54. English Phrasal Verbs in Use Advanced, Unit 54, Technology

go onto

(a computer, the Internet, a website)

go into

(into a menu, a programme, a different window)

back-up power

Electricity generator, or a bank of batteries, that can provide adequate power to operate critically important equipment until commercial power is restored.

pop-up menu (Then, click on your taskbar at the bottom of your screen. A pop-up menu will appear.)

a list of choices which appears on a computer screen

get wiped out (and a whole load of data I hadn't managed to save got wiped out.)

be accidently removed from a computer

fade in, fade out (How can I get my photos to fade in and fade out when I show them on my computer?)

become gradually louder or brighter or quieter or darker

plug into

connect a piece of equipment to an electricity supply or to another piece of equipment

wire up (No need to spend hours wiring everything up.)

connecting something to a piece of electrical equipment by using electrical wires

switch on

if you ~~ something such as a light or a machine, or if it ~~, you make it start working

pick up (You can pick up thousands of stations 24 hours a day.)

receive an electronic signal on a radio or similar piece of equipment

warm up (Most scanners take up to a minute to warm up.)

start working so that it becomes warm enough to work well

seize up (Looking for a photocopier that doesn't seize up every time you change the paper? )

suddenly stop moving or working properly

pop-ups (Go into the tools menu on your browser and click 'disable pop-ups.)

unwanted advertisements which suddenly appear on the screen when you are online

tune into (Tune into any radio station anywhere in the world with Worldband software)

watch or listen to a particular broadcast station or program