Technology Vocabulary Set 7: Other useful words
device – a thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of
mechanical or electronic equipment. It is usually quite small.
- A FitBit is a device that helps people improve their health by tracking their activity,
exercise, food, weight and sleep.
labour-saving device – a device or piece of equipment that reduces the effort needed
to do something.
- The labour-saving device I’m most grateful for is my washing machine.
gadget – a small mechanical or electronic device or tool, often ingenious, novel or
fun as well as being useful.
- Paulo is always buying the latest gadget to go with his digital camera.
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user-friendly – simple to understand and easy to use.
- I didn’t find my new mobile phone user-friendly at first but my grandson was able
to show me how to use it and now I understand what to do.
microchip – a very small piece of silicon with electronic circuits on it that can hold
large quantities of information or perform mathematical and logical operations.
- One of the greatest technological breakthroughs of modern times was the
development of the microchip.
the digital age – the time since personal computers were introduced and became
central to people’s lives.
- I envy people born in the digital age as they’ve grown up with computers and seem
to find it easier to adapt to new technologies than us older generation.
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