Spanish-English Computing Glossary
These pages contain a glossary of Spanish computing and programming terms, with example translations. The glossary is being compiled along side a more complete Spanish Dictionary.
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C nm (Comput) C; en ~ in C
caché nm (Comput) cache; memoria ~ cache memory
cadena {(Comput: of characters)} string theme=computing:programming
caja nf (Comput: in memory, array) place, location; ~ de memoria memory location
caja nf (Comput: in window) box, field; ~ de texto text field, text box; * ~ de texto multilínea multiline text box
caja nf (Comput) ~ negra black box
camino nm (Comput) path; el ~ más corto the shortest path
campo nm (Comput: on database table) field, column; un ~ de X bits an X-bit field
cantidad nf (Comput) amount (of memory etc); (with plural) number; la ~ de operaciones the number of operations
capa nf (Comput) layer; ~ de aplicación application layer; ~ de red network layer; ~ de enlace interface layer
capa nf (Comput: of neural network) layer; ~ de entrada input layer; ~ oculta hidden layer; ~ de salida output layer
capacidad nf (Comput) functionality
carácter nm (Comput) character; número maximo de caracteres character limit, maximum number of characters
característica nf (Comput: of database column etc) feature
cargar vt (Comput) to load, load in data; ~ datos desde un fichero to load (in) data from a file
carpeta nf (Comput: especially in Windows) folder; (more technical or in other operating systems) directory; nombre de ~ folder name, directory name; diríjase a la ~ donde a guardado el fichero go (or) browse to the directory where you saved the file
casilla nf (Comput) ~ de verificación check box
celda nf (Comput: in table) cell; * ancho de la ~ cell width; contenido de la ~ cell contents
Celeron nm (Comput) Celeron
cerrar vt (Comput) to close a window, application
cerrar vt (Comput) to close a connection
cerrar vr (Comput: of window, application) to close
chipset nm (Comput) chipset
CGI n (Comput) CGI; programación ~ CGI programming; programa ~ CGI script
clase nf (Comput) class; fichero de ~ class file; una ~ derivada de Window a subclass of Window, a class that extends Window, a Window subclass
cláusula nf (Comput) clause; * (DB) ~ FROM FROM clause; ~ WHERE WHERE clause
clave nf (Comput: of encryption system) key; ~ secreta secret key; ~ privada private key; ~ pública public key
clave nf (Comput: secret code outside of encyrption system) code, key; ~ binaria binary code; ~ (de acceso) password; (numeric) pass key, passcode
clave nf (Comput: on database column) key; ~ primaria, ~ principal primary key; definir una columna como ~ principal to set a column to be the primary key; crear una ~ primaria en una tabla existente to put a primary key index on an existing table
clic nm (Comput) click; hacer ~ to click; hacer ~ sobre un botón to click (on) button; ~ clic con el botón izquierdo del ratón to left-click, click the left mouse button; con un ~ del ratón with (or) at a click of the mouse; doble ~ double-click, double click; "haga ~ aquí" "click here";
cliente nm (Comput) client; de lado ~ client-side; el explorador del ~ the client browser, the browser at the client's end; petición del ~ client request; * ~ web web client
codificación nf (Comput) coding, implementation; la ~ del algoritmo the implementation of the algorithm, coding of the algorithm
codificación nf (Comput: referring to system, numerical method) encoding
codificar vt (Comput) to encode
código nm (Comput: of program) code; ~ fuente source code; ~ de máquina machine code; segmento de ~ code fragment, fragment of code, fragment; el segmento de ~ siguiente muestra... the following code fragment shows...; * ~ binario binary code, executable code; ~ ensamblador assembler, assembly code; generación de ~ code generation; ~ inline inline code; ~ en lenguaje de la máquina native machine code, native code; ~ en lenguaje simbólico symbolic code; ~ nativo native code
código nm (Comput: to encode something) code; ~ oculto hidden code
color nm (Comput) colour; ~ de fondo background colour
columna nf (Comput: on database table) column; el número de ~s the number of columns
