The following is a short collection of computer-related words in Tamil. The tamil words are in romanized/transliterated format. (hopefully next year when we all have a font encoding standard, the tamil words will be in tamil!) The following transliteration scheme (Adami/Madurai) is used:
vowels: a, A/aa, i, I/ee, u, U/oo, e, E, ai, o, O, au/ow, q/ah
consonants: k, ng, c/s, NY/ny, t/d, N, th/dh, nN/n^,
p/b, m, y, r, l, v, z/zh, L, R, n
grantha: h, j, S, sh, sri
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| address | mukavari, vilAcam | முகவரி, விலாசம் |
| border | karaikaL | கரைகள் |
| brackets | adaippuk kuRikaL | அைடப்புக்குறிகள் |
| brochure | kuRippu | குறிப்பு |
| browser | ulAvi | உலாவி |
| center | maiyam, maththi, nadu | மையம், மத்தி, நடு |
| change | maRRal, maRRu | மாற்றல், மாற்று |
| character | ezhuththu | எழுத்து |
| click | codukku/codukkinAl | சொடுக்கு, சொடுக்குதல் |
| clipboard | maRaip palakai | மறைப்பலகை |
| client, customer | vAdikkaiyALar | வாடிக்கையாளர் |
| colour | vaNNam, niRam | வண்ணம், நிறம் |
| command | kattaLai | கட்டளை |
| comments, explanatory notes | viLakkak kuRippu | விளக்கக் குறிப்பு |
| compress | adakkiamukku | அடிக்கிஅமுக்கு |
| computer | kaNani, kaNippoRi | கணினி, கணிப்பொறி |
| computer engineer/expert | kaNip poriyALar | கணிப் பொறியாளர் |
| computer science | kaNani iyal | கணினி இயல் |
| contact | thodarpu | தொடர்பு |
| copy | pirathi, nakal | பிரதி, நகல் |
| create | uruvAkku | உருவாக்கு |
| crop | cethukku | செதுக்கு |
| cursor | Eval | ஏவல் |
| cyberspace | kaNiniyakam | கணினியகம் |
| decompress | virivAkku | விரிவாக்கு |
| desktop computer | mEcaik kaNani | மேசைக் கணினி |
| desktop publication | mEcaip piracuram | மேசைப் பிரசுரம் |
| dictionary | akarAthi | அகராதி |
| directory | kattu, kattai | கட்டு, கட்டை |
| distribute | viniyOki, viniyOkappaduththu | வினியோகி, வினியோகப்படுத்து |
| document | AvaNam | ஆவணம் |
| download | izhuththuvai | இழுத்துவை |
| copy | pirathi, nakal |
| create | uruvAkku |
| crop | cethukku |
| cursor | Eval |
| cyberspace | kaNiniyakam |
| decompress | virivAkku |
| desktop computer | mEcaik kaNani |
| desktop publication | mEcaip piracuram |
| dictionary | akarAthi |
| directory | kattu, kattai |
| distribute | viniyOki, viniyOkappaduththu |
| document | AvaNam |
| download | izhuththuvai |
| drag | izhu |
| e-mail | min aNYcal |
| editor | thokuppar |
| educational software | aRiviyal menporuL |
| erase | azhi |
| escape | veLiyEru |
| electronic | minnanu iyal, miniyal |
| features | amcangkaL |
| file | Olai, kOvai, kOppai |
| find | thEdu, kaNdupidi |
| font | vari vadivam |
| floppy | men thattu |
| font | varivadivu, ezhuththu vadivam |
| frames | vElikaL, cattap padalkaL |
| games | viLaiyAttukkkaL |
| graphics | varaivukaL |
| hard drive/disc | van thattu |
| hardware | van poruL, iyali |
| help | uthavi, thuNai |
| home page | illap pakkam |
| information | thakaval |
| information technology | thakaval kaLam |
| install | ERRu (ERRuvathu), nAttu (nAttuvathu) |
| installation | ERRamaippu |
| internet | iNaiyam, tholai valai thodarpu |
| italics | cAinntha |
| key | vicai |
| keyboard | vicaip palakai |
| laptop computer | madik kaNini |
| laser disc | lEcar thakadu |
| layout | ida othukkIdu, amaippu |
| line | vari |
| list | attavaNai pattiyal |
| magnetic disk | kAnthath thakadu |
| memory | koLLadakkam |
| memory bank | NYApaka adukku |
| monitor | thirai |
| mouse | kaikAtti, eli |
| network | valaippinnal, paNippinnal |
| newsgroup | ceithik kuzhu |
| news | ceithi |
| operating system | thaLam, ceyalam |
| optical scanner | oLi varudi |
| page | pakkam |
| paragraph | pakathi, panthi/paththi |
| peripheral | cakalap porutkaL, viLimbu |
| popularise | pirapalappaduththal |
| power | cakthi, valu
| | pointer | kuriyeedu |
| press | amukku, thattu |
| print | accadi |
| publications | veLiyiidukaL |
| publish | veLiyiidu, piracuri |
| publisher | pathippakaththAr |
| ready | thayAr |
| release | veLiyiidu |
| save | cEmikka |
| section | pakuthi |
| server | vazhangi, parimARi |
| shareware | pakir menporuL |
| software | menporuL, ceyali |
| sort | varicai cei/ ozhungu cei |
| source code | AthAra ANaikaL |
| sound card | caththakkirami / olikkirami |
| site | thaLam |
| table | attavaNai |
| telnet | kaNinith thotti |
| thread | n^oolizhaikaL, n^oolizhai |
| technology | thozhil n^utpam <
| | underline | adiyil kOdiyida |
| update | puduppiththal |
| user | upayOkippavar, payanpaduththuvOr |
| WWW (world-wide-web) | ulakaLAviya valai, ulaka valai maiyam, vaiyaka virivu valai (vvv) |
| web | iNaiyam |
| web page | iNaiyap pakkam |
| web site | iNaiyath thaLam |
| word processor | col ceyalAkki |
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