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English and Cree

Electronic

Terminology

Glossary

Anastasia Weesk (editor)

Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre

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English and Cree

Electronic

Terminology Glossary

Anastasia Weesk (editor)

for more information or additional copies, please contact the following:

Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre273 Third Avenue, Suite 204Timmins, ONP4N 1E2

phone: (705) 267-7911 fax: (705) 267-4988 website: www.occc.ca

ISBN: 0-919523-99-4

© 2006 Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre

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Electronic Terminology Glossary

ForewardIn the Mushkegowuk area, Cree translators and interpreters expressedconcerns about their lack of knowledge and understanding of electronicwords used at meetings. In addition, they expressed concerns about nothaving these words or terms in their language. As a result, Cree translatorsand interpreters submitted electronic words that they would like to havetranslated into the Cree language.

On December 2 and 3, 2006, the Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre hosteda workshop to update and standardize the use of electronic terminology.

Following this workshop, another session was held on December 9, 2006 toreview and ensure the accuracy of the translated words.

The outcome of these workshops was the publication of an ElectronicTerminology Glossary providing technical electronic words in simple Englishand translated into Cree.

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Acknowledgements

Anastasia Weesk would like to thank all the participants for their dedicationin increasing the use of Aboriginal terms for English words.

The participants in these workshops were as follows:Anastasia Weesk, Project Coordinator, TimminsJ.P. Jacasum, Workshop Facilitator, TimminsAngela Shisheesh, Translator and Interpreter, TimminsAnnie Ashamock, Translator and Interpreter, TimminsLiza Poulin, Translator and Interpreter, TimminsCeline Sutherland, Translator and Interpreter, TimminsElizabeth Etherington, Participant, TimminsMonique Edwards, Participant, Timmins

In addition, Anastasia wish to acknowledge theSweetgrass First Nations Language Council Inc., forfunding this initiative as part of the Ontario RegionAboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI).

Electronic Terminology Workshop participants at theOjibway and Cree Cultural Centre in Timmins

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Organization

This document is organized alphabetically in English withthe Cree translation listed underneath and an Englishdefinition provided in simple language beside each termand translation. Many of these English definitions wereobtained from the Encarta® World English Dictionary ©1999 Microsoft Corporation developed for Microsoft byBloomsbury Publishing Plc., and various websitesspecializing in electronic terminology. The editor wishes tothank these organizations and authors for the use of theirdefinitions.

Electronic Terminology Glossary 1

Term/Translation Definition1

Aac adapter(alternating current)

.to<jnmE;d>

gcxlohU

ac – an electric current that regularlyreverses direction

adapter – a device used to connectan electric appliance to a powersource with a different voltage or adifferent plug shape, or severalappliances to one outlet.

2 ac power cord

.to<jnmE;d>

.gjwkx~

ac – an electric current that regularlyreverses direction

power – electricity made available foruse

cord – a flexible insulated electriccable

3 answering machine

h pEnlnbwgyhH

a recording device that is connectedto a telephone and can be activatedto play a message to callers andrecord messages from them

4 audio

xvcovhU

the recording and reproduction ofsound

5 audio cable

xvcovhonm

.gjwkx~

a cable that connects the audiooutput of a synthesizer, guitar, orstereo to the input of an amplifier, PAsystem, mixer, etc.

6 audio cassette

xvcovhokx~

a cassette containing an audiotape,for use in a tape recorder

2 Electronic Terminology Glossary

7 ATM(automated tellermachine)

QokU h .v

nbpnmc.G

QokonbG

an electronic machine, usuallylocated outside a bank, that enablescustomers to withdraw paper moneyor carry out other banking procedureson insertion of an encoded plasticcard

8

Bbroadband

h jwcoH ,

ynbsolyhH nmgylnmU

a network capable of transferringlarge amounts of data at high speed

9 browser

h ppgnbcvlyhH

a piece of computer software thatallows an Internet user to search forinformation on the World Wide Web

10

Ccalculator

h yynm bjgJyhH

a device used to compute arithmeticoperations, especially a small hand-held electronic device

11 camcorder

h bkvyhH

yMnpx<hmhU

a portable video camera and recorder

12 cassette player

xvcovhokx jsvhU

a machine that plays cassettes, butdoes not record audio

13 CD(compact disk)

h nbnmLkH jsvhU

i<g x; yMnpx<hmhU

xvcovhpx<H

a hard plastic disk on whichinformation, for example, music orcomputer data is digitally encoded ina format readable by laser beam


14 CD ROM(compact disk read-onlymemory)

h yMp<dcoH

xvcovhpx<H

a compact disk containing a largeamount of data, including text andimages, that can be viewed using acomputer but cannot be altered orerased

15 cell phone

h ccjjMponbH h .v

bktponbH

a mobile telephone operated througha cellular radio network, also called acellular phone or cellular telephone.

