25 Computer Terms to Substitute for Real Words

Be geeky - substitute these 25 computer terms for what you really want to say.

	Computer Term	Real Meaning
1	Low disk space	Slow down! You're giving me too much information.
2	Battery is running low	I'm going to bed.
3	This device can perform faster	I'm lazy and I know it.
4	Pairing devices	I'm getting married.
5	File type mismatch	I'm getting divorced.
6	This program has stopped responding	I'm no longer listening to you.
7	Unexpected catastrophic failure	Oh crap.
8	Driver required	Can someone please take me to the mall?
9	Windows needs to restart	I need a vacation.
10	Illegal operation	I just did something naughty.
11	Printer offline	My pen ran out of ink.
12	Save as draft	I'll finish it tomorrow.
13	Loading	I'm getting dressed, just hold on a minute.
14	Defragmenting drive C	I'm tidying up the house.
15	Undo	Forget what I just said.
16	Redo	Say that again.
17	3 minutes remaining	I'll be finished when I'm finished.
18	Touch device not detected	Get your hands off me.
19	Not enough memory to perform operation	I've already forgotten the first part of your instructions.
20	Insert media	I'm hungry.
21	Syntax error	I haven't a clue what you're saying.
22	Bad command or file name	I won't do it until you say "please".
23	Error 404 file not found	I've moved and didn't leave a forwarding address.
24	Performing system dump	I'm going to the bathroom.
25	This program has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.	I can't deal with this. Go away.

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