual Usage

Live

/ላይቭ/

በቀጥታ

Transmitted at the time of occurrence.

በሚከሰትበት ጊዜ የሚተላለፍ።

Examples

"He is going live on TikTok."

Contextual Usage

Recording

/ሪከርዲንግ/

ቅጂ

Stored sound or video.

የተቀመጠ ድምጽ ወይም ቪዲዮ።

Examples

"Is the recording finished?"

Contextual Usage

Backup

/ባካፕ/

ተቀባይ መረጃ

A copy of data held in case of loss.

መረጃ ቢጠፋ የሚሆን የመረጃ ቅጂ።

Examples

"Always have a data backup."

Contextual Usage

Restore

/ሪስቶር/

ወደ ነበረበት መመለስ

Bring back to original condition.

ወደ መጀመሪያው ሁኔታ መመለስ።

Examples

"Restore the files from the cloud."

Contextual Usage

Sync

/ሲንክ/

ማመሳሰል

Short for synchronize.

ማመሳሰል የሚለው አጭር ቃል ።

Examples

"Sync your phone with your laptop."

Contextual Usage

Synchronize

/ሲንክሮናይዝ/

ማመሳሰል

Operate at the same time or rate.

በተመሳሳይ ጊዜ ወይም ፍጥነት መስራት።

Examples

"Synchronize your contacts now."

Contextual Usage

Hard-drive

/ሀርድ-ድራይቭ/

ሀርድ-ድራይቭ

A device for storing computer data.

የኮምፒተር መረጃዎችን ለማከማቸት የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"My hard-drive is full."

Contextual Usage

SSD

/ኤስ-ኤስ-ዲ/

ኤስ-ኤስ-ዲ

Solid State Drive; fast storage.

ፈጣን የመረጃ ማከማቻ።

Examples

"SSDs are faster than hard-drives."

Contextual Usage

USB

/ዩ-ኤስ-ቢ/

ዩ-ኤስ-ቢ

Universal Serial Bus.

ሁለንተናዊ ተከታታይ አውቶቡስ።

Examples

"Plug in the USB cable."

Contextual Usage

Flash-drive

/ፍላሽ-ድራይቭ/

ፍላሽ-ድራይቭ

A small portable storage device.

ትንሽ ተንቀሳቃሽ የመረጃ ማከማቻ መሣሪያ።

Examples

"I lost my flash-drive."

Contextual Usage

Memory

/ሜሞሪ/

ማህደረ ትውስታ

Where data is kept in a computer.

በኮምፒተር ውስጥ መረጃ የሚቀመጥበት ቦታ።

Examples

"This app uses too much memory."

Contextual Usage

Ram

/ራም/

ራም (የአጭር ጊዜ ማህደረ ትውስታ)

Random Access Memory.

የአጭር ጊዜ የመረጃ ማከማቻ።

Examples

"More RAM makes your PC faster."

Contextual Usage

Processor

/ፕሮሰሰር/

ፕሮሰሰር

The brain of the computer.

የኮምፒዩተሩ አንጎል።

Examples

"The processor is getting hot."

Contextual Usage

Speed

/ስፒድ/

ፍጥነት

The rate at which someone or something moves.

አንድ ነገር የሚንቀሳቀስበት ፍጥነት።

Examples

"Test your internet speed."

Contextual Usage

Connection

/ኮኔክሽን/

ግንኙነት

Link between devices or networks.

በመሣሪያዎች ወይም በአውታረ መረቦች መካከል ያለ ግንኙነት።

Examples

"The connection is lost."

Contextual Usage

Fiber

/ፋይበር/

ፋይበር

High-speed internet cable.

ፈጣን የኢንተርኔት ገመድ።

Examples

"Fiber internet is very fast."

Contextual Usage

Broadband

/ብሮድባንድ/

ብሮድባንድ

High-capacity data transmission.

ከፍተኛ አቅም ያለው የመረጃ ስርጭት።

Examples

"We upgraded to broadband."

Contextual Usage

Bandwidth

/ባንድዊድዝ/

የመረጃ መጠን

Maximum rate of data transfer.

ከፍተኛው የመረጃ ማስተላለፍ ፍጥነት።

Examples

"Video streaming uses high bandwidth."

Contextual Usage

Ping

/ፒንግ/

ፒንግ

Measure of network latency.

የአውታረ መረብ መዘግየትን መለካት።

Examples

"My ping is too high for gaming."

Contextual Usage

Latency

/ላተንሲ/

መዘግየት

Delay before data transfer begins.

የመረጃ ዝውውር ከመጀመሩ በፊት የሚፈጠር መዘግየት።

Examples

"Latency affects online calls."

Contextual Usage

Proxy

/ፕሮክሲ/

ፕሮክሲ (ተኪ)

An intermediate server.

መካከለኛ አገልጋይ።

Examples

"Use a proxy to hide your IP."

Contextual Usage

Port

/ፖርት/

ወደብ

A communication endpoint.

የመገናኛ ነጥብ።

Examples

"Open the network port."

Contextual Usage

Domain

/ዶሜይን/

ዶሜይን

The name of a website.

የድረ-ገጽ ስም።

Examples

"Register your own domain."

