Alle voc (inclusief werkwoorden) Professional Communication

Reliability

The quality of being able to be trusted

or believed because of working or

behaving well

integrity

The quality of being honest and having

strong moral principles that you refuse

to change

Diligence

The quality of working carefully and

with a lot of effort

fairness

The quality of treating people equally or in a way that is right or reasonable

conscience

The part of you that judges how moral your own actions are and makes you feel guilty about bad things that you have done or things you feel responsible for

preliminary

Coming before a more important

action or event

complacency

A feeling of calm satisfaction with your

own abilities that prevents you from

trying harder

subsequent

Happening after something else

to adhere to

To continue to obey a rule or have a belief/follow the practices

to comply with

To act according to an order, set of rules, or request

disengagement

The fact of stopping being involved in

something

to minimize

To reduce something to the least

possible level or amount

median

A narrow strip of land between two

sides of a large road, separating the

vehicles moving in opposite directions

to rotate

To turn around

dark pattern

Describing a user interface feature

designed to trick users into doing

something more beneficial to the

company over the user. E.g., making it difficult to unsubscribe

terms of service

A contract or agreement made

between a company and the end- user

using the product. If the user voids the

agreement, the user may be inflicted with penalties

copyright

A protection for any published work

that helps to prevent that work from

being used without prior authorization.

A copyright may be indicated by the by the word 'Copyright', or a C surrounded by a circle (©)

digital footprint

Alternatively known as digital exhaust, describes activities that can be tracked when an individual uses the Internet or other online services such as a search engine

malicious software

This kind of software or computer programs are designed to damage other people's computers and prevent them from working normally

spyware

Software that collects information about how someone uses the Internet, or personal information such as passwords, without the user being aware of it

trojan horse

a seemingly harmless computer program that has been deliber- ately designed to breach the security of a computer system and/or destroy information, or to allow someone to steal it

ransomware

This disables the victim's access to

data until ransom is paid

adware

Software that automatically displays or

downloads (unwanted) advertisements

to a user when he/she is online

to spur

to encourage an activity

to outlaw

to make something illegal or unacceptable

deep packet inspection

also known as packet sniffing - this is a method of examining the content of data packets as they pass by a checkpoint of a network; it may then decide to alert or block the content; it's used for internet censorship but also to check for malicious code ...

endorsement

the act of saying that you approve of or support something or someone

telcos

telecommunications companies

to dub

to give something or someone a particular name

node

a place where things such as lines or systems join

encryption

the process of changing electronic information or signals into a secret code (= system of letters, numbers or symbols) that people cannot understand or use without special equipment

to decode

to discover the meaning of information given in a secret or complicated way

to encode

to change something into a system for sending messages secretly, or to represent complicated information in a simple or short way

to intercept

to stop and catch something or someone before that thing or person is able to reach a particular place

unauthorized

without someone's official permission to do something or be in a particular place

geo-blocking

technology that restricts access to internet content based upon the user's geographical location

VPN

Virtual Private Network - a VPN allows a user to connect to a network through a tunnelling protocol and to access internal internet and intranet websites and email

to deploy

to use something or someone, especially in an effective way

to prohibit

to officially refuse to allow something, to forbid something

suppression

the act of preventing something from being seen or expressed or from operating

non-disclosure agreement

an agreement a tester or developer signs with a company, committing them not to disclose any of the company's intellectual property or secrets; for example, if you are beta testing a game, you usually agree to an NDA, which means you cannot post anything about the game while it is still being tested (has not been officially released)

to outsource

when a company pays to have part of its work done by another company

to refute

to say or prove that a person, statement, opinion ... is wrong or false

precedent

an action, situation or decision that has already happened and can be used as a reason why a similar action or decision should be performed or made

default

the option offered to you, which is either recommended (by the provider) or safe to choose if you're not sure

cryptography

the practice and study of mathematically manipulating data so that it can be stored and transmitted securely

blacklist

a list of people or groups that are banned from something

cancel culture

a way of behaving where you completely reject and stop supporting someone because they have said or done something that offends you; a modern form of ostracism, especially on social media; exclusion of someone from a society or group

to deplatform

to prevent a person from contributing to a discussion or forum, especially on social media (e.g. Trump was banned from Twitter, he was deplatformed)

disinformation

misinformation that is deliberately misleading and intended to deceive

liable

responsible by law, legally responsible

shadow ban

to block a user on a website or chatroom without their knowledge, so that they continue to see their own posts and comments but nobody else does

subjectivity

the quality of being based on or influenced by personal opinions or feelings

monopoly

an organization or group that has complete control of something

provider

a company that sells a particular type of product/service

unprecedented

never having happened in the past

to freeze somebody out

to stop a person or organization from being included in a particular activity or arrangement

a third-party purchase

a person other than the main participants buys something

allegedly

used when something is said to be true that has not been proved

core process

An activity or operation that is part of the main business and therefore delivers customer value.

drawback

a disadvantage

machine learning

computers carry out tasks by learning from new data, without a human being needing to give instructions

to relay

to repeat something you have heard

usury

activity of lending someone money with the agreement that they will pay back a very much larger amount of money later

commission

a payment to someone who sells goods that is directly related to the amount sold, or a system that uses such payment

protocol

a computer language allowing computers that are connected to each other to communicate

domain

a group of computers or websites that are organised by purpose, e.g. to provide education or sell products

subscription

amount of money you pay regularly to receive a product or service

duopoly

a situation in which only two companies control all the business in a particular industry

terms & conditions

the document governing the contractual relationship between the provider of a service and a user you usually need to agree to

ISP

Internet Service Provider - a company that provides use of the internet, allows you to use email, and gives you space on the internet to show documents

data cap

a limit that a cell phone etc. enforces to prevent any single user from overloading a network

common carrier

an entity that provides wired and wireless communication services to the general public for free

end user

the person or organization that uses a product or service

end-to-end principle

this states tat network features should be implemented as close to the end points of the network (the applications) as possible - this means that all the intelligence is held by producers and users, not by the networks that connect them

provision

the act of providing goods or services for use

web hosting

the business or activity of providing storage space and access for websites

web-enabled

designed or able to be used on the internet

information superhighway

the internet and other systems that allow people to share information electronically

cybersquatting

a term used to describe an individual or company who intentionally purchases a domain which is identical or similar to other trademarks, brands or company names and then holds it for resale at a premium price

to extend

to cover or reach into

surveillance

the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police, army or someone else in charge/with authority

repression

the use of force or violence to control a group of people

dissent

a strong difference of opinion on a particular subject, especially about an official suggestion or plan or a popular belief

consumer privacy

the handling and protection of all the sensitive personal information provided by customers each time they do online transactions

data transfer

the collection, replication, and transmission of large datasets from one organization or business unit to another

to require

to make it officially necessary for someone to do something

to add insult to injury

to make an unfavourable situation even worse

piracy

the act of illegally copying a computer program, music, film ... and then selling it

Intellectual Property (IP)

someone's idea, invention ... that can be protected by law from being copied by someone else

through lines

a common or consistent element shared by parts of a whole

to expropriate

to take away money or property especially for public use without payment to the owner, or for personal use illegally

dissident

a person who publicly disagrees with and criticizes their government

tangible

real and not imaginary; able to be shown, touched, or experienced

brazen

obvious, without any attempt to be hidden

hoax

to deceive someone, especially by playing a trick on them

to compel

to force someone to do something

to allege

to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving any proof

to log

to write something down to make an official record of it

incredulous

not wanting or not able to believe something