Unit 2 vocab

• Capable


  able to do something
• Instruct


  to teach
• Intend


  to plan/to have in mind
• Reliable


  able to be trusted/trustworthy
• Replace


  to take the place of
• Command


  an instruction for the computer
• Circumstances


  facts or conditions that affect a situation
• Practical


  useful
• Artificial


  made by humans beings and not by nature
• Beyond


  farther than
• Human features


  body parts that people have
• Compelling


  convincing
• barriers to entry


  things that prevent people from using something
• Accessibility


  how easy something is for people to use
• Natural Language commands


  spoken words that tell machines what to do
• Remote presence device


  a machine that can be somewhere that a person can't be
• Alternative


  something that can be used instead of another thing
• Fossil fuels


  coal, oil, natural gas
• Worldwide


  existing or happening throughout the world
• Individual


  relating to just one person or thing
• Innovative


  new and original
• Carbon


  a chemical element that coal and diamonds are made of
• Cut back on


  to reduce
• Impact


  effect
• Gradual


  happening slowly over time
• Consumes


  uses something up
• Design


  produce a plan, simulation or model
• Efficient


  being effective without wasting time or effort or expense
• Equipment


  tools needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
• Powers


  to supply the energy needed for something to work
• Eventually


  in the end, finally
• Electricity


  a form of energy caused by the movement of electrons
• Prevention


  the act of making sure that something does not happen
• Afford


  to be able to pay for
• Struggled


  tried very hard to do something but still had difficulty
• Creative


  able to invent things and have original ideas
• Container


  object for holding or carrying something
• Innovation


  new method, idea, product
• Identify


  able to name something
• Store


  you keep for future use