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ipurangi

1. (noun) source (of a stream).


2. (noun) Internet.

Kua tuwhera te ao Māori ki te ipurangi - mēnā he waea he rorohiko tā rātou (Te Ara 2015). / The Māori world has embraced the Internet - if they have a phone line or a computer.

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rauemi ipurangi

1. (noun) online resource, internet resource.

whārangi ipurangi

1. (noun) internet page, web page.

mata ipurangi

1. (noun) media browser, internet browser.

pae ipurangi

1. (noun) Internet site.

pakihere rokiroki

1. (verb) to podcast, podcasting - create collections of digital media files for distribution over the Internet on portable media players and personal computers.

rokiroki

1. (verb) (-tia) to preserve, care for, husband.

E kore rawa e wareware i a Ngāti Tūwharetoa, ka waiho tēnei hei taonga nui ki roto ki te rokiroki a tōna tupuna, a Whakaotirangi (TPH 15/5/1905:8). / Ngāti Tūwharetoa will never forget that this great treasure was left in the care of their ancestor, Whakaotirangi.

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Synonyms: whakapounamu, tohutohu, rarawe, tohu, rongoā, whakauka, whakatote


2. (modifier) perfectly calm.

Synonyms: mōwai rokiroki


3. (noun) preservation, storage.

Arā anō ētahi kātahi anō pea ka āta tuhia ki te reo Māori, pēnei i te rokiroki i ngā kōiwi o te tuatara, ngā mahi whakaipoipo a te kākāpō (HM 3/1998:7). / There are other things that probably have only recently been written about in Māori, such as the preservation of tuatara bones and the courtship activities of kākāpō.

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Synonyms: whakauka, tiakanga


4. (noun) store, collection (of articles), podcast - a collection of digital media files which are distributed over the Internet for playback on portable media players and personal computers.

Kūkara

1. (loan) (verb) to google - search for (something on the internet) using a search engine.

Me kūkara te mahere whenua, kia mārama pūahoaho ai koe ki te ara hei takahi māu (HJ 2015:132). / You should google the map so that the way for you to travel is very clear.

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2. (loan) (personal noun) Google - multinational technology company specialising in Internet-related services and products.

Kūkara hoki i whakarewa tāna ake pūmanawa rapu reo Māori i te tau 2008 (NZ Herald 4/7/2016:A8). / Google began its Māori-language search engine in 2008 (NZ Herald 4/7/2016:A8).

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pūtirotiro

1. (noun) browser - a software program used to display webpages and to navigate the Internet.

He pai ake ētahi pūtirotiro i ētahi atu. / Some browsers are better than others.

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wāhi hono ipurangi

1. (noun) hotspot - a public place (such as a coffee shop, airport, or hotel) with a wireless network to connect to the Internet.

atakata

1. (noun) meme - an image or video with some text, typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by Internet users, often with slight variations.

kōnae ipurangi

1. (noun) podcast - a collection of digital media files which are distributed over the Internet for playback on portable media players and personal computers.

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