Phrasal verbs: technology and communication

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• switch over
  to change from one system or thing to another
• tune in
  to watch or listen to a broadcast
• tune out
  to stop paying attention
• get through to
  to succeed in contacting someone by phone
• cut off
  to disconnect a call or line suddenly
• ring up
  to phone someone
• hang up
  to end a phone call
• break up
  for a call to become unclear or disconnected
• back up
  to make a copy of data for safety
• boot up
  to start a computer
• shut down
  to turn off a device completely
• power up
  to turn on a device
• type up
  to write something formally using a keyboard
• print out
  to print a document
• scroll down
  to move down a page on a screen
• scroll up
  to move up a page on a screen
• zoom in
  to make an image appear closer or larger
• zoom out
  to make an image appear farther away or smaller
• click on
  to press something with a mouse
• sign off
  to end a communication, broadcast, or conversation
• dial in
  to join a call remotely
• patch through
  to connect someone's call to another line
• glitch out
  for technology to suddenly malfunction
• log in
  to access an account or system with a username and password
• log out
  to exit an account or system
• plug in
  to connect a device to a power source
• hook up
  to connect a device to another device or system
• cut out
  for audio or video to stop working briefly and repeatedly
• freeze up
  for a device or screen to stop responding
• swipe up
  to move a finger up across a touchscreen
• pull up
  to bring something onto the screen
• close out
  to close an app or window completely