Vocabulary
Words and definitions collected from our articles, organised by CEFR level. Tap a word in any article to see its definition in context.
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Underlying foundation or basic framework
To optimize, make as effective as possible
Structure, framework, design of a system
Official appointment to a position
Bets on, counts on (metaphorically)
To oversee, manage, monitor
Disclosed, revealed, made public
Massive, very large in scale
Responsibilities, duties
Data, information pieces
Appointment, official naming to a job
To modernize, update to current standards
To direct, manage, lead
Appointed, named to a position (past participle)
To supervise, oversee
Systems, organized sets of components
Agency, organization
Job, work, employment
Director, manager, person in charge
Team, group working together
The US space agency
Data, facts, knowledge
Chief, head, boss
Website, location
Disparate, distinct, unrelated systems
Governance, framework of rules and processes
Bottlenecks, points of congestion in a system
Infrastructure, underlying systems and facilities
Transformations, major changes in form or nature
Legacy, inherited from previous systems
Supports, underpins, provides foundation for
Appoints, assigns someone to a position
Decisions, choices made after thinking
Announced, made public (past tense)
Mission, important assigned task
Director, person in charge of a department
Trusts, believes in someone's ability
Cybersecurity, protecting computer systems
Systems, organized sets of components
Experience, knowledge from doing something
Project, planned work with a goal
Chief or boss, person in charge
Information, data, or knowledge
The United States space agency
Computers, electronic devices for processing data
Leader, person who guides others
Names or appoints someone to a position
Technology, tools and systems for solving problems
emphasized or highlighted something as important
strong, reliable, able to handle stress or errors
management positions with responsibility for people and strategy
security model where no user or system is trusted by default
process of using digital technologies to change how an organization operates
able to grow or expand to handle increased demand
take over a position or responsibility from someone else
reliable, trustworthy, working correctly
responsible for something or someone
basic physical and organizational structures like computer networks
working together with others
officially appointed someone to a position
attacks on computer systems by hackers
extremely important, decisive
having great significance or value
US space agency that explores space and does research
computer technology and information systems
group of people working together
knowledge or skill from doing something for a long time
leads or manages a team or department
organized sets of computer programs and hardware
tendency of prices to change rapidly
exposure to potential loss
variety of plant and animal life in an area
a strip of land planted with a different crop
division of fields into smaller plots
the practice of growing a variety of crops to spread risk
financial support from public funds
a research project or investigation
growing different crops together to spread risk
possibility of loss or damage
money earned from farming
a legume crop used for protein and nitrogen fixation
financial aid from government or EU
a strip of land planted with a different crop
a plant grown for food or profit
the chance of loss or damage
a legume crop used for protein
a research project or investigation
money earned from work or sales
the practice of growing different crops together
financial aid from government
causing great damage or harm
the action of returning something to its former good condition
a group of individuals or organizations working together for a common cause
failure to produce the desired effect or result
a safe place that provides protection from danger
signs or indications that something is happening or exists
a protected area for plants and animals
the group of people who work on a ship or boat
a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
visual representations or pictures taken by a camera