Digital Glossary
If you ever get stuck with a meaning for a word or phrase, we’ve put together a glossary of terms to help you continue your digital learning journey. If you’re interested in improving your digital skills, then why not enrol onto our Become a Digital Learner: Using Your Smartphone (Beginner).
| Topic | Meaning |
| Audio | A sound |
| Back Button | The method used to exit the site |
| Chatbots | A chatbot is a software application used to conduct an online chat conversation via text instead of direct contact with a live human |
| Cookies | Small pieces of information that a website can save |
| Credible Source | A factually accurate website |
| Data | A way of connecting to the internet that is paid for by the smartphone user |
| Download | The saving of a file from the internet |
| Drop-down bar | A menu of hyperlinks |
| Fake News | The deliberate lie or omission of the truth on a website |
| Favourites | A collection of your most visited webpages |
| Gallery | A collection of images/videos on your device |
| History | A list of all the webpages visited |
| Hyperlink | A method of visiting a new webpage |
| Image | A still picture |
| Input | The insertion of new information on a website |
| Mailing List | Regular emails sent from the same website |
| Pop-Ups | A new webpage that opens over another one |
| Screenshot | The capture of information a screen |
| Search Engine | A way of finding new information |
| Sign-Up | The registration of a new account |
| Sign-In | Signing into an account you have previously created. |
| Website | A group of related webpages |
| Webpage | A single page on a website |
| Video | A moving image |
| Unsubscribe | The stopping of receiving emails from a mailing list |
| Upload | The placement of a file onto a website |
| URL | The webpage identity |
| WiFi | A way of connecting to the internet wirelessly (without wires) |
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