Technology

Definition of polymers

Polymer is a notion whose etymological origin is found in the Greek language and refers to something made up of various components. And this is confirmed by its etymological origin. Specifically, it derives from Greek, exactly from the sum of two elements such as the prefix “poly-”, which is equivalent to “many”, and the […]

Definition of polarization

Polarization is the process and result of polarizing. This verb can refer to the alteration of luminosity through reflection or refraction; to the supply of a certain voltage to an electronic device; to the decrease of the electric current of a battery due to an increase in resistance; or, in other words, to the reduction of the electrical current of a battery.

Definition of plugin

Plugin is a concept that is not part of the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE). It is a concept of the English language that can be understood as “insertion” and is used in the field of computing. A plugin, which can also be referred to as plug-in, is an application that, in a computer program, […]

Definition of rain gauge

A rain gauge is a device used to measure the rainfall that falls in a certain place during a certain period of time. What this instrument does is collect the rainfall and determine how many millimeters high the collected amount reaches. In order to find the etymological origin of the term we have to go back to […]

Definition of plug and play

Plug and play is an English expression that has become popular in Spanish thanks to its common use in the field of computing. The phrase can be translated as “connect and use” and refers to the characteristics of those devices that can be used on a computer without the need for configuration. What […]

Definition of fold

A crease is the mark or fold that appears when a flexible material is no longer smooth. Creases, therefore, appear when fabrics, papers, etc. are folded. For example: “I'm going to have to iron these pants: the creases are noticeable”, “When the teacher approached, the student made […]

Definition of plumbing

Plumbing is a term used in several Latin American countries to refer to the work that involves installing, maintaining and repairing pipes (also known as plumbing). Through these pipes, it is possible to evacuate sewage (which carries urine and fecal matter from bathrooms) and supply the population with water.

Definition of petabyte

A petabyte is a multiple of a byte equal to 1,000,000,000,000,000 bytes (i.e. ten to the fifteenth power). It is a larger unit than the gigabyte or terabyte, but smaller than units such as the exabyte, zettabyte or yottabyte. It should be noted that the byte is part of the […]

Definition of virtual platform

Platform is a concept with several uses. It is usually a base that is at a certain height or something that provides support, whether physical or symbolic. The most common use of the term virtual, on the other hand, is linked to that which exists in an apparent or simulated way, […]

Definition of motherboard

The motherboard is a card with multiple printed circuits that enable the interconnection of the different elements that make up the computer. For this, it has connectors and sockets that allow the necessary links to be established between each of these elements. It should be noted that a computer is created from multiple components. […]