16 clip board

b<xMpmhpfH

an application that keeps track ofinformation cut or copied from aprogram or file and stores informationso it can be pasted into otherprograms

17 computer

yMp<dcovhU

an electronic device that accepts,processes, stores, and outputs data athigh speeds according toprogrammed instructions

18 computer laptop

h ccjjMponbH

yMp<dcovhU

a portable computer complete withan integrated screen and keyboardthat is smaller in size than a desktopcomputer and larger than a notebookcomputer.

19

Ddata

ynbsMpmhp

information, for example, numbers,text, images, and sounds, in a formthat is suitable for storage in orprocessing by a computer

20 database

h mw hpn,ovhdj

ynbsMpmhp

a systematically arranged collectionof computer data, structured so that itcan be automatically retrieved ormanipulated, also called a databank

21 digital

gg;nm j<vn,cmhU

represented by a distinct value, as the0 or 1 of a binary computer system


22 digital camera

WlU h jvn,c.fJyhH

yMnpx<hmhU

a camera that records images indigital format for downloading andviewing on a computer screen

23 dish

h .vxvlyhH

a dish-shaped antenna transmittingand receiving radio or televisionsignals, used, for example, in radarand satellite broadcasting

24 disk

xvcovhpx<H h

nbnmLkH

a computer storage device such as afixed disk, a removable floppy disk,or a CD

25 download

bQn, xvn,cmlnmU

to transfer or copy data from onecomputer to another, or to a disk orperipheral device, or be transferred orcopied this way

26 DVD(digital video disc)

yMnpx<hmho

xvcovhpx<H

a type of high-capacity opticalcompact disk that can store a muchlarger quantity of video, audio, orother information than can aconventional compact disk

27

Ee-file(electronic file)

yMp<dcovlnm

jEApvlnmU

a system for submitting or making aformal application for somethingsuch as a claim or complaint toappropriate authority from onecomputer to another by using atelephone connection and modem

28 electronic banking

yMp<dcovlnm Qoko

bs<lnmU (sgenmU)

a system of work carried out by bankssuch as deposits, withdrawals andtransfers from one computer toanother by using a telephoneconnection and modem


29 electronic ticket

mwvqbysnm xTxMnm

fcmhU

a form of a ticket is used to purchasea seat on a commercial airline

30 e-mail(electronic mail)

yMp<dcovlnm

yMpbysnmU

a system for transmitting messagesand data from one computer toanother, using a telephoneconnection and modems

31 energy

yEhnmMnmU

a supply or source of electrical,mechanical, or other form of power

32 express card slot

h .v W;ohdH

xvcovhU

a slot on lap-top and desktopcomputers that can accommodateinput/output devices through highspeed serial cards, e.g., PCI Expressand USB

33

Ffax(facsimile)

WnlcMpmlnmU

a system of transmitting documentsand images electronically overtelephone lines and produced in itsoriginal form on the receiving end

34 fax machine

h WnlcMpmn,yhH

a piece of equipment used to sendand receive a document or fax

35 floppy disk

xvcovhpx<H hhjlkH

a removable memory storage device:also called a diskette

36

GGB (gigabyte)

fcmhU mo;H l j

xgmhdH

an amount of computer memoryconsisting of about one billion bytes(note: the actual value is 1,024megabytes)


37 GPS(global positioningsystem)

b<jnm fcmhU

a system of satellites, computers, andreceivers that is able to determine thelatitude and longitude of you location

38

Hhard drive

h b<gv;yhH

a rigid disk inside a computer that ismagnetized to hold a large quantityof computer data and programs

39 html(hypertext markuplanguage)

yMp<dcovhU bcvgnm

mndnmU

html – the markup language used forcreating documents on the WorldWide Web (www)

hypertext – a system of storingimages, text, and other computer filesthat allows direct links to related text,images, sound, and other data

40 hub or switch

bo<lcovlnmU

in a local computer network, thecommon connecting point forterminals in a star configuration, alsocalled a concentrator

41

IInterac

Qokoht;nm bcvgnmU

a national network of two sharedelectronic financial services: 1)Shared Cash Dispensing (SCD): cashwithdrawals from any ABM notbelonging to a cardholder's financialinstitution, and 2) Interac DirectPayment (IDP): Canada's nationaldebit service

