Computer Science, Information Technology, and computer literacy terms in English and isiZulu


The list on this page contains 146 different terms in English and 233 different terms in isiZulu from 8 different sources and was compiled as part of the COMMUTERM project.
This list has not been curated yet, so use your own judgement and note that the terms are in the context of what the title of this page indicates. Some notes:
You can also access the same table sorted alphabetically by isiZulu term.

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Table 1. English and isiZulu terms, and the source from where they were collected.

English

isiZulu

Source

Access-point

indawo yokungena

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

account

iakhawunti

google search isiZulu interface

Adapter

isengezo sokuxhumana

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

Algorithm

indlela yokwenza

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

Amplifier

umlekeleli

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

Argument

ilungu lohlelo

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

Array

amagumbi

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

attachment (email)

okufakiwe

collins zulu phrasebook

back to menu

buyela kwimenu

collins zulu phrasebook

Backbone

umgogodla

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

bandwidth

umkhawulokudonsa

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

bandwidth

umkhawulokwamukela

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

bit

ibhithi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

Bit

inhlansi

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

bit

isimumathalwazi esincu

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

Boot

ukuhloma

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

booting                        

ukuvula

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

Bridge

ibloho

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

broadcast (v.)

-sakaza

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

browser

isiphequluli

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

Browser

ithuluzi lokucinga

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

browser                      

inkambu yolwazi

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

browser                      

inkanji yolwazi

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

browser

isiphequluli

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

bus

isixhumanisi

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

Byte

izinhlansi ezili shagalo-mbili

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

byte  

isimumathalwazi  

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

byte

ibhay  

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

cable

ikhebuli

ii translation http://iitranslation.com/resources/English-isiZulu.html (2-9-2013)

cable

ikhebuli

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

cable

intambo kagesi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

cancel (button)

hoxa

google search isiZulu interface

cellphone

iselula

Scholar's zulu dictionary (Shuter & Shooter)

cellphone

iselula

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

cellphone

ucingo oluphathwayo

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

cellphone

umakhalekhukhwini

Scholar's zulu dictionary (Shuter & Shooter)

cellphone

umakhalekhukhwini

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

cellphone/mobile

umakhalekhukhwini

ii translation http://iitranslation.com/resources/English-isiZulu.html (2-9-2013)

cellular network

uhleloxhumano lomakhalekhukhwini

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

cellular network

uhleloxhumano lwamaselula

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

channel

isiteshi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

class

iklasi                                      

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

 

Client

incelebane

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

Comment

isiphawulo

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

computer

ikhompuyutha

collins zulu phrasebook

computer

ikhompuyutha

ii translation http://iitranslation.com/resources/English-isiZulu.html (2-9-2013)

computer

ikhompuyutha

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

computer

isiqoqelalwazi

ii translation http://iitranslation.com/resources/English-isiZulu.html (2-9-2013)

computer

isiqoqelalwazi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

computer                  

ides

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

computer                  

Umshini

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

CPU

Inhlizoyo yekhompuyutha

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

CPU

isilawuli sekhompiyutha

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

CPU

Umqondo womshini

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

Cryptography

ubhalo mfihlo

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

cyberspace

umhlaba ongenamkhawulo wezokuxhumana ngekhompuyutha

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

cyberspace

umhlaba ongenamkhawulo wezokuxhumana ngesiqoqelalwazi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

data

idatha

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

data

imininingo

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

data

ulwazi olungahluziwe

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

database

imininingo egciniwe  

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

Database

inqolobane

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

database

ulwazi olugciniwe

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

database

ulwazi olulondoloziwe

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

decoder

idikhoda

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

decoder

isiguquli

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

desktop (computer)

ikhompuyutha yasetafuleni

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

desktop (computer)

isiqoqelalwazi sasetafuleni

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

digital (adj.)

-zinombolo

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

directory

inkomba ekukhompuyutha

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

directory

inkomba ekusiqoqelalwazi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

directory

inkombamininingwane

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

drive

idrayivu

google search isiZulu interface

driver

abashayeli bekhompyutha

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

e-mail (v.)

-thumela i-e-mail

collins zulu phrasebook

e-mail (v.)

thumela ngesiqoqelilwazi

Scholar's zulu dictionary (Shuter & Shooter)

email

I-imeyili

Scholar's zulu dictionary (Shuter & Shooter)

email

ikheli le-e-mail

collins zulu phrasebook

email

iposisiqoqelalwazi

Scholar's zulu dictionary (Shuter & Shooter)

email

isiqoqelalwazimbiko

Scholar's zulu dictionary (Shuter & Shooter)

email

mthumela ncwadi  

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

email

umbikumbani

Scholar's zulu dictionary (Shuter & Shooter)

email (n.)

i-imeyili

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

email (n.)

iposisiqoqelalwazi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

email (n.)

isiqoqelalwazimbiko

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

email (n.)

umbikombani

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

email (v.)

