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Tag: informática

Definitions tagged informática in the street dictionary.

embeber

In the tech world, the act of inserting content into a web page. The term is a loanword derived from the English word embed.

I want that video on my blog. I am going to embeber it.

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winzipear

In the world of computing, the act of compressing a file into a .zip or .rar format using the well known program WinZip.

I remember when hard drives were small and we had to winzipear everything to save space.

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viralizar

To make a video or content go viral across social media. To ensure that information reaches a massive audience.

If we want everyone to find out what is happening, we have to viralizar it on social media.

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rootear

A tech term for gaining administrative or superuser privileges on a device operating system, such as Android or Linux.

I am going to have someone rootear the phone so I can install apps on the memory card.

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altamira

refers to various objects or locations where prehistoric rock art is found (named after the famous Altamira cave in Spain).

the altamira farm

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cacón

A bulky CRT computer monitor, nicknamed for its large size (cacón is a slang term derived from the word for big-headed).

He sent a cacona computer to get fixed and they told him he should just replace it.

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Pascalina

A slow, glitchy, or very outdated computer. (The term refers to the Pascaline, the mechanical calculator invented by Blaise Pascal in 1642).

- Bro, toss that Pascalina and get a Mac. - Man, you think I bathe in Perrier water?

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Butear

To boot up or load a computer operating system or software program. (Derived from the English verb to boot).

- Man, Windows won't Butear. - Well, start it up with DOS.

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Maco

A software bug or technical glitch in a computer program. (Maco is the Dominican word for a toad, used here in the same way English uses the word bug).

That program is garbage, it has way too many macos.

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