Computer terms in Spanish

Question

Does anyone know how to translate RAM (random access memory) into Spanish? Does a Spanish acronym exist, or is this a term that remains in English? Thanks!

Answer 1

Here is a (short) list of some of the terms you may hear in Spanish.
Many Spanish speakers use the English terminology.

@ (arroba) - @ (at)
.com (punto com) - .com (dot com)
abrir (verb) - open
acceso directo - shortcut
apagar - shut down
archivo - file
archivo adjunto - attached file
arrastrar y colocar - drag and drop
atrás / adelante - backward / forward
ayuda - help
barra de desplazamiento - scroll bar
barra de tareas - taskbar
negrita - bold
borrar (verb) - delete
(el) buscador - search engine
buscar (verb) - search / find
(un) chat - (a) chat room
ciberespacio - cyberspace
(el) portapapeles - the clipboard
comercio electrónico - e-commerce
conectado / desconectado - on-line / off-line
computadora - computer (Latin America)
editar (verb) - edit
estar conectado - be online
contraseña - password
copia de seguridad - backup (copy)
copiar (verb) - copy
correo ordinario - snail mail
correo basura - spam, junk email
cortar y pegar - cut and paste
cursiva - italic
descargar (verb) - download
dirección de Internet - web address
dirección electrónica - email address
directorio - directory
ejecutar (verb) - run
(un) email - an email
(un) emoticón - a smiley
(un) enlace - a link
enviar a (verb) - send to
escritorio - desktop
(un) favorito - a bookmark
(la) fuente - font
grupos de noticias - newsgroups
guardar como - save as
guardar un archivo - save a file
hacer clic en - click on
hacer doble clic en - double-click on
hipervínculo - hyperlink
hoja de cálculo - spreadsheet
(un) icono - icon
impresora - printer
imprimir (verb) - print
inicio - home
inicio rápido - quick launch
Internauta - Internet user
(el) Internet - the Internet
memoria - memory
mensaje de texto - text message
(un) menú - a menu
navegador - browser
navegar por Internet - surf the Web
(el) ordenador - computer (Spain)
página de inicio - homepage
página web - web page
pantalla - screen
papelera de reciclaje - wastebasket
pegar (verb) - paste
personalizar (verb) - customize
preguntas frecuentes - FAQ
(las) propiedades - properties
proveedor de Internet - Internet provider
(un) puntocom - a dotcom
(el) ratón - mouse
(la)Red - the Net
salvapantallas - screen saver
siempre visible - always on top
(un) servidor - server
sitio web - website
(un) SMS - text message
teclado - keyboard
(la) Web - the Web / website

Answer 2

You can use the "language option" on you computer for the internet and select "español" -- this is how I have mine set. All the instructions, tabs, links, etc. will be in Spanish. This will force you to learn the computer terms in Spanish.

Answer 3

What about words like post, blog, share, email, chat? Is there anywhere to find the equivalent for those terms and the like?
One way is to ask at places like this one.
Another is to search for the answers on your own.

http://www.lingolex.com/internet.htm
http://www.css.qmul.ac.uk/foreign/eng-spanish.htm
http://spanish.about.com/od/technologoydictionaries/Spanish_Technology_Dictionaries.htm
http://www.quia.com/custom/8546list.html

to list but a few.

Answer 4

Wow. Thank you very much Ian. This helps me a lot-- and thank you Sihara for asking the follow-up question!

Answer 5

What about words like post, blog, share, email, chat? Is there anywhere to find the equivalent for those terms and the like?

No standard equivalents, but some people (me, for example) say "correo electrónico" for "email", but the brevity of the latter makes it more popular. Other funny less common alternatives are "emilio" (the name of a person, Emilio).

Answer 6

What about words like post, blog, share, email, chat? Is there anywhere to find the equivalent for those terms and the like'

Answer 7

I agree, we keep the english term and understand that "RAM" means "memoria de acceso aleatorio". The same for "ROM" (read only memory) that means "memoria de sólo lectura".

Answer 8

Thanks!
I appreciate the help!

Answer 9

I agree with Marco. You'll find RAM for the acronym, and "memoria de acceso aleatorio" as an explanation.

Answer 10

There is no direct translation for the acronym. The translation for the term is memoria de acceso aleatorio.

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