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abort
haukoti (msoft)
Verb. Interrupt or stop a program or a process.


abort
whakakore (KKH)
Verb. Interrupt or stop a program or a process.


about
tata ki (Google)
almost.


about
mō (Mandrake)
concerning.


about
mō tēnei (RF)
concerning.


about an object office
mō av object office (RF)


about help
mō āwhina (RF)
Information about the Help section in Microsoft Word.


About Microsoft Access
mō Microsoft Access
A dialouge box in Microsoft Access that has copyright information Identification details.

About Microsoft Excel
mō Microsoft Excel
A dialouge box in Microsoft Excel that has copyright information Identification details.


About Microsoft Frontpage
A dialouge box in Microsoft Front Page that has copyright information Identification details.


About Microsoft outlōk
mō Microsoft outlōk
A dialouge box in Microsoft Outlōk that has copyright information Identification details.


About Microsoft publisher
mō Microsoft publisher
A dialouge box in Microsoft Publisher that has copyright information Identification details.


About Microsoft word
mō Microsoft word (RF)
A dialouge box in Microsoft Word that has copyright information Identification details.


About us
mō mātou rā , mō mātou (Moodle)
General Usage.


absent
matangaro, ngaro, tamō (Moodle)
General Usage.

absolute reference
tohutoro pūmau (msoft)
Absolute cell reference: In a formula, the exact address of a cell, regardless of the position of the cell that contains the formula. An absolute cell reference takes the form $A$1.


accelerator key
paatuhi pokatata (msoft)
Hotkey or shortcut key.


accent
nako (msoft)
Any type of accent, such as accent acute.


accent acute
tio nako (msoft)
Character: ´.


accent circumflex
tiorea nako (msoft)
Character: ^.


accent grave
tāware nako (msoft)
Character: `.


accept
whakaae (msoft)
Verb.


accept settings
whakaae i nga kōwhiritanga (Mandrake)
General usage.

access
āhei (msoft)
Noun. A user's access to something.


access
whakaāhei (msoft)
Verb. Access something.


access key
paatuhi āhei (msoft)
The key that corresponds to an underlined letter on a menu or button (also referred to as a mnemonic or mnemonic access key). = hotkey.

access permission
whakaaetanga āhei (msoft)
A user's permission to access something, for example a particular folder or file.


accessed
i kite (Mandrake)
Something was accessed.


accessibility
āheitanga (msoft)
A special accommodation to make software usable and accessible to the widest range of users.


accessories
apatoko (msoft)
General term. Translation should probably be consistent witht the Windows program group Accessories.

account
pūkete (msoft)
A record of entries to cover details of a particular item or a particular person or concern. A record about a certain user or a user group kept e.g. by Windows, an online service or another multi-user operating system for each authorized user of the system for identification, administration and security purposes.


account
pūū tea (WWOW)
A record of entries to cover details of a particular item or a particular person or concern. A record about a certain user or a user group kept e.g. by Windows, an online service or another multi-user operating system for each authorized user of the system for identification, administration and security purposes.


account
kaute (Moodle)
A record of entries to cover details of a particular item or a particular person or concern. A record about a certain user or a user group kept e.g. by Windows, an online service or another multi-user operating system for each authorized user of the system for identification, administration and security purposes.


accumulative
whākaemiemi, whakāhu, whakahiato , tāpaepaenga (Moodle)
putting everything together.


accuracy
tikapūtanga (msoft)
General usage.`

accurate
tikapū(msoft)
General usage.


acknowledge
whākina (Moodle)
General Usage.


acronym
pūtaukī (msoft)
A word, made up of the intial letters of the word these letters represent; i.e. WYSISYG.


across
hīpae (msoft)
General usage.


action
hohenga (msoft)
General usage.


action
mahi (Moodle)
General usage.


action button
pātene hohenga (msoft)
A ready-made button that you can insert into your presentation and define hyperlinks for.


actions
he mea kua mahi (Mandrake)
General usage.

activate
whakahohe (msoft)
To make a chart shēt or workshēt the active, or selected, shēt. The shēt that you activate determines which menu bar and tōlbars are displayed. To activate a shēt, click the tab for the shēt in the workbōk.


activate
whakaharuru (Moodle)
General usage.


active
hohe (msoft)
The state when an object is accepting user input.


active
mātātoa (Moodle)
General usage.


active document
tuhinga hohe (msoft)
Active document: The document in which you're working. Text you type or graphics you insert in Microsoft Word appear in the active document. The title bar of the active document is highlighted.


active object
aronga hohe (msoft)
The object with which the user is currently interacting or that has the input focus.

active window
matapihi hohe (msoft)
The window in which a user is currently working. An active window is typically at the top of the Z-order and is distinguished by the color of its title bar.


