Lesson 90 Vocabulary
English word English Definition English Example sentence
1 to violate ~ fail to comply with If you violate the EULA, you cannot ask for support from the software vendor.
2 to swap ~ exchange I sometimes swap games with my friends
3 to burn a CD transfer data on to a blank or rewritable CD I burnt my photos onto a CD.
4 to be anonymous unidentified Many people think they are anonymous on the Internet, but that's not true.
5 to be unauthorized not having official approval Andy made an unauthorized copy of the game.
6 to be victimless a crime with no injured party Some people consider doing drugs to be a victimless crime
7 to track ~ down find by tracking or chasing The detective tracked down the woman.
8 to pirate ~ create an illegal copy of data Although illegal, many people pirate games, music, and movies.
9 to torrent ~ use the bit-torrent protocol to download data Peter torrented three movies last night.
10 to seed ~ use the bit-torrent protocol to upload data I have been seeding the files for about a month now.
11 P2P peer-to-peer file sharing Music and movie companies hate P2P file sharing because they can't monetize it.
12 an IP address Internet Protocol address My IP address is 14.140.66.47.
13 the downfall of ~ loss of power or status The downfall of the company started when all the employees were unhappy.
14 a stance on ~ position or opinion on a subject I don't really have a stance on violent movies.
15 to hold ~ accountable be responsible The manager was held responsible for losing so many workers due to unfair treatment.
16 to take someone to court to sue someone I will take you to court if you keep harassing me.
17 to take legal action to sue someone I will take legal action against my client if he doesn't pay me.
18 a cease and desist letter legal document requiring the addressee to stop doing something He was sent a cease and desist letter after his ISP caught him torrenting movies.
19 to infringe upon ~    
20 copyright exclusive legal right to publish or produce a book, music, etc. There is a copyright on that product.
21 intellectual property a work which one may apply for a copyright, patent, etc. Mickey Mouse is the intellectual property of the Disney Corporation.