| Subject | Xhosa | English |
| comp., MS | cima ikhompyutha | shutdown (The process of quitting all programs before closing the operating system) |
| comp., MS | Cima iKhompyutha | Shut Down (A menu item that provides options for restarting or turning off your computer, or for activating Stand By or Hibernate modes) |
| comp., MS | cima ikhompyutha | shut down (To close the operating system in an orderly fashion) |
| comp., MS | ikhompyutha encedwayo | client computer (A computer or program that connects to or requests the services of another computer or program) |
| comp., MS | ikhompyutha engumamkeli | localhost (The name used to represent the same computer on which a TCP/IP message originates. If you access a server-based web site by using http://localhost, the request does not actually go out to the Internet) |
| comp., MS | ikhompyutha enikela kwezinye | host (A computer that acts as a source of information or signals. The host computer provides services, such as news, mail, or data, to computers that connect to it. The term can refer to almost any kind of computer, from a centralized mainframe that is a host to its terminals, to a server that is host to its clients, to a desktop PC that is host to its devices, such as printers and scanners) |
| comp., MS | ikhompyutha ephathwayo | portable computer (Any computer designed to be moved easily) |
| comp., MS | ikhompyutha ezidibene kwinethiwekhi | peer-to-peer network (A group of computers that are connected on a network and share resources, such as printers and files) |
| comp., MS | iKhompyutha Yam | My Computer (A standard Windows icon that represents a user's private, usually local, storage) |
| comp., MS | ikhompyutha yeqela lasekhaya | homegroup computer (A computer that belongs to a homegroup) |
| comp., MS | ikhompyutha yobuqu | personal computer (A microcomputer designed for use by one person at a time. Personal computers do not need to share the processing, disk, and printer resources of another computer) |
| comp., MS | ingxelo yokwakha ikhompyutha | computer build report (A report generated by OEMs for each OA 3.0 manufactured computer which is then sent to Microsoft for processing. This report includes the hardware hash value and Product Key ID) |
| comp., MS | isoftwe yokuhlola ikhompyutha | monitoring software (Software that monitors activity, such as keystrokes or screen images. These programs are often installed by the computer owner or administrator, and are only a threat if they are unexpected) |
| comp., MS | phumlisa ikhompyutha ungayicimi | hibernate (For a computer system, to be in an inactive state, but not shut off. When the computer is switched back on, the desktop is restored exactly as it was) |
| comp., MS | ukuqalelisa ikhompyutha ngokufanelekileyo | soft reboot (The restarting of a running computer without first turning off the power) |
| comp., MS | ukuqalelisa ikhompyutha ngokufanelekileyo | warm boot (The restarting of a running computer without first turning off the power) |
| comp., MS | ukuqalelisa ikhompyutha ngokufanelekileyo | warm start (The restarting of a running computer without first turning off the power) |
| comp., MS | ukuqalelisa ikhompyutha ngokufanelekileyo | soft restart (The restarting of a running computer without first turning off the power) |
| comp., MS | ukuqalelisa ngokungafanelekanga ikhompyutha ngokucofa iqhosha lokulayita | cold start (A startup process that begins with turning on the computer's power. Typically, a cold boot involves some basic hardware checking by the system, after which the operating system is loaded from disk into memory) |
| comp., MS | ukuqalelisa ngokungafanelekanga ikhompyutha ngokucofa iqhosha lokulayita | cold boot (A startup process that begins with turning on the computer's power. Typically, a cold boot involves some basic hardware checking by the system, after which the operating system is loaded from disk into memory) |
| comp., MS | ulwahlulwa-hlulo lendlela yokuqalelisa ikhompyutha | boot partition (The partition that contains the Windows operating system and its support files. The boot partition can be, but does not have to be, the same as the system partition) |