Activex Control
mana Hohex (msoft)
A control such as a check box or button that offers options to users or runs macros or scripts that automate a task. You can write macros for the control in Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications or scripts in Microsoft Script Editor.


activity
mahi, mātātoa, manahau, (Moodle)
General usage.


actual font
momotuhi tūturu (Mandrake)


actual size
rahi tūturu (msoft)
General usage.


actual size
Nui tūturu (Mandrake)
General usage.


adapter
whāurutau (msoft)
Hardware, such as a network adapter.

add
tāpiri (msoft)
General usage.


add
kuhuna (Mandrake)
General usage.


add
tāpiri (Mandrake)
General usage.


add bōkmark
hono i he tohu-pukapuka (Mandrake)
General usage.


add bōkmark
tāpiri i te tohu-pukapuka (Mandrake)
General usage.


add file
tāpiri kōnae (msoft)
General usage.


add new
tāpiri hou (msoft)
General usage.


add picture
tāpiri pikitia (msoft)
General usage.


add-in
tāpiri-mai (msoft)
Add-in: A supplemental program that adds custom commands or custom features to a program, such as Microsoft Office. Add-ins can be wizards, builders, or menu add-ins.

address
wāhitau (msoft)
The path to an object, document, file, page, or other destination including URL's and UNC's.


address
nohoanga (WWOW)
The path to an object, document, file, page, or other destination including URL's and UNC's.


address
wāhi tū(KKH)
The path to an object, document, file, page, or other destination including URL's and UNC's.


address
tuhi kāinga (TRW)
The path to an object, document, file, page, or other destination including URL's and UNC's.


address bar
tātai kōrau (TMT)
Is a name used to describe the text box used inside a Browser to enter a websites address or file location. Netscape call the address bar "Location Bar".


address bar
tātai kōnae (TMT)
Is a name used to describe the text box used inside a Browser to enter a websites address or file location. Netscape call the address bar "Location Bar".

address bōk
puka wāhitau (msoft)
Directory of addresses of contacts usually found in Email applications and webmail.


address bōk
pukapuka kāinga (Mandrake)
Directory of addresses of contacts usually found in Email applications and webmail.


address labels
tapanga wāhitau (msoft)
Mail merge sticker labels.


addressēs
kaiwhiwhi (KKH)
General Usage.


addressēs
kai whiwhi (RF)
General Usage.


adjust to
whakaritea ki (msoft)


administer
whakahaere (msoft)
Verb. A network, pc or system.


Administrator
Kaiwhakahaere (msoft)
Noun. Person who manages a network, pc or system.

Administrator
kaiwhakahaere (Moodle)
Noun. Person who manages a network, server, pc or system.


administrator setup
tatūnga kaiwhakahaere (msoft)
Special mode for installations where a system administrator installs.


advance
arā anō (msoft)


advanced
arā atu anō (msoft)
Additional settings or options, sometimes meant for advanced users only. 'Advanced' leads to more or additional options to be set by the user. Appears on buttons. Kēp the arrows for translation.


affect
whakāwe (Moodle)
verb.


Afrikāns
te reo Afrikāns (Google)
Afrikāns Language.


after animation
inā hakoritia (msoft)


Albanian
te reo Albanian (Google)
Albanian Language.

alert box
pouaka matohi (msoft)
Dialog box showing a warning.


alert message
karere matohi (msoft)
Message showing a warning.


alert us to a problem link
mena kei te raru tētehi hononga (Moodle)
An option if there is a brken link.


algorithm
hātepe (msoft)
A detailed sequence of actions to perform to accomplish some task.


algorithm
nuka rorohiko
A detailed sequence of actions to perform to accomplish some task.


