About this list
A curated list of essential German computer & tech words — organized into categories with translations and example sentences. A practical starting point for using these words in real conversations.
In today's digital world, computers play a crucial role in our daily lives. Whether you're browsing the internet, sending emails, or creating digital art, understanding computer terms in German can greatly enhance your tech-savviness and communication skills. In this blog post, we'll provide you with multiple lists of very useful German words related to computers and technology.
Good news for English speakers: this is one of the easiest vocab lists to learn, because most German computer terms are direct cognates — Computer, Laptop, Software, Server, Browser, E-Mail and Internet all carry over more or less unchanged. Our cognates roundup covers the wider pattern.
Hardware Terms
Let's start with some vocabulary related to computer hardware:
Hardware Terms
- der Computercomputer
- der Laptoplaptop
- der Monitormonitor
- die Tastaturkeyboard
- die Mausmouse
- der Druckerprinter
- die Festplattehard drive
- der USB-StickUSB stick / flash drive
- das Kabelcable
- der Prozessorprocessor (CPU)
- der Bildschirmscreen / display
- die Grafikkartegraphics card
Software Terms
Next, let's explore some vocabulary related to computer software:
Software Terms
- das Betriebssystemoperating system
- die Anwendungapplication / software
- die Appapp
- das Programmprogram
- die Dateifile
- der Ordnerfolder
- die Antivirensoftwareantivirus software
- die Firewallfirewall
- die Lizenzlicense
- die Aktualisierungupdate
- die Einstellungsetting / preference
- das Passwortpassword
Internet Terms
Now, let's learn some vocabulary related to the internet and online activities:
Internet Terms
- das Internetinternet
- die Webseitewebsite
- der Linklink
- die E-Mailemail
- die Social-Media-Plattformsocial media platform
- der Browserbrowser
- der Chatchat
- die Suchmaschinesearch engine
- das Online-Shoppingonline shopping
- der Downloaddownload
- das Streamingstreaming
- das WLANWi-Fi
Computer Actions
Lastly, let's explore some words related to common computer actions:
Computer Actions
- speichernto save
- öffnento open
- schließento close
- kopierento copy
- einfügento paste
- druckento print
- sendento send
- empfangento receive
- aktualisierento update
- herunterladento download
- installierento install
- löschento delete
We hope this computer vocabulary empowers you to navigate the digital world with confidence and ease! Whether you're using software, surfing the web, or setting up your own computer system, these words will be valuable. Happy Computing!