42 Internet

pgnm j<logenmU

ppsxvhU

a network that links computernetworks all over the world bysatellite and telephone, connectingusers with service networks such ase-mail and the World Wide Web


43 ipod

jsvhoE

a flash memory or hard drive-basedmusic, video, and media contentplayer

44

Kkeyboard

yMpmlnm gg;n,cmhU

a panel of buttons containing thealphabet, numbers, and varioussymbols serving as one of the primarydevices for entering data into acomputer

45 kilowatt hours

.to<jnmE;d> fcmhU

a unit of energy equal to the workdone by one kilowatt in one hour

kilowatt – 1,000 watts

watt – the international unit of powerequal to the power produced by acurrent of one ampere acting across apotential difference of one volt

46

Llaptop

h ccjjMponbH

yMp<dcovhU

a small portable personal computer,especially a battery operated one,usually consisting of a hinged outercase that opens to reveal a screen setin the upper part and a compactkeyboard set in the lower part

47 laser(light amplification bysimulated emission ofradiation)

h nmgylyhH DhMhU

a device that emits intense light of aprecise wave-length

48 link

bo<lkxlohU

a connection between two computersor a computer and its peripherals

a connection between data containedin a document and the computer fileor application from which it wascopied


49

Mmap printer

b<jnm yMpmhU

yMpnbcongnmU

a hardware device that prints maps

50 MG (megabyte)

fcmhU mo;H l j

xgmhdH

an amount of computer memoryconsisting of about one million bytes(note: the actual value is 1,048,576bytes)

51 menu

h mw oxdMpdH

pph> sgenmp

a list on a computer screen of thevarious options available to the userof a program or function

52 microphone

h .v jQn,yhH

a device that converts sounds toelectrical signals by means of avibrating diaphragm, these signalscan then be amplified, transmitted forbroadcasting, or used for recordingthe sounds

53 mixer

tEnhvn,cmhU

an electronic device used to adjustand combine various inputs forexample, performed or broadcastsounds, to create a single output

54 modem(modulator demodulator)

bkenmoH h .v

bo<nlcmhdH

a device for translating digital signalsto telephone signals and back, usedfor communicating betweencomputers via telephone lines

55 mouse

mngmhU

a hand-held device which whenmoved on a flat surface moves thecursor on a computer screen

56 mouse pad

mngmhU b<xfgnmU

a piece of foam-backed material for acomputer mouse to move on whilebeing used


57

Nnetwork connector

bo<lkxlohU

a device that connects computers andother devices to a network

58

Oonline

bcb<d> , gcxlfH

a reference to equipment that isdirectly connected to or controlled bya central computer or computernetwork

59 optical drive

h mw W;ohdH

xvcovhpx<H

a device that is capable of writingand rewriting data on rigid computerstorage disks, e.g., CD-RWs andDVDs

60

Pperipheral program

ytuMpmlnmU

a program that adds to thecapabilities of a computer or aprogram run on the computer such asa memory manager or grammarchecker

a program that manages a peripheraldevice

61 photocopy

gcMpmlcovhU

a copy of something printed, written,or drawn that is produced almostinstantly by a photographic processin a machine designed for thispurpose

62 photocopying machine

hgcx<hmlyhH

a machine that uses a photographicprocess to produce an almost instantcopy of something printed, written, ordrawn

63 plug in charger

.to<jnm pjn,cmhU

a device used to recharge batteries


64 PDF(portable documentformat)

h mwp;gonbH

yMpmhU

an open file format for representingtwo-dimensional documents in adevice and resolution independentformat

65 portal

bkQn,covhU

a website on the Internet thatprovides links to information andother websites

66 power bar

h oxd;lj .to<jnm

gxohp

a multi-plug power strip-outlet devicethat provides multiple groundedoutlets and an on/off switch with aflexible power cord ending in a threeprong plug supplied, and intended tobe used, as one unit

67 power point projector

yMp<dcovhU

a portable device used to display aPowerPoint presentation created on alap-top computer

68 printer

h yMpnbcongyhH

a peripheral output device designedto produce computer-generated textor graphics on paper, transparencies,or similar media

69 printing

yMpnmcovlnmU

a process of producing copies ofdocuments, publications, or images

70 projector

Dh<dcovhU

a type of equipment used forprojecting the image from a film ontoscreen and for playing back recordedsound from tracks on the film

71 PA system(public-address)

h tMd agnhH

an electronic amplification systemused to increase the sound level ofspeech or music in a large or openspace such as a stadium orauditorium