algorithm
nuka rorohiko
A detailed sequence of actions to perform to accomplish some task.


algorithm
hātepe (Ryan)
A detailed sequence of actions to perform to accomplish some task.


algorithm
kaupapa whakamārama (Ryan)
A detailed sequence of actions to perform to accomplish some task.

algorithm
māminga (Ryan)
A detailed sequence of actions to perform to accomplish some task.


algorithm
nuka [rorohiko] (TT)
A detailed sequence of actions to perform to accomplish some task.


algorithms involving iteration
nuka auau (WWOW)


algorithms involving iteration
nuka auau (TT)


alias
ingoakē (msoft)
A nickname for a person or group of people on a network or an individual on an Instant Messenger program.


alias
ingoa-tango (WWOW)
A nickname for a person or group of people on a network or an individual on an Instant Messenger program.


alias
ingoa-tango (TT)
A nickname for a person or group of people on a network or an individual on an Instant Messenger program.

align
tiaro (msoft)
General Usage.


align
tiaro (KKH)
General Usage.


align
tiaro (KKM)
General Usage.


align
whakahāngai (KKM)
General Usage.


align
whakatōtikahia (Mandrake)
General Usage.


align by rows
whakarārangitia (KKH)
General Usage.


align by rows
whakarārangitia (RF)
General Usage.


align to grid
tiaro ki te mātiti (msoft)
General Usage.


alignment
whakarārangi tanga (Kupu)
General Usage.

alignment
tīaroaro (msoft)
General Usage.


alignment
tīaroaro (KKH)
General Usage.


alignment
tīaroaro (KKM)
General Usage.


alignment
tīaroaro (Moodle)
General Usage.


alignment buttons
pātene tīaroaro (msoft)
Right-align, Left-align ānd Center text or objects buttons. Found in word processing software such as Microsoft Word and Open Office.


all
katoa (msoft)
General Usage.


all caps
pūmatua katoa (msoft)
Only capital letters - Example: ALL CAPS.


all fields
āpure katoa (msoft)


all files
kōnae katoa (Mandrake)
.

all items
tūemi katoa (msoft)


allocate
tiritiri (msoft)


allow
tuku (msoft)


allow (for)
whakaaroaro (Moodle)


alpha
ārepa (Ryan)
The first. Usually refered to in the testing stage of software. Alpa is the first stage then Beta testing.


alphabet
tātai reta (Moodle)
General Usage.


alphabetic
rārangi ā-pū(msoft)
Alphabetic Order.


alphabetize
whakarārangi-ā-reta (KKH)
General Usage.


already
kei kōnei kē (Moodle)
General Usage.

alt
hohoko (Mandrake)


Alt key
paatuhi Alt (msoft)
On the keyboard.


Alt key
paatuhi kē (KKH)
On the keyboard.


alter
whakarerekē (msoft)
Verb. General sense. Synonym for "change".


alternative
mana kōwhiri (Moodle)
General Usage.


alternative text
kupu whirinoa (msoft)
Used by Web browsers to display text during image downloads for users who have graphics turned off, and for users who rely on scrēn-reading software to convert graphics on the scrēn to spoken words.


always
pūmau (Moodle)
General Usage.


always on top
kei runga tonu (msoft)
The option to have a progam always appear on top regardless of new programs being opened.

always on top
noho ki mua (KKH)
The option to have a progam always appear on top regardless of new programs being opened.


always on top
noho ki mua (RF)
The option to have a progam always appear on top regardless of new programs being opened.


amend
whakatika (Moodle)
General Usage.


Amharic
te reo Amharic (Google)
Amharic Language.


amount
rahi (msoft)
General Usage.


ampersand
pūaahua & (msoft)
Character: &.


ampersand
pīkara (Mandrake)
Character: &.


analogue
orotahi (TMT)
The opposite of digital.


analysis
tātaritanga (Moodle)
General usage.

