B2 Vocabulary: Emerging Technologies

Advancement

  • Definition: A forward movement in technology, knowledge, or progress.
  • Example: The advancement of artificial intelligence is transforming many industries.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

  • Definition: The simulation of human intelligence in machines.
  • Example: AI systems can analyze large amounts of data much faster than humans.

Application

  • Definition: A particular use or purpose of a technology.
  • Example: One application of blockchain is in securing financial transactions.

Industry

  • Definition: A branch of business or manufacturing.
  • Example: The healthcare industry is benefiting from AI innovations.

Predict

  • Definition: To declare or indicate in advance, especially on the basis of special knowledge.
  • Example: AI can predict market trends with high accuracy.

Evolve

  • Definition: To develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form.
  • Example: Technology continues to evolve, bringing new opportunities and challenges.

Decentralized

  • Definition: Distributed away from a central authority or location.
  • Example: Blockchain technology relies on a decentralized network of computers.

Transparency

  • Definition: The quality of being easily seen through or detected.
  • Example: Blockchain ensures transparency by recording all transactions publicly.

Efficiency

  • Definition: Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.
  • Example: Solar panels are becoming more efficient, converting more sunlight into electricity.

Adoption

  • Definition: The act of starting to use something new or different.
  • Example: The adoption of 5G technology will enhance connectivity across the globe.

Mitigate

  • Definition: To make less severe, serious, or painful.
  • Example: Renewable energy technologies help mitigate the impact of climate change.

Latency

  • Definition: The delay before a transfer of data begins following an instruction.
  • Example: 5G technology significantly reduces latency in data communication.

Autonomous

  • Definition: Capable of operating independently without human control.
  • Example: Autonomous vehicles use sensors and AI to navigate without a driver.

Immersive

  • Definition: Providing a completely engaging or absorbing experience.
  • Example: VR offers an immersive gaming experience that makes you feel like you’re inside the game.

Simulate

  • Definition: To imitate the appearance or character of something.
  • Example: VR can simulate different environments for training purposes.

Overlay

  • Definition: To cover or be laid over something.
  • Example: AR overlays digital information onto the real world, enhancing the user experience.

Revolutionize

  • Definition: To change something radically or fundamentally.
  • Example: AI has the potential to revolutionize the way we approach problem-solving.

Diagnosis

  • Definition: The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem.
  • Example: AI can assist doctors in the diagnosis of diseases by analyzing medical images.

Prominence

  • Definition: The state of being important or famous.
  • Example: Renewable energy is gaining prominence as a solution to climate change.

Connectivity

  • Definition: The state of being connected or interconnected.
  • Example: The Internet of Things relies on strong connectivity to function properly.

Secure

  • Definition: To make safe or protect.
  • Example: Blockchain technology is used to secure digital transactions.

Efficient

  • Definition: Performing or functioning in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort.
  • Example: Energy-efficient appliances help reduce electricity consumption.

Practical

  • Definition: Concerned with actual use or practice.
  • Example: VR has practical applications in education and training.

Enhance

  • Definition: To increase or improve in value, quality, desirability, or attractiveness.
  • Example: 5G will enhance mobile internet speeds and reliability.

Conserve

  • Definition: To protect something, especially an environmentally or culturally important place or thing, from harm or destruction.
  • Example: Using renewable energy helps conserve natural resources.