Cambridge Professional English Infotech English for computer users Fourth Editiorf

gadget /'gaedgit/ n A small hardware device. Synonymous with gizmo (slang), game controller/'geim kan,traola/ n A device used to control video games.
game genre /,geim 'за:пгэ/ n A specific type or category of game. For example, a game in which the player solves puzzles would fall into the Puzzle game genre. Other genres are: Action, Adventure, Fighting, First-person shooter, Role- playing, Simulation, Sports, Strategy, etc. game platform /.geim 'pketfoim/ n An electronic device on which video games are played. Examples are personal computers and game consoles.
Geographic Information System (GIS)
/d3i:a,gr£efik infa'meij'an ,sistam/ n A type of graphics software that allows us to analyse geographic data and then make maps, plan the use of land, predict natural disasters, etc. gigabyte/'gigabait/ n 1,024 megabytes, gigahertz /'gigah3:ts/ n A unit of one thousand million hertz, or cycles per second, used to measure processor speed.