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Tech Terms 4: Food

Singularity — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 18:56:58 +0000

Food is so important to us that it is even found in technology. Here are the edible bits and pieces among the tech terms – all you can eat in the tech world. Enjoy! • Cookie Tech: A small piece of information that is stored by your web browser when you visit a website. Non-… Read More »Tech Terms 4: Food

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Tech Terms 3: Buildings and homes

Singularity — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 09:00:28 +0000

The World Wide Web keeps growing as we go on building it. This is what we need hardware for, and it’s here that we find windows and portals. A pretty wallpaper can make our home look more beautiful. • CHIP Tech: A tiny piece of equipment, usually made of silicon, used in the production of… Read More »Tech Terms 3: Buildings and homes

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Tech Terms 2: Nature

Singularity — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 09:00:36 +0000

A lot of words we use almost daily when talking about technology come from NATURE. Read about male bees, water, rodents or invertebrates and become aware of just how much the natural world inhabits technology. • BUG Tech: A hardware malfunction or a programming error. Non-tech: An insect which can cause damage or at least… Read More »Tech Terms 2: Nature

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Tech Terms 1: Gods, Parchments and Paintings

Singularity — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 18:16:36 +0000

Many words that we find in technology originated in art, books, literature and religion. Find out in this post where words such as SCROLL or AVATAR come from. And do you know how the word BLOG came into existence? ART • ICON Tech: An on-screen picture or symbol; you klick on it to give the… Read More »Tech Terms 1: Gods, Parchments and Paintings

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