Computer terms with the suffix -ware in English and Croatian

Abstract

The paper deals with computer terms with the suffix -ware which appear in English and Croatian. Croatian equivalents of English terms are given and they are analyzed with the help of terminological principles. Croatian equivalents have been acquired on the Internet but the analysis includes also suggestions of the 4th year students of Faculty of Electrotechnics and Computer Science. The authors also take into considereation the difference between standard and jargon terms and semantic relationships between them.

Keywords

• computer terminology
• suffix –ware
• terminological principles