72

Rreal-time

WyH mjU

the processing and visibility oftransactions and information as theyoccur

73 remote control

jvn,cmhU

a handheld device used to operate atelevision set, videocassette recorder,or other electronic device from adistance

74 remote sensor

h byfJyhH

a device capable of detecting andresponding to physical stimuli suchas movement, light, or heat

75

Ssatellite

h .vxvlyhH

an object put into orbit around theEarth or any other planet in order torelay communications signals ortransmit scientific data

76 satellite links

h .vxvlyhH

a radio link between a transmittingEarth station (uplink) and a receivingEarth station (downlink)through onesatellite

77 satellite phone

h ccjjMponbH h

bktnbhonbH

a mobile telephone thatcommunicates directly with acommunications satellite

78 satellite TV

.phoH h .v

Dh<dcoH

a general and generic term fortelevision available and watched viasatellite transmission and thehardware/software necessary toreceive it

79 scanner

gcx<hmhU

a device used to convert an imageinto digital form for storage, retrieval,and transmission

80 search engine

pgnbcvhU

a program (software) used to findinformation from a database or fromthe Internet


81 server

h .vxvhdj bcvgnmp

a computer whose resources such asstorage and printer are available toother terminals in a computernetwork known as clients

82 speakers

h .v ugnhj

an electronic or electromagneticdevice used to convert electricalenergy into sound energy, providingthe audible sound in equipment suchas televisions, radios, CD players,and public-address systems.

83 stereo

jsvhU

an audio system or device thatreproduces stereophonic sound

84

Ttelecommunications

h bktnbhonbj

bkenmokxk

the science and technology oftransmitting informationelectronically by means of wires orradio signals with integratedencoding and decoding equipment

85 teleconference

yynm bktmsnmU

a meeting held among people indifferent places by means oftelecommunications equipment

86 telecopier

bkQnm mwvqbysnmU

a trademark for a device used forsending copies of documentselectronically over a telephone line

87 telephone

h bktnbhonbH

an electronic apparatus containing areceiver and transmitter that isconnected to a telecommunicationssystem, enabling the user to speak toand hear others with similarequipment

88 television cable(cable television)

h tFsnm Dh<dcoH

a television system in which signalsare sent to a central antenna and thentransmitted by cable to subscribers,also called cable


89 touch pad

mngmhU

a pressure-sensitive input device usedto control the on-screen pointer bymoving the fingertips over the pad'ssurface

90 typewriter

h yMpmlcoH

an electrical or mechanical device forprinting words on individual sheets ofpaper

91

UURL(universal or uniformresource locator)

h mw mgnhH

an address identifying the location ofa file on the Internet, consisting of theprotocol, the computer on which thefile is located, and the file’s locationon the computer

92

VVCR(videocassette recorder)

Dh<dcovhokx~

a tape recorder that can record andplay videocassettes through astandard television receiver

93 VGA cable(video graphics array)

yMp<dcovhokx~

a standard for high resolution displayon a colour monitor screen

94 video

Dh<dcovhU

the visual part of a televisionbroadcast

95 video conference

Dh<dcovho pjEhsnmU

a meeting in which participants indifferent places are connected byaudio and video links

96 video connector

Dh<dcovho

bo<;ohokx~

a device that can understand anddisplay video on a monitor

97 voicemail

xvcomfJnmU

an electronic messaging system oranswering service


98

Wweb

h mw yynm mgnhj

j<logemn,nmp

short form of the World Wide Web

99 web-based

h mw yynm mgnhj

j<logemn,nmp

a service or application supported bythe attributes and resources of theInternet

100 wireless

,h hgcxlfH

lacking wires

wireless telegraphy – a system thatsends telegrams using radio signals,as opposed to a system connected bywires

101 wizard (CD)

j<jugmn,nmU

a piece of software designed toautomatically perform actionsspecified

102 workstation

h .v bcfMyhH

bcvgnmU

a computer terminal, usuallyconnected to a network in a businessenvironment, that runs applicationprograms and serves as an accesspoint to the network

a powerful stand-alone computer,often with a high-resolution display,used for computer-aided design andother complex and specializedapplications

103 WWW(World Wide Web)

h mw yynm mgnhj

j<logemn,nmp

the very large set of linkeddocuments and other files located oncomputers connected through theInternet and used to access,manipulate, and download data andprograms


104

XXerox machine

hgcx<hmlyhH

a copier made by the Xerox (trademark) company

105

Zzoom ring

h bkgx<hmlyhH

a rotatable ring on the lens of acamera used to manually zoom focus

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