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Jargon is terminology that relates to a specific activity, profession or group. Much like slang it develops as a kind of shorthand, to express ideas that are frequently discussed between members of a group. In many cases a standard term may be given a more precise or specialized usage among practicioners of a field. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Jargon File is a glossary of hacker slang. ... Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Terminology is the study of terms and their use — of words and compound words that are used in specific contexts. ... Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speakers dialect or language. ...

Uses of Jargon

Jargon is used in several fields:

• sports: one can find jargon just by watching a major league baseball broadcast, where commentators compete for the greatest density of technical sport terms and other sport-related metaphors.
• medicine: Particularly in the operating room or under emergency conditions, particular jargons have developed that allow medical professionals to communicate quickly and effectively where common language would take much longer. This kind of jargon is also known as technical terminology.
• information technology and the Internet created many overlapping jargons used by computer scientists, programmers, system architects, nerds, geeks and hackers to communicate. The proper usage of these words is a prerequisite for inclusion in these groups. (See the Jargon File).
• nautical terms are an ancient form of jargon.
• jargon specific to the European Union, particularly its administration.

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Pitfalls of Jargon

In some cases it is used to distinguish those belonging to a group from those who are not. This is sometimes called "guild" or "insider" jargon. Those unfamiliar with a subject can often be tagged by their incorrect use of jargon. The use of jargon by outsiders is considered by insiders to be audacious, since it constitutes a claim to membership of the insider group. Conversely, since outsiders may not see the reference made via jargon, they are all the more sensitive to its more visible elitist social framing. Jargon often comes across as pedantic, nerdy, and divorced from meaning to outsiders. ^{[citation needed]} it is very lame Elitism is the belief or attitude that the people who are considered to be the elite — a selected group of persons with outstanding personal abilities, wealth, specialised training or experience, or other distinctive attributes — are the people whose views on a matter are to be taken the most seriously, or... For the medical term see rigor (medicine) Rigour (American English: rigor) has a number of meanings in relation to intellectual life and discourse. ... Traditionally, a nerd is a very intelligent but lonely and socially awkward person who is fascinated by knowledge, especially science. ...

See also

Look up Jargon in
Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Buzzword
• Chinook jargon
• Christianese
• Colloquialism
• Computer jargon or Jargon File
• Corporate jargon
• Jargon code
• Law enforcement jargon
• List of buzzwords
• Mathematical jargon
• Military slang and jargon
• Pidgin
• Poker jargon
• Slang
• Sociolinguistics
• Sports Terminology
• Scientology terminology
• Terminology
• Wobbly lingo

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External links

• [http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/ Plain English
• LanguageMonitor - Watchdog on contemporary English usage
• GlossaryDirect - searchable directory format of glossaries
• The Jargon Wiki - A wikified version of The Jargon File.
• CorporateJargon.net