Spanish Language Style Guide & Glossaries: Spanish Informaton Technology Terms in the U.S.
| English | Spanish equivalent |
|---|---|
| Attach | Adjuntar, anexar |
| Back (Browser button) | Regresar |
| Band width; Bandwidth | Ancho de banda |
| Broadband | Banda ancha |
| Browser | navegador, visualizador (Spain), explorador, visor |
| Click | Hacer clic, pulsar, pinchar |
| Correo electrónico, which may be abbreviated as c.e. and e-mail (widely used in the US and Latin American countries) | |
| Delete | Borrar, eliminar |
| Download | Descargar, bajar |
| Encrypt | Cifrar, codificar – NEVER “encriptar” |
| Forward | Reenviar |
| Link | Enlace (suntantivo), enlazar (verbo) |
| Log in, log on | Entrar (al sistema) [The Oxford Spanish Dictionary, CD-ROM] |
| Log off, log out | Salir (del sistema) [The Oxford Spanish Dictionary, CD-ROM] |
| online | En línea – Translators find that certain segments of U.S. Hispanics do not relate to this expression, which is then replaced with “por internet”. |
| Password | Contraseña, también clave |
| Plug-in | Programa complementario, conectable |
| Reply | Responder, respuesta |
| Requirements | Requisitos – NEVER “requerimientos” |
| Run | Ejecutar (un programa) – NEVER “correr” |
| Save | Guardar |
| Send | Enviar |
| Search | Buscar, búsqueda |
| Search engine | Buscador |
| Software | Programa (s) informático(s) o aplicación(es) informática(s) |
| Subscribe | Suscribirse |
| Unique visitors | usuarios únicos (Microsoft Latinoamérica) |
| Unsubscribe | Cancelar la suscripción |
| Usability | Utilizabilidad (España, México, and Chile already use this term for Usability) according to Marta Daza, a professional certified translator, ATA) |
| User name | Nombre del usuario |
| Visitors (to a site) | Usuarios |
| Web site | Portal, sitio Web (sitio is a direct translation from English and used in the U.S. interchangeably whether the site is a Web site or a portal), página Web, cibersitio |
Source: Compiled using articles from ApuntesOnline and various sources.
Page Updated or Reviewed: February 1, 2007
