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Bad Computer Stuff
Phrases
Mental Heath
100

When someone steals your personal info (like your name or SSN) to take your money.

Identity theft

100

To tear paper into small pieces so no one can read it.  

Rip up          

100

A document, picture, or video saved on a device.

File

100

Something that can cause pain, trouble, or damage.    

Harmful

100

You are 100% correct.

You’re absolutely right.

100

 How you feel in your mind and how you handle stress.

Mental health

200

To make someone believe something that is not true.  

Trick  

200

A strong secret code that is hard for others to guess.  

Secure password

200

Related to computers and the internet.      

Cyber

200

To spread a "sickness" (virus) from one computer to another.

Infect

200

I have the same opinion as you.

I feel the same way.

200

Support from someone who is trained, like a doctor.    

Professional help

300

To take something that does not belong to you.  

Steal

300

To tell the police that something illegal happened.      

Report a crime

300

To press on a piece of text or a button to go to a website

Click a link

300

When a computer or an app stops working suddenly.

Crash

300

 I understand you, but I have a different idea.

I see what you mean, but ...

300

Something that makes you feel ashamed or silly in front of others.

Embarrassing

400

To act like you are someone else to trick people.

Pretend

400

Feeling that something is wrong or dishonest.

Suspicious

400

 A place on the internet where you can save photos and files.

Cloud

400

A bad computer program made to steal information or break files.

Virus

400

 A polite way to say you do not agree.          

I’m not so sure about that.

400

To bother or upset someone over and over in a mean way.    

Harass 

500

Not real; something that is made to look like the real thing.  

Fake

500

To watch something carefully over time.    

Monitor

500

Your personal information page on a website or social media.        

Profile

500

A small mistake in a computer program that makes it work poorly.

Bug

500

I agree with you 100%.  

I couldn’t agree more.

500

Using mean, cruel, or scary words to hurt someone’s feelings.        

Verbal abuse