Internet terms

My old-fashioned French was learned before the internet was even thought of, and I am wonderingwhether there is anywhere available a basic guide to the terms in use by French-speaking internet users, and some guidance on the conventions of electronic communication.

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Permalink Reply by Neil Coffey on March 25, 2011 at 7:16am

I don't know if this is what you´re after, but a while ago I put together this list of basic computer/Internet terms in French. It covers the names of basic parts of the computer, plus various Internet-related terms ("click on" etc). Suggetsions for vocab to add are always welcome.

When I was originally putting together the page, I was also thinking about e.g. businesspeople going to hotels and needing to ask about Internet services, so you'll see a slight influence from that point of view. I confess I haven't revised the page in quite a few months now, so there may be some updates that people can recommend.

(I'm seeing I included the French for "floppy disk" and wondering when the last time it was that I actually saw one, for example...)