automatic pilot (n)
/ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk ˈpaɪ.lət/

a device that keeps aircraft, spacecraft, and ships moving in a particular direction without human involvement

computerisation (n)
/kəmˌpjuː.tər.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

a computer to do something that was done by people or other machines before

data (n)
/ˈdeɪ.tə/

information, especially facts or numbers, collected to be examined and considered and used to help decision-making, or information in an electronic form that can be stored and used by a computer

function (n)
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/

the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of a person)

keyboard (n)
/ˈkiː.bɔːd/

the set of keys on a computer or typewriter that you press in order to make it work

laptop (n)
/ˈlæp.tɒp/

a computer that is small enough to be carried around easily and is flatwhen closed

monitor (n)
/ˈmɑnət̮ər/

a computer screen, or the part of a computer that contains the screen

patent (n)
/ˈpeɪ.tənt/

an official document that gives someone who has invented something the legal right to make or sell that invention for a particular period of time, and prevents anyone else from doing so

compact (a)
/kəmˈpækt/

smaller than most things of the same kind

cutting-edge (a)
/ˌkʌt.ɪŋˈedʒ/

very modern and with all the newest features

dated (a)
/ˈdeɪ.tɪd/

no longer modern or fashionable

digital (a)
/ˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.təl/

storing information such as sound or pictures as numbers or electronic signals

portable (a)
/ˈpɔː.tə.bl̩/

light and small enough to be easily carried or moved

access (v)
/ˈæk.ses/

the ability to use a system such as the internet, or the way in which you can do this

download (v)
/ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/

to move information to your computer from another computer system or the Internet

display (v)
/dɪˈspleɪ/

to show words, pictures, etc. on a screen

envisage (v)
/ɪnˈvɪz.ɪdʒ/

to have something as a plan or an intention

the Internet (n)
/ðə ˈɪn.tə.net/

the large system of connected computers around the world that allows people to share information and communicate with each other

remote control (n)
/rɪˈməʊt kənˈtrəʊl/

a device or a system for controlling something from a distance

technology (n)
/tekˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/

(the study and knowledge of) the practical, especially industrial, use of scientific discoveries