Analyst Programmer
Kaiwhakamahi Rorohiko (Ryan)
A person who writes computer programs.


analyze
tātari (msoft)
General usage.


anchor
punga (msoft)
An HTML tag. An area within the content of a web page which is the source or destination of a link.


anchor
punga
An HTML tag. An area within the content of a web page which is the source or destination of a link.


anchor
punga
An HTML tag. An area within the content of a web page which is the source or destination of a link.


anchor
punga (TT)
An HTML tag. An area within the content of a web page which is the source or destination of a link.


anchor name
punga ingoa (Moodle)
An HTML tag. An area within the content of a web page which is the destination of a link. Example: <A NAME="pukapuka">.

angle
koki (msoft)
General Usage.


angle brackets
taiapa koki (msoft)
Character: <>.


animate
whakahākori (msoft)
To make images move.


animate
whakahauoratia (WWOW)
To make images move.


animate
whakahauoratia (TT)
To make images move.


animation
hākoritanga (msoft)
Sē animate.


anniversary
huritau (msoft)
A person's anniversary. Used in Outlōk Contacts.


annotate
whakakaupapatia (RF)
Extra information associated with a particular point in a document or program.


annotation
whakakaupapatanga (RF)
Refer annotate.

anonymous
ingoakore (msoft)
Logging in without a password or username. Using an alias to hide the real indentity of the indivudual.


anonymous
a-wairua (Moodle)
Logging in without a password or username. Using an alias to hide the real indentity of the indivudual.


answer
whakautu (msoft)
General usage.


answer wizard
rūānuku whakautu (msoft)
A part of the Help system in Microsoft applications.


antivirus
pareketo (msoft)
A program to detect and delete Viruses.


any character
ia pūaahua (msoft)


APA referencing
whakapānga APA (Moodle)
Software that will automate the referencing of an essay written in APA Style.


API call
karanga API (msoft)
Programming: Call to an API (Application Programming Interface).

apostrophe
pakini (Mandrake)
Character: '.


appear
puta (msoft)
General Usage.


appearance
aahua (Mandrake)
General Usage.


applet
āporoiti (msoft)
A Java program which can be distributed as an attachment in a web page.


application
tautono (KKH)
A complete, self-contained program that performs a specific function directly for the user.


application
tūtohu motuhake
A complete, self-contained program that performs a specific function directly for the user.


application
pānui (Mandrake)
A complete, self-contained program that performs a specific function directly for the user.

application
utauta (Mandrake)
A complete, self-contained program that performs a specific function directly for the user.


application
kaupapa (TMT)
A complete, self-contained program that performs a specific function directly for the user.


application
raranga (TMT)
A complete, self-contained program that performs a specific function directly for the user.


application attributes
aahuatanga tautono (RF)


application software
pūmanawa tautono (WWOW)
A complete, self-contained program that performs a specific function directly for the user.


apply
hoatu (msoft)
General Usage.


apply
takai (Mandrake)
General Usage.


apply
whakahāngai (Mandrake)
General Usage.

apply a font
hoatu momotuhi (msoft)


apply a style
hoatu kaahua (msoft)


apply settings
takai i ngā kōwhiritanga (Mandrake)


apply to all
hoatu ki te katoa (msoft)


apply to all applications
pānui Ngaro (Mandrake)


apply view
hoatu tirohanga (msoft)
a view here is how data is displayed; after changing the way of viewing data, it nēds to take effect through selecting "apply view".


appointment
hui (msoft)
Used in Outlōk about mētings, etc.


April
Paenga-Whāwhā (Mandrake)
Month of the year.


Arabic
te reo Arabic (Google)
Arabic Language.

arc
pewa (msoft)
A shape.


archive
pūranga (msoft)
Verb.


archive
tukunga kōrero (Moodle)
Generally a compressed file consisting of multiple files.


archive (files)
puranga (konae) (TT)
Generally a compressed file consisting of multiple files.


archiving
whakapūranga (msoft)
The process of creating an archive.


area chart
tūtohi horahanga (msoft)
A type of chart.


area code
waehere rohe (msoft)
Used in telephone numbers.


argument
tohenga (msoft)
Programming term.


arithmetic
tauhanga (WWOW)
General Usage.

around
tākai (msoft)


arrange
raunaha (msoft)
For example used in the command "Arrange icons".


arrange all
rārangi katoa (RF)


arrange icons
raunaha ata (msoft)
Icon: A small image displayed on the scrēn to represent an object or software program. Here, icons on the desktop can be arranged or sorted the way the user wants them to be (e.g. by size, by name etc).