-thumela nge-imeyili

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

email (v.)

-thumela ngeposisiqoqelalwazi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

email (v.)

-thumela ngesiqoqelalwazimbiko

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

email (v.)

-thumela ngombikombani

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

Encapsulation

ukucatshisa

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

Exception

inkinga

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

Exception

isivimbelo

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

Exception

isixwayiso

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

Exception

isqaphelo

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

Field

ilunga

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

flowchart                    

umdwebomfanekiso  

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

Formal parameter list

amalungu ohlelo ahlelekile

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

Garbage

doti

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

Garbage

izibi

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

gigabyte              

izingidi eziyizikhulugwane zamabhay'thi  

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

grammar

uhlelo

Scholar's zulu dictionary (Shuter & Shooter)

Graphical User Interface

Inkundla

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

harddrive              

isisu

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

hardware

ingxenyezakhi zekhompuyutha

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

hardware

ingxenyezakhi zesiqoqelalwazi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

home (IT, homepage)

ekhaya

collins zulu phrasebook

homepage

ikhasi lokuqala lokuxhumana

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

HTML                      

i-html  

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

information

ukwaziswa

collins zulu phrasebook

infrastructure

ingqalasizinda {kwezokuxhumana}

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

Inheritance

ufuzo

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

Initialize

ukuqaliso

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

input (n.)

ulwazi olufakiwe

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

install

-faka

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

install

-xhuma

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

installation

ukufaka

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

installation

ukuxhuma

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

Internet

inkanji yolwazi

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

internet

intanethi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

internet

uhleloxhumano lomhlaba

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

internet                    

Umxhumanisi womoya

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

internet layer

ugqinsi Lwe-Ithanethi

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

internet protocol  

ikheli lekhompyutha  

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

intranet

uhleloxhumano lwangaphakathi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

IP suite                          

uHlelo Lwe-Ithanethi  

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

keyboard

ikhibhodi

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

keyboard

Isithebe sezinkinobho

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

keyboard

Uqwembe lwezinkinobho

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

kilobyte

inkulungwane namashumi amabili nakune amabhay'thi  

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

knowledge

ulwazi

Scholar's zulu dictionary (Shuter & Shooter)

laptop

isiqoqelalwazi esipathekayo

ii translation http://iitranslation.com/resources/English-isiZulu.html (2-9-2013)

laptop

umathangeni

ii translation http://iitranslation.com/resources/English-isiZulu.html (2-9-2013)

local area network

uhleloxhumano lomkhawulo wendawo

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

log off

ukucisha

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

log off

ukuphuma {kusiqoqelalwazi}

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

logic

ilojiki

Scholar's zulu dictionary (Shuter & Shooter)

logic

ukuhlela ngokulandelanisa

Scholar's zulu dictionary (Shuter & Shooter)

logic

ukwazi ukuqonda nokuhlazulula ngohlelo izindaba

Scholar's zulu dictionary (Shuter & Shooter)

login

Ngena

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

login

ngena ngemvume

google search isiZulu interface

login

ikungena ngaphakathi  

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

logout

phuma ngemvume

google search isiZulu interface

logout

Phuma

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

logout  

ukuphuma  

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

megabyte

okubile okuzipende ngashumi amabili amabhay'thi  

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

Member

ilunga

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

memory                            

imemoli  

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

Method

indlela yokwenza

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

Method

uhlelo

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

microphone    

umbhobho

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

microphone    

umbhobho wokukhuluma

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

microphone    

umlekileli woculo

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

mobile phone, cellphone

umakhalekhukhwini

collins zulu phrasebook

modem        

imodemu

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

monitor      

imonitha

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

monitor      

Umtshengisi 'zithombe

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

mouse

isilawuli

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

mouse

Igundane

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

mouse

igundane lekhompyutha

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

mouse

igundwane

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

mouse

inkomba

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

mouse (IT)

igundane

Charmaine M, Nokubonga M

mouse (IT)

igundane lekhompyutha

Scholar's zulu dictionary (Shuter & Shooter)

mouse (IT)

igundane lesiqoqelalwazi

Scholar's zulu dictionary (Shuter & Shooter)

mouse (IT)

imawusi

Scholar's zulu dictionary (Shuter & Shooter)

mouse (IT)

isilawuli

ii translation http://iitranslation.com/resources/English-isiZulu.html (2-9-2013)

multimedia

ingxubexhumano

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

network (n.)

uhleloxhumano

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

Object

Into

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

online (adj.)

