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GLOSSARY OF TERMS - TECHONOLOGY

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Lengua Inglesa para el Aula Bilingue - CLIL

Glosario de términos Tecnología

Glossary of Terms - Technology
Iria Ayarza Mira

Summary

Resumen

Este documento interactivo recoge 50 términos asociados a la asignatura de Tecnología.

This interactive document gathers 50 terms related to the subject Technology.

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Index

Índice

A B C D E F G H I

J L M O P R S V

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Amperímetro

Ammeter

The ammeter is an instrument used to measure the current in a circuit.

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Amperio

Amper

An amper is the unit of electric current in the International System of Units (SI)

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Ánodo

Anode

An anode is the electrode in a polarized electrical device through which current flows in from an outside circuit

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Automatización

Automation

Automation is a term for technology applications where human input is minimized

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Batería

Battery

A battery is a device that stores chemical energy, and converts it to electricity

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Byte

Byte

The byte is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits.

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Carga eléctrica

Electrical load

An electrical load is an electrical component or portion of a circuit that consumes (active) electric power

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Cátodo

Cathode

A cathode is the electrode in a polarized electrical device through which current flows out in an outside circuit

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Circuito eléctrico

Electric circuit

An electric circuit is a complete circular path that electricity flows through.

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Circuito en paralelo

10

Parallel circuit

A parallel circuit is one that has two or more paths for the electricity to flow, the loads are parallel to each other.

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Circuito en serie

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Series circuit

A series circuit is a simple pathway that lets electrons flow to one or more resistors.

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Consumo de energía

12

Energy consumption

Energy consumption refers to all the energy used to perform an action, manufacture something or simply inhabit a building.

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Corriente eléctrica

13

Electric current

Electric current refers to the flow of electricity in an electric circuit

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Cortocircuito

14

Short circuit

A short circuit is a faulty or accidental connection between two points of different potential in an electric circuit

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Culombio

15

Coulomb

A Coulomb is the SI unit of electric charge, equal to the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by a current of one ampere.

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Digital

16

Digital

Digital describes electronic technology that generates, stores, and processes data in terms of two states: positive and non-positive

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Diodo

17

Diode

A diode is a semiconductor device that essentially acts as a one-way switch for current

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Electricidad

18

Electricity

Electricity is the flow of electrical power or charge.

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Electrón

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Electron

An electron is a small particle with a negative charge that is found in all atoms.

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Electrónica

20

Electronic

Electronic is the branch of physics that deals with the emission, behavior, and effects of electrons and with electronic devices.

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Energía

21

Energy

Energy is the power derived from the utilization of physical or chemical resources, especially to provide light and heat or to work machines

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Esfuerzo

22

Strain

Strain is a force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree.

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Estructura

23

Structure

A structure refers to anything that is constructed or built from different interrelated parts with a fixed location on the ground

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Frecuencia

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Frequency

Frequency is the number of waves that pass a fixed point in unit time

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Fuerza

25

Strength

Strenght is the ability to withstand an applied stress or load without structural failure.

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Generador

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Generator

A generator is a machine by which mechanical energy is changed into electrical energy

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Hardware

27

Hardware

Hardware is the physical part of a machine.

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Herzio

28

Hertz

A Hertz is the SI unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second.

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Internet

29

Internet

Internet is a worldwide system of computer networks

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Ion

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Ion

An ion is an atom or molecule with a net electric charge

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Julio

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Joule

A Joule is the SI unit of work or energy

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LED

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LED

A LED is a light-emitting diode

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Ley de Ohm

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Ohm's Law

Ohm's Law states that electric current is proportional to voltage and inversely proportional to resistance.

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Microprocesador

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Microprocessor

A microprocessor is an integrated circuit that contains all the functions of a central processing unit of a computer

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Motor

35

Engine

An engine is a rotating machine that transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy

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Multímetro

36

Multimeter

A multimeter is an instrument designed to measure electric current, voltage, and resistance.

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Ohmio

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Ohm

An Ohm is the SI unit of electrical resistance

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Ordenador

38

Computer

A computer is an electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program

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PLC

39

Programmable Logic Controller

A PLC is a type of tiny computer that can receive data through its inputs and send operating instructions through its outputs

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Potencia eléctrica

40

Electric power

Electric power is the rate at which work is done or energy is transformed into an electrical circuit

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Presión

41

Pressure

Pressure is defined to be the amount of force exerted per area.

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Programación

42

Programming

Programming is the process or skill of writing programs for computers

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Resistencia eléctrica

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Electric resistance

An electric resistance is a measure of the opposition to current flow in an electrical circuit.

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Robótica

44

Robotics

Robotics is a branch of engineering that involves the conception, design, manufacture and operation of robots.

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Sistema Operativo (SO)

45

Operating system (OS)

An operating system is the program that, after being initially loaded into the computer by a boot program, manages all of the other application programs in a computer.

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Software

46

Software

Software is a set of instructions, data or programs used to operate computers and execute specific tasks

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Vatio

47

Watt

A Watt is the SI unit of power

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Voltaje

48

Voltage

The voltage is the potential difference in charge between two points in an electrical field

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Voltímetro

49

Voltmeter

The voltmeter is an instrument for measuring electric potential in volts.

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Voltio

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Volt

A Volt is the SI unit of voltage

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Lengua Inglesa para el Aula Bilingue - CLIL

Glosario de términos Tecnología

Glossary of Terms - Technology
Iria Ayarza Mira