Look up: jargon

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   jargon
   [n] - specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
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   Jargon
   the technical language of an occupation or group
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   jargon
   Technical language that is used by a particular profession or group of people. It is not wrong to use jargon in documