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B1💻 Technology

Italian word

captcha

CAPTCHA (the verification test on websites)

Looks like

captcha

CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart)

⚠️ The trap

'Captcha' is used as a loanword in Italian with no native equivalent. In Italian it is always lowercase ('captcha', not all caps). An amusing near-false-friend: 'capire' (to understand) — but 'captcha' has nothing to do with understanding.

To say "CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart)" in Italian:

N/A — direct loanword

"captcha" in English means:

CAPTCHA (the verification test on websites)

Example

"Non riesco a superare il captcha su quel sito."

"I cannot pass the CAPTCHA on that site."

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