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	Abbreviations for the Internet
	Kanji Vocabulary in computers

Though the Japanese word 「ホームページ」 was derived from the English "Homepage", they are semantically not the same. "Homepage" in English is usually used to indicate the top page of websites, whereas ホームページ in Japanese has a wider meaning, which includes "web page", "websites" or "World Wide Web".

「この写真(しゃしん)はホームページに載(の)せましょう」
"Let's upload this picture on our web page."
「教育省(きょういくしょう)のホームページを見(み)てください」
"Please look at the Department of Education website."
「メールは使(つか)えますが、ホームページは見(み)られません」
"I can use e-mail, but I can't get on the web."

Japanese is rich in abbreviations, and there are many such expressions used in relation to the Internet.

「コピペ」←コピー＆ペースト(Copy and Paste)
「メルアド」←メールアドレス(E-mail Address). 「メアド」 is also used.
「メル友(とも)」←メール友(とも)だち(E-mail Friend)
「レス」←レスポンス(Response)
「カキコ」←書(か)き込(こ)み(Message, especially on a bulletin board)

Many technical terms related to computers are カタカナ words from English, but kanji vocabulary is also used. Which are the English equivalents for the following terms? Answers below.

a. 貼(は)り付(つ)け　　b. 印刷(いんさつ)　　c. 検索(けんさく)　　
d. お気(き)に入(い)り　　e. 新規作成(しんきさくせい)　　f. 名前(なまえ)を付(つ)けて保存(ほぞん)　　

1. New　　2. Print　　3. Paste　　4. Favorites　　5. Find　　6. Save As...

(Answer: a-3, b-2, c-5, d-4, e-1, f-6)