arrange icons
whakarārangi atariki (RF)


array
huānga (msoft)
A collection of identically typed data items distinguished by their indices (or "subscripts"). The number of dimensions an array can have depends on the language but is usually unlimited.


arrow
poroka (Kupu)
General Usage.

arrow
pere (msoft)
General Usage.


arrow
pere (KKM)
General Usage.


arrow key
paatuhi whakaneke (KKH)
On the keyboard.


arrow keys
paatuhi pere (msoft)
On the keyboard.


arrow pointer
atatohu pere (msoft)
In graphics-based environments, an on-scrēn symbol that is controlled by a mouse as means of indicating (and selecting) locations or choices on scrēn.


art
toi (msoft)
n. Decorative or illustrative elements in printed matter.


article
tuhipānui (msoft)
A message or posting in a discussion group or an Internet newsgroup. An article can be a response to a previous article.

artificial intelligence
whakataruna hinengaro (WWOW)
AI can be sēn as an attempt to model aspects of human thought on computers. It is also sometimes defined as trying to solve by computer any problem that a human can solve faster.


ascending
aupiki (msoft)
Sort order from A-Z.


assessment
whakamātautau (Moodle)
General Usage.


assessment information
aōhiohio aromatawai (Moodle)


asset
rawa (Moodle)


assign
tautapa (msoft)
Verb.


assign
whakarite (Moodle)


assigned to
tautapatia ki (msoft)

assignment writing
tuhi taumahi (Moodle)
General Usage.


assignments
taumahi (Moodle)
Teachers can use the "Assignment" area to give students tasks to complete online or offline.


assist
awhina (Moodle)
General Usage.


associate
pāhono (msoft)
Verb.


association
pāhonotanga (msoft)
Used in contexts like "associating programs with file extensions".


association
whakahoanga (Mandrake)
Used in contexts like "associating programs with file extensions".


assumptions
whakapae (WWOW)
General Usage.


asterisk
whetūriki (msoft)
Character: *.


asterisk
whetū(Mandrake)
Character: *.

at least
ia nei (msoft)


at most
ia noa atu (msoft)


at sign
tohu kei (msoft)
Character: @.


attach
āpiti (msoft)
To include an external file to an email message.


attach
āpiti (msoft)
To include an external file to an email message.


attachment
āpitihanga (msoft)
An external file that has bēn sent with an email message.


attachment
mea āpiti (Moodle)
An external file that has bēn sent with an email message.


attachment
tapiritanga (TKI)
An external file that has bēn sent with an email message.

attachment
tau tāpiri (Moodle)
An external file that has bēn sent with an email message.


attempt
whakamātau(-ranga) (Moodle)
General Usage.


attendance
te taenga mai (Moodle)
General Usage.


attendē
kaitāri (msoft)
n. Participant to an event, such as a mēting.


attention
kia hiwa rā (msoft)


attitudes
waiaro, whakaaro (Moodle)
General Usage.


attribute
huanga (msoft)
Characteristic of a file or document. In Database management systems, attribute is sometimes used as a synonym for field.


attributes
ngā huanga (msoft)
Characteristic of a file or document. In Database management systems, attribute is sometimes used as a synonym for field.

attributes
aahuatanga (RF)
Characteristic of a file or document. In Database management systems, attribute is sometimes used as a synonym for field.


audio
ororongo (msoft)
Sound, e.g. in "audio files".


audio clip
hopunga-reo poto
An audio recording.


audio clip
poro reo (TMT)
An audio recording.


audio conferencing
huinga-ā-waea-kōrero
A technology that allows people at separate locations to connected simultaneously through conventional telephone technology.


audio conferencing
hui-ā-waea (TMT)
A technology that allows people at separate locations to connected simultaneously through conventional telephone technology.


audio visual
atāta-rongo (Ryan)
Technology that combines visual input such as video or 35mm slides with sound to convey information.

audio visual
rongo-kite (Ryan)
Technology that combines visual input such as video or 35mm slides with sound to convey information.


audio visual
ā taringa ā whatu (TRW)
Technology that combines visual input such as video or 35mm slides with sound to convey information.


audioconferencing
hui-ā-waea (TMT)
A technology that allows people at separate locations to connected simultaneously through conventional telephone technology.