Contextual Usage

URL

/ዩ-አር-ኤል/

ዩ-አር-ኤል (የድረ-ገጽ አድራሻ)

Uniform Resource Locator.

የድረ-ገጽ አድራሻ መለያ።

Examples

"Copy the URL of the page."

Contextual Usage

Extension

/ኤክስቴንሽን/

ኤክስቴንሽን

A small software for a browser.

ለብራውዘር የሚያገለግል ትንሽ ሶፍትዌር።

Examples

"Install a security extension."

Contextual Usage

Plugin

/ፕለጊን/

ፕለጊን

A software component that adds a specific feature.

ተጨማሪ ባህሪን የሚጨምር የሶፍትዌር ክፍል ።

Examples

"Disable the Flash plugin."

Contextual Usage

Add-on

/አድ-ኦን/

አድ-ኦን

An accessory program or device.

ተጨማሪ ፕሮግራም ወይም መሣሪያ።

Examples

"This add-on blocks ads."

Contextual Usage

Theme

/ቲም/

ገጽታ

The visual style of a website or app.

የድረ-ገጽ ወይም የመተግበሪያ የእይታ ዘይቤ።

Examples

"I like the dark theme."

Contextual Usage

Background

/ባክግራውንድ/

ጀርባ

The area behind the main object.

ከዋናው ነገር በስተጀርባ ያለው ቦታ።

Examples

"Change your background image."

Contextual Usage

Wallpaper

/ዎልፔፐር/

ዎልፔፐር

Background image on a screen.

በስክሪኑ ላይ ያለ የጀርባ ምስል።

Examples

"I downloaded a new wallpaper."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

Biometric

/ባዮሜትሪክ/

ባዮሜትሪክ

Using physical characteristics for identification.

ለማንነት ማረጋገጫ አካላዊ ባህሪያትን መጠቀም።

Examples

"Biometric login is very secure."

Contextual Usage

Fingerprint

/ፊንገርፕሪንት/

የጣት አሻራ

The impression left by a finger.

በጣት የሚተው አሻራ።

Examples

"Scan your fingerprint to unlock."

Contextual Usage

Face-ID

/ፌስ-አይዲ/

የፊት መለያ

Facial recognition technology.

የፊት መለያ ቴክኖሎጂ።

Examples

"Face-ID is fast and easy."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

Vault

/ቮልት/

ቮልት (ክምችት)

A secure place for storage.

ለማከማቻ የሚያገለግል ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ ቦታ።

Examples

"Store your keys in the vault."

Contextual Usage

Security-key

/ሲኩሪቲ-ኪ/

የደህንነት ቁልፍ

A physical device used for login.

ለመግቢያ የሚያገለግል አካላዊ መሣሪያ።

Examples

"Insert the security-key."

Contextual Usage

Audit

/ኦዲት/

ኦዲት (ምርመራ)

Official inspection of an account or system.

የመለያ ወይም የስርዓት ኦፊሴላዊ ምርመራ።

Examples

"Perform a security audit."

Contextual Usage

Breach

/ብሪች/

ጥሰት

An act of breaking a law or security.

ህግን ወይም ደህንነትን የመጣስ ተግባር።

Examples

"The data breach exposed passwords."

Contextual Usage

Incident

/ኢንሲደንት/

ክስተት

An event or occurrence.

አንድ ክስተት።

Examples

"Report the security incident."

Contextual Usage

Vulnerability

/ቫልነራቢሊቲ/

ተጋላጭነት

A weakness which can be exploited.

ሊጠቁ የሚችሉ ድክመቶች።

Examples

"The software has a vulnerability."

Contextual Usage

Threat

/ትሬት/

ዛቻ/አደጋ

A possible danger.

ሊመጣ የሚችል አደጋ።

Examples

"Hackers are a major threat."

Contextual Usage

Risk

/ሪስክ/

አደጋ

The possibility of loss or injury.

የኪሳራ ወይም የጉዳት እድል።

Examples

"Minimize your online risk."

Contextual Usage

Safety-check

/ሴፍቲ-ቼክ/

የደህንነት ፍተሻ

Reviewing security settings.

የደህንነት ቅንብሮችን መገምገም።

Examples

"Run a safety-check today."

Contextual Usage

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."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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I noticed a about a . It asked for my bank and .
B
That sounds a . the and do not any .
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I checked the sender and the . It was not .
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Good. Always the of the sender. Scammers use messages to your .
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I should my and my settings.
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Yes, and enable on your or .
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I use a -manager and a to my from a .
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Excellent. You should also run an and to find any .
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Is it to use or a without a ?
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Yes, it is . Your might be and lead to .
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I will my and clear my , , and .
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Also, your and permissions on social media and .
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I will my files on the and a before I my .
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Smart. Make sure your is and your is .
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I saw a with a . It looked .
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it. It is probably trying to to your .
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I will the sender and the as .
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Always stay alert. Even a site can have a . Use a or for .
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I'll use a -key and -key to keep my .
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Exactly. Your and depend on regular -checks and following and .

The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Discuss with a partner how you would recognize a phishing attempt and what security settings you would change to protect your personal information online."