Meaning: A type of fastener with wings for easy hand tightening.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Use a wing nut to secure the panel in place.

Category: Technology › Hardware

Synonyms: hand nut

Meaning: A device that wipes or clears a surface, especially on vehicles.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The car's wiper cleared the rain from the windshield.

Category: Technology › Automotive

Synonyms: cleaner

Meaning: A thin, flexible strand of metal used for electrical connections.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He connected the device using a wire.

Category: Technology › Electrical

Synonyms:

• cable
• cord

Meaning: Connected to a network or system, especially electronically.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The house is wired for internet access.

Category: Technology › Networking

Synonyms:

• connected
• networked

Meaning: Not connected by wires; using radio signals instead.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: They installed a wireless internet connection.

Category: Technology › Networking

Synonyms:

• cordless
• untethered

Meaning: The system of wires used for electrical connections.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The wiring in the house needs to be updated.

Category: Technology › Electrical

Synonyms: electrical system

Meaning: A loudspeaker designed to reproduce low-frequency sounds.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He installed a powerful woofer in his sound system.

Category: Technology › Audio Equipment

Synonyms: subwoofer

Meaning: The use of a computer to create, edit, and print text documents.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She learned word processing in her computer class.

Category: Technology › Computing

Synonyms: text editing

Meaning: A software application for creating and editing text documents.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He used a word processor to write his report.

Category: Technology › Computing

Synonyms: text editor

Meaning: A sturdy table used for manual work, especially in carpentry or metalworking.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He built a new workbench in his garage.

Category: Technology › Tools

Synonyms: work table

Meaning: The surface of a workbench or table used for tasks.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She cleared the worktop before starting her project.

Category: Technology › Tools

Synonyms: work surface

Meaning: Words per minute; a measure of typing speed.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She types at a speed of 80 Wpm.

Category: Technology › Computing

Synonyms: typing speed

Meaning: A device used to remove water from wet clothes.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She used the wringer to dry the laundry.

Category: Technology

Synonyms:

• squeezer
• extractor

Meaning: World Wide Web, a system of interlinked hypertext documents.

Part of speech: noun

Example: You can find information on the WWW.

Category: Technology

Synonyms:

• Web
• internet

Meaning: What You See Is What You Get, a system where the content displayed during editing appears as it will be printed.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The WYSIWYG editor makes formatting easy.

Category: Technology

Synonyms:

• editor
• formatting tool

Meaning: a markup language used for encoding documents

Part of speech: noun

Example: XML is commonly used for data interchange.

Category: Technology › Web Development

Meaning: to destroy or eliminate quickly

Part of speech: verb

Example: He used the remote to zap through the channels.

Category: Technology

Synonyms:

• destroy
• eliminate

Antonyms:

• create
• build

Meaning: a device that zaps or eliminates

Part of speech: noun

Example: The bug zapper attracted and killed insects.

Category: Technology

Synonyms:

• destroyer
• eliminator