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noun
Technical or scientific language used to convey a false impression of meaningful technical or scientific content.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
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noun
From the point of view of the layperson, technical and scientific literature not understood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
technical jargon from computing and other high-tech subjects
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: jargon
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European *téḱ-sneh2der. Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek τεχνο- (tekhno-)der. English techno- English babble English technobabble From techno- + babble.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
