Meaning: A circular face on a clock or instrument.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He turned the dial to set the alarm.

Category: Technology › Instruments

Synonyms:

• face
• gauge

Meaning: A sound indicating that a phone is ready to make a call.

Part of speech: noun

Example: You should hear a dial tone before dialing the number.

Category: Technology › Telecommunications

Synonyms: tone

Meaning: A device or software used to make phone calls.

Part of speech: noun

Example: I used the dialler app to call my friend.

Category: Technology › Telecommunications

Synonyms:

• caller
• phone dialer

Meaning: A number used to make a phone call to a different area.

Part of speech: noun

Example: You need to enter the dialling code before the phone number.

Category: Technology › Telecommunications

Synonyms: area code

Meaning: A sound indicating that a phone line is ready to make a call.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Listen for the dialling tone before you start dialing.

Category: Technology › Telecommunications

Synonyms: dial tone

Meaning: A small window that prompts the user for input.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The dialog box appeared when I clicked the button.

Category: Technology › Software

Synonyms:

• popup
• input window

Meaning: A device used for recording speech.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He used a Dictaphone to record his notes.

Category: Technology › Recording Devices

Synonyms: voice recorder

Meaning: Made using a die-casting process.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The toy car is made of die-cast metal.

Category: Technology › Manufacturing

Synonyms:

• molded
• shaped

Meaning: A type of fuel used in diesel engines.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The truck runs on diesel.

Category: Technology › Energy

Synonyms:

• fuel
• petrol

Meaning: An engine that runs on diesel fuel.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The diesel engine is more efficient than a gasoline engine.

Category: Technology › Engineering

Synonyms:

• internal combustion engine
• engine

Meaning: A device that spreads something out, like light or scent.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The diffuser helped to spread the essential oil in the room.

Category: Technology

Synonyms:

• disperser
• spreader

Meaning: A machine or tool used for digging.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The digger was used to excavate the site.

Category: Technology › Construction

Synonyms:

• excavator
• shovel

Meaning: A digital camera.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She bought a new digicam for her vacation.

Category: Technology › Photography

Synonyms:

• digital camera
• camera

Meaning: Relating to technology that uses discrete values, often in binary form.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: Digital technology has transformed communication.

Synonyms:

• electronic
• numerical

Antonyms:

• analog
• physical

Meaning: A format for recording audio digitally on tape.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Digital audio tape was popular in the 1990s.

Category: Technology › Audio

Synonyms:

• DAT
• audio tape

Meaning: A camera that captures images in digital format.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She uses her digital camera to take high-quality photos.

Category: Technology › Photography

Synonyms:

• digicam
• camera

Meaning: A radio that receives digital signals.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Digital radio offers better sound quality.

Category: Technology › Audio

Synonyms:

• DAB radio
• digital receiver

Meaning: The process of capturing sound or images in digital format.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Digital recording has revolutionized the music industry.

Category: Technology › Audio

Synonyms:

• digital capture
• recording

Meaning: An electronic signature used to verify authenticity.

Part of speech: noun

Example: A digital signature is often used in online transactions.

Category: Technology › Security

Synonyms:

• electronic signature
• e-signature

Meaning: Television that uses digital signals for broadcasting.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Digital television provides clearer images.

Category: Technology › Media

Synonyms:

• digital TV
• DTV

Meaning: A type of television that uses digital signals.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She upgraded to digital TV for better picture quality.

Category: Technology › Media

Synonyms:

• digital television
• DTV

Meaning: To convert information into a digital format.

Part of speech: verb

Example: The company plans to digitalize all its records.

Category: Technology

Synonyms:

• digitize
• convert

Meaning: In a way that relates to digital technology.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: The book is available digitally.

Category: Technology

Synonyms:

• electronically
• virtually

Meaning: To convert information into a digital format.

Part of speech: verb

Example: They plan to digitize the old photographs.

Category: Technology

Synonyms:

• digitalize
• convert

Meaning: A switch that adjusts the brightness of a light.

Part of speech: noun

Example: I installed a dimmer switch to create a cozy atmosphere.

Category: Technology › Electrical

Synonyms: light dimmer

Meaning: A semiconductor device that allows current to flow in one direction only.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The circuit uses a diode to prevent backflow of electricity.

Category: Technology › Electronics

Synonyms: semiconductor

Meaning: A tool used to measure the level of liquid in a container, often oil in a car.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He checked the oil level with a dipstick.

Category: Technology › Automotive

Meaning: Immediate entry or connection to a system or resource.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Users have direct access to their accounts online.

Category: Technology › Information Technology

Meaning: The ability to call a phone number directly without going through an operator.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Direct dialling makes it easier to reach someone quickly.

Category: Technology › Telecommunications

Meaning: To make something unable to function.

Part of speech: verb

Example: They had to disable the alarm system.

Category: Technology › Security

Synonyms:

• deactivate
• shut down

Antonyms: enable

Meaning: to take something apart

Part of speech: verb

Example: He decided to disassemble the old computer.

Category: Technology

Synonyms:

• dismantle
• take apart

Antonyms:

• assemble
• build

Meaning: a tool or program that converts machine code into assembly language

Part of speech: noun

Example: The disassembler helped him understand the program's code.

Category: Technology › Software

Synonyms:

• decompiler
• reverse engineer

Meaning: a flat, circular object

Part of speech: noun

Example: He placed the disc in the CD player.

Category: Technology › Media

Synonyms:

• disk
• plate

Meaning: to break the connection between things

Part of speech: verb

Example: Please disconnect the power before servicing the device.

Category: Technology

Synonyms:

• detach
• sever

Antonyms:

• connect
• join

Meaning: the state of being disconnected

Part of speech: noun

Example: There was a disconnection between the two departments.

Category: Technology

Synonyms:

• detachment
• separation

Antonyms:

• connection
• link

Meaning: A flat, circular object or surface.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The disk was used to store data.

Category: Technology › Computing

Synonyms:

• disc
• plate

Meaning: A device that reads and writes data on a disk.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The computer's disk drive failed to read the disk.

Category: Technology › Computing

Synonyms:

• hard drive
• diskette drive

Meaning: A small, portable storage medium for data.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He saved the file on a diskette.

Category: Technology › Computing

Synonyms:

• floppy disk
• disk

Meaning: To take apart or remove the components of something.

Part of speech: verb

Example: They plan to dismantle the old building.

Category: Technology

Synonyms:

• disassemble
• take apart

Antonyms:

• assemble
• build

Meaning: A device that provides a product, such as food or drink.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The water dispenser is located in the kitchen.

Category: Technology

Synonyms:

• distributer
• provider