Technology

Definition of recording

The first step we are going to take is to know the etymological origin of the term recording that we are dealing with now. In this case, we can state that it is a word that derives from French, specifically from the word «graver» which, in turn, comes from the German «graben», which can be translated as «to engrave» or «to dig». Recording […]

Definition of GPS

GPS is the acronym for Global Positioning System. This system was created by the United States Department of Defense and allows, through a network of 24 satellites, to indicate the position of a body on the Earth’s surface with great precision. […]

Google Drive Definition

Google is the name of an American company founded in 1998 by Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Although its most popular product is a search engine, the company provides a large number of computer services. One of the tools that Google offers to Internet users is Google Drive. This service, launched in 2012, allows […]

Definition of rubber

Before going into the meaning of the term gum, we will proceed to discover its etymological origin. In this case, we can establish that it is a word that derives from vulgar Latin, specifically from “gumma” which, in turn, comes from the Greek “kommi”, which can be translated as “rubber” or “resin”. In our language, the word gum […]

Definition of gigahertz

The concept of gigahertz is formed by joining the component element giga (which refers to “one billion times”) and the term hertz (a unit of frequency equivalent to one cycle per second). A gigahertz, therefore, is a multiple of this unit of frequency measurement. Also called gigahertz (since it is a unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second), it is a […]

Definition of gigabyte

Giga is a compositional element that comes from gigas, a word from the Greek language that can be translated as “giant”. The term refers to something that appears or is repeated a billion (1,000,000,000) times. The concept can be used to form the corresponding multiple of a unit of measurement: gigabyte, gigahertz, etc. In this case, […]

Definition of gif

If we look up the word gif in the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) dictionary, we won’t find it. It is an acronym (GIF) that refers to the English expression Graphics Interchange Format, translatable into our language as Graphics Interchange Format. As an acronym, therefore, GIF is written in capital letters and does not vary […]

Definition of geothermal

Geothermal is a term that does not appear in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), where the concept of geothermal energy is defined (which refers to thermal phenomena that occur inside the planet Earth). The notion, however, is used in our language to refer to a kind of […]

Definition of georeferencing

The concept of georeferencing is frequently used in our language, although it is not part of the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE). The term refers to the spatial positioning of a body in a geographic location according to a coordinate system and specific data. Before moving forward with this definition, it is important to […]

Definition of geolocation

The term geolocation is not included in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE). The verb geolocalize does not appear there either. However, these concepts are frequently used in our language when referring to the location of something or someone in a geographic coordinate system. To understand the idea of ​​geolocation, for example, […]