audiotape
rīpene-kōrero (TMT)
General Usage.


authenticate
whakamotuhēhē (msoft)
Process used to validate a certificate's source delivered by a Web site or used to sign a macro. If the security level enabled on the computer cannot authenticate the digital signature, the certificate is ignored or the user is prompted.


authentication
motuhēhēnga (msoft)
The verification of the identity of a person or process. In a communication system, authentication verifies that messages really come from their stated source, like the signature on a (paper) letter.

authentication
whakatuturutanga (WWOW)
The verification of the identity of a person or process. In a communication system, authentication verifies that messages really come from their stated source, like the signature on a (paper) letter.


authentication
motuhēhēnga (Moodle)
The verification of the identity of a person or process. In a communication system, authentication verifies that messages really come from their stated source, like the signature on a (paper) letter.


authenticity
motuhēhē (msoft)
Security / digital signature term.


author
kaituhi (Mandrake)
General Sence.


authoring
whātuhi (msoft)


authorization
whakamanatanga (msoft)
The process of determining what types of activities are permitted. Usually, authorization is in the context of authentication: once you have authenticated a user, they may be authorized different types of access or activity.

auto
aunoa (msoft)
Short form of automatic.


auto alignment
whakarārangi aunoa (KKH)


auto arrange
raunaha aunoa (msoft)
About auto-arranging icons on the desktop. Icon: A small image displayed on the scrēn to represent an object or software program. Here, icons on the desktop can be arranged or sorted the way the user wants them to be (e.g. by size, by name or automatically).


auto arrange
whakarārangitia aunoatia (RF)


auto scale
āwhata aunoa (msoft)


AutoArchive
PūrangaAunoa (msoft)
Software feature of Office products that allows automatic creation of archives triggered by time, user, or other event and storing old items in the archive, so as to frē space on disk or decrease the size of data file.


AutoCorrect
WhakatikaAunoa (RF)

AutoFilter
tātariAunoa (msoft)
Software feature of Office products that allows to filter records in Excel spreadshēt or Access database by selecting filer criteria right in the working window rather than going through complex views and features.


AutoFit
UruAunoa (msoft)
Software feature of Office products that adjusts the grid dimensions on scrēn so that data would fit automatically for best viewing.


AutoForm
PukaAunoa (msoft)
Software feature of Office products that creates forms automatically, without invoking special form designer tōls.


autoformat
hōputuaunoa (msoft)
A built-in collection of cell formats such as font size, patterns, and alignment that determines the appearance of the controls and sections in a form or report and that you can apply to a range of data. Excel determines the levels of summary and detail i.


autoformat
whakatakoto aunoa (RF)


automate
whakaaunoa (msoft)
General Usage.

automatic
aunoa (msoft)


automatic link
hono aunoa (msoft)
OLE term - The link betwēn a client document containing a linked object and that object's server applications, while the server is editing the object.


automatic updating
whakahou aunoa (msoft)


automation
aunoatanga (msoft)
A way to work with an application's objects from another application or development tōl. Formerly called OLE Automation, Automation is an industry standard and a feature of the Component Object Model (COM).


AutoShapes
HangaAunoa (msoft)
A group of ready-made shapes that includes such basic shapes as rectangles and circles, plus a variety of lines and connectors, block arrows, flowchart symbols, stars and banners, and callouts.


auto-subscribe
koha noa (Moodle)


Autosum
TapekeAunoa (msoft)
Excel feature that automatically creates Sum formula based on user selection.

Autotext
KupuAunoa (msoft)
A storage location for text or graphics you want to use again, such as a standard contract clause or a long distribution list. Each selection of text or graphics is recorded as an AutoText entry and is assigned a unique name.


autotext
tuhinga aunoa (RF)


Autotext Entry
Tāuru Kupu Aunoa (msoft)
A record of a text fragment that is repeatedly used over various documents, such as a standard clause or phrase, that is assigned a unique name and stored in AutoText database.


availability
wāteatanga (Moodle)


available hard disk space
mokowā kōpaemārō wātea (msoft)
General Usage.


available memory
pūmahara wātea (msoft)
General Usage.


average (mean)
wawaenga (Moodle)


axes
tūakāka (msoft)
Of singular: axis, as in math (reference lines of a cōrdinate system).