ukusebenza ngokohleloxhumano

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

open source software

uhlelo oluvulelekile {lwesiqoqelilwazi}

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

open source software

uhlelokusebenza oluguqukayo {lwesiqoqelilwazi}

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

operating system  

iwindi  

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

Overloading

ukugqilaza

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

Overriding

ukushintsha ufuzo

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

Pass-by-reference

ukudlulisa ikheli

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

Pass-by-value

ukunikeza uqobo lwento

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

password

iphasiwedi

collins zulu phrasebook

PC                            

idesithophu  

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

peripheral device

isengezo seziqoqelalwazi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

Polymorphism

ubululwane

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

portal

intuba yolwazi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

preferences

izinketho

google search isiZulu interface

printer

iphrinta

ii translation http://iitranslation.com/resources/English-isiZulu.html (2-9-2013)

printer

iphrinta

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

printer

isikhiphambhalo sesiqoqelalwazi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

printer      

Iphrinta

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

printer      

Umgayi 'maphepha

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

programming

ukuhlela

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

programming

ukwakha uhlelo

Scholar's zulu dictionary (Shuter & Shooter)

programming

ukwakha uhlelo

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

programming

ukwakhulelo

Charmaine M, Nokubonga M

programming

ukwenza uhlelo

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

programming language

ulimi lokwakha isof

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

programming language

Ulimi lomshini

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

proxy                        

umngenisi weWephu  

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

RAM  

umthamo wongeno

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

reboot

-qalisa kabusha

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

Reference

umsuka

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

ROM                              

umthamo ofundwa kuphela  

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

Runtime-error

Iphutha elivela uma usubheka ukusebenza kohle

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

satellite

isathelathi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

satellite

isiphakalwazimkhathi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

satellite dish

indishi yesathelathi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

satellite dish

indishi yesiphakalwazimkhathi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

save (button)

londoloza

google search isiZulu interface

Scope

indima

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

search

usesho

google search isiZulu interface

search engine

injini yokucinga

collins zulu phrasebook

sender

umthumeli

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

server

inhlokosiqoqelalwazi yohleloxhumano

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

server

iseva

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

server                  

Umsizi

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

settings (IT)

izilungiselelo

google search isiZulu interface

shutdown

Cisha

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

shutdown

izindlela zokucisha ikhomp

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

signal

isizwambiko

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

signal distribution

ukusakazwa kwesizwambiko

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

smart card

ikhadimininingwane

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

SMS

i-sms

collins zulu phrasebook

SMS

i-sms

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

SMS

uhlelombiko olufinyeziwe

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

software

isofthiwe

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

software

uhlelokusebenza

Scholar's zulu dictionary (Shuter & Shooter)

software

uhlelokusebenza lwesiqoqelalwazi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

sound card

ikhadimsindo lesiqoqelalwazi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

speaker        

izakha msindo

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

speaker        

Umkhiphi 'msindo

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

spyware            

impipi

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

spyware            

ithola mininingwane

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

spyware            

Ixoki

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

Sub-array

amagumbi phakathi kwegumbi

Workshop Experiment COMMUTERM (4 Sept 2013)

system software                

uhlelo  lesof  

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

table (arith.)

amathebula

Scholar's zulu dictionary (Shuter & Shooter)

table (spreadsheet)

amathebula

Charmaine M, Nokubonga M

telemedicine

ukwelapha ngobuchwepheshe bezokuxhumana

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

tools

ithuluzi

google search isiZulu interface

transmit

ukusakaza

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

troubleshooting

ukuthungatha inkinga {kusiqoqelilwazi}

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

USB              

umgcina mininingwane  

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

username

igama lomsebenzisi

collins zulu phrasebook

virtual

isingamfanekiso sesiqoqelalwazi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

virus          

igciwane

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

web page

ikhasi lesizindalwazi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

webmaster

umlawuli wesizindalwazi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

website

Indawo emoyeni

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

website

isizindalwazi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

wide area network

uhleloxhumano olumgamubanzi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

wide area network

uhleloxhumano olumgamubanzi

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

wide area network

uhleloxhumano olusabalele

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

wide area network

uhleloxhumano olusabalele

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

wireless

ukuxhumana okugenantambo

ii translation http://iitranslation.com/resources/English-isiZulu.html (2-9-2013)

wireless

ukuxhumana okungenantambo

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

wireless          

Akukho 'zintambo

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

wireless          

umxhumana womoya

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

wireless application protocol

uhlelokusebenza lwezokuxhumana olungenantambo

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

World Wide Web

isizindalwazi sokuxhumana somhlaba jikelele

Department of Arts and Culture ICT list (2005)

worm            

igciwane

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)

worm            

Umnyundu

Computer literacy survey COMMUTERM (Oct-Nov 2013)