INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

deepfake /ˈdiːpfeɪk/ (n):

# a video of a person in which their appearance has been digitally altered so that they look like somebody else.

Social media companies need to do more to combat deepfakes.

This is not the first deepfake video to go viral.

crash /kræʃ/ (v): 

# [intransitive, transitive] if a computer crashes or you crash a computer, it stops working suddenly.

Files can be lost if the system suddenly crashes.

Their website crashed repeatedly on Tuesday.

crash something: A surge of traffic crashed their servers.

intuitive /ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/ (adj): 

# (of computer software, etc.) easy to understand and to use.

friendly /ˈfrendli/ (adj):

# (often in compound adjectives) that is helpful and easy to use; that helps somebody/something or does not harm it.

This software is much friendlier than the previous version.

child-friendly policies

Without a doubt, friendly bacteria are essential for good health.

SEE ALSO eco-friendly, environmentally friendly, family-friendly, ozone-friendly, user-friendly;

user-friendly /ˌjuːzə ˈfrendli/ (adj):

​# easy for people who are not experts to use or understand.

What can we do to make the museum more user-friendly?

You’ll find this program very user-friendly.

encrypt /ɪnˈkrɪpt/ (v):

# ​encrypt something l to put information into a special code, especially in order to prevent people from looking at it without authority.

All data is encrypted before it is sent.

OPPOSITE decrypt;

SEE ALSO unencrypted;