compilador nm (Comput) compiler; * ~ cruzado cross-compiler
compilar vt (Comput) to compile
compilar vi (Comput) to compile; este código no compila this doesn't compile
componente nm (Comput: in UI) component
componente nm (Comput: more generally) component; ~ software software component
comunicar vi (Comput) to communicate (con, with)
comunicación nf (Comput) communication (con, with); el controlador permite la ~ directa con la base de datos the driver allows direct communication with the database
compatibilidad nf (Comput) compatibility (con, with)
computadora nf (Comput) computer
concurrencia nf (Comput) concurrency
condición nf (Comput: of search) criterion
condicional a (Comput) conditional loop, instruction
conectado a (Comput) connected; ~ a Internet connected to the Internet, on line
conectar vi (Comput) to connect (con, to); ~ con un origen de datos to connect to a data source
conexión nf (Comput: to database) connection (entre, between, con, to); ~ con una base de datos database connection, connection to a database; establecer/iniciar una ~ to make/open a connection; crear una ~ entre una aplicación y una base de datos to create a connection between an application and a database, create a connection from an application to a database; cerrar una ~ to close a connection; * ~ (con) JDBC JDBC connection
configuración nf (Comput) configuration
conjunto nm (Comput) set (of results); ~ de resultados result set; obtener datos de un ~ de resultados to get data from a result set; obtener el número de columnas de un ~ de resultados to get the number of columns in a result set
complejidad nf (Comput: of algorithm) complexity; algoritmo de ~ lineal linear algorithm, algorithm with linear complexity
conjunto nm (Comput, Math) set; ~ fiduso fuzzy set; la teoría de ~s set theory
conjunto nm (Comput) pool (of resources); (DB etc) ~ de conexiones connection pool
constructor nm (Comput: Java etc) constructor; en el ~ in the constructor
construir vt (Comput: Java etc) to construct an object
consulta nf (Comput: on database) query; los resultados de una ~ the results of a query
consultat vt (Comput) to query a database, documents
consumir vt (Comput) to use, consume resources; la cantidad de memoria que consume el algoritmo the amount of memory used by the algorithm
contador nm (Comput) counter
contenedor nm (Comput) container; ~ web web container
contener vt (Comput) to contain characters, data; las filas que contienen una determinada subcadena rows containing a particular substring
contextual a (Comput) context-sensitive menu
control nm (Computing: in window) control
control nm (Computing, Tech) control; ~ remoto remote control
controlador nm (Comput: of hardware) driver, controller; cargar un ~ to load a driver; * fabricante del ~ driver manufacturer
controlador nm (Comput: of database, software component) driver; registrar un ~ to register a driver; * ~ JDBC JDBC driver; ~ ODBC ODBC driver; ~ puente JDBC-ODBC JDBC-ODBC bridge
convención nf (Comput) protocol; ~ de comunicación networking protocol
copiar vt (Comput) to copy text
correo nm (Comput) mail; el ~ electrónico e-mail
cortar vt (Comput) to cut text
cracker nm (Comput) hacker
cracking nm (Comput) hacking
creación nf (Comput) creation (of a database, table); ~ de (la) base de datos database creation
crear vt (Comput) to create a database, table
criptografía nf (Comput) cryptography; * ~ de clave secreta secret key cryptography; ~ de clave pública public key cryptography
crítico a (Comput) critical section; parte crítica critical section; tarea crítica critical task
cromosoma nm (Comput: in genetic algorithms) chromosome
cruce nm (Comput: in genetic algorithm) crossover
cursor nm (Comput: when going through result set) cursor; utilizar un ~ to use a cursor; mover el ~ a la primera/última fila to move the cursor to the first/last row; mover el ~ a la fila siguiente to advance the ~ to the next row; el ~ está situado antes de la primera fila the cursor is set to a point before the beginning of the first row
This Spanish-English computing glossary compiled by Neil Coffey.
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