Spanish vocabulary: Tech and the internet

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Last updated Jul 5, 2026 • Reading time: 1 minute

Here is a vocabulary list with some common tech/internet terms.

1. Concepts for which we have an actual word in Spanish:

  • Enlace - link
  • Copiar/pegar - copy/paste
  • Bandeja de entrada - inbox
  • Borradores - drafts
  • CC (Copia de carbón) - CC (Carbon copy)
  • CCO (Copia de carbón oculta) - BCC (Blind carbon copy)
  • La nube - the cloud
  • La aplicación - the app
  • El programa - the software/the program
  • El sistema operativo - the operating system
  • La base de datos - the database
  • Descargar - to download
  • Subir - to upload
  • El disco duro - the hard drive
  • Iniciar sesión - to log in
  • Nombre de usuario - user name
  • Contraseña - password
  • Reiniciar - reboot/restart
  • Estar “caído” - to be “down”

2. Concepts for which we use the English term:

  • El wifi
  • El email (although we sometimes call it correo electrónico)
  • Internet (although we sometimes call it la red)
  • El firewall
  • La API
  • El bluetooth
  • El bug
  • El chat
  • El flash drive
  • El modem
  • El router
Dan Berges
Dan Berges
Dan Berges is the Managing Director of Berges Institute.

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