Web Page Vocabulary Exercise

Scroll bar:
(noun) The 'scroll bar' allows you to see other parts of a web page that are not being shown on the screen. A web browser can have both vertical (to move/scroll up or down a web page) and horizontal (to move/scroll left or right on a web page) 'scroll bars'. You can also use 'scroll' as a verb, e.g. 'can you scroll down the page'. In Spanish: "barra de desplazamiento".

Scroll bar:

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Back/Forward buttons:
(noun) The 'back and forward buttons' are two buttons that are on every web browser that allows you to move to web pages that you have previously looked at on the current tab. The buttons are always represented by two arrows pointing in opposite direction. The button with the arrow pointing to the left is the 'back button', and the button with the arrow pointing to the right is the 'forward button'. In Spanish: "botones atrás y siguiente".

Back/Forward buttons:

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Link:
(noun) A 'link' or 'hyperlink' is a word, sentence or image that when 'clicked on' or 'pressed' sends you to a different web page or part of the same web page. Normally, the text in a 'link' is a different colour to the rest of the text and/or underlined. A link will sometimes say 'click here'. When you pass the cursor over a 'link' the cursor changes from an arrow to a hand. In Spanish: "enlace".

Link:

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Navigation bar:
(noun) A 'navigation bar' is a simple index of a website. It shows some of the different sections/parts of the website to help users/visitors find what they want quicker. It is normally placed at or near the top of every web page. But it can also be on the side of a web page. In Spanish: "barra de navegación".

Navigation bar:

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Web address:
(noun) The 'web address' is the commonly used name for 'url'. The 'web address/url' is simply the unique address of the web page. For example, 'www.apple.com' is the web address for apple's home page. The 'web address/url' is shown in web browsers in the 'address bar' (the rectangular box). In Spanish: "dirección web".

Web address:

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Site search box:
(noun) A 'site search box' is like a search engine (e.g. Google, Bing, Yahoo) that only searches for content on the website you are looking at. It is used to help users/visitors find the content they want quicker. Most websites now have a 'site search box' In Spanish: "cuadro de búsqueda del sitio web".

Site search box:

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Click on the microphone icon () in the below box and say the word/phrase above to check your pronunciation. Although this test is good, it sometimes does not recognise some of the words/phrases.

 

Tab:
(noun) The 'tabs' in a web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer) show what web pages are currently open. On a browser on a computer, the tabs are located at the top and look like an indexing system used in a folder that contains paper copies of documents. To move between the different open web pages, you click on the 'tabs'. There is no limit to how many web pages you can have open on a web browser. In Spanish: "pestaña".

Tab:

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Minimize/Maximize buttons:
(noun) The 'minimize/maximize buttons' are the two small buttons that the majority of computer applications and web browsers have in the top right corner of their window. The 'minimize button' has a symbol of a line, it makes the browser window disappear (it doesn't close it) from the screen. To see the browser window on the screen again, you click on its icon in the 'task bar', which is at the bottom of the screen. The 'maximize button' has a symbol of a rectangle, it makes the browser window cover the full screen. In Spanish: "botones minimizar/maximizar".

Minimize/Maximize buttons:

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Icons:
(noun) An 'icon' is a small image on a web page/application that when clicked or pressed performs/does an action or function. For example, there are icons on many web pages/applications that are used 'to print' or 'to delete', e.g. 'click on the speaker icon to listen to the recording'. There are also icons that are used as 'links' to send you to another website, like facebook or twitter. In Spanish: "iconos".

Icons:

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Web browser:
(noun) A 'web browser' or 'browser' is the name of the application used on computers, smart phones etc... to view/see web pages. There are many different makes of 'web browsers' available (e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome etc...). In Spanish: "explorador web/navegador".

Web browser:

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Refresh button:
(noun) The 'refresh button' is used on web browsers to 'update' or 'reload' the content of web page. It is commonly used on blogs to see if somebody has written or posted new comments. Many website now automatically 'refresh', so you don't have to press the button. The 'refresh button' has a symbol of an arrow in the shape of circle. It is located next to the web page's web address/url. In Spanish: "el botón actualizar/recargar".

Refresh button:

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Menu bar:
(noun) The 'menu bar' of a web browser or application provides a list of options to perform/do functions and actions (e.g. save, print, add to favourites etc...), change the view (e.g. 100%, 200% etc...) or provide help to the users. The 'menu bar' is a list of different names (file, edit, help etc...) at the top of the browser, but on many modern browsers (e.g. Chrome or Internet Explorer) the menu is not contained in a 'menu bar' but inside of icons you have to click on. In Spanish: "barra de menú".

Menu bar:

Pronunciation Speaking Test:
Click on the microphone icon () in the below box and say the word/phrase above to check your pronunciation. Although this test is good, it sometimes does not recognise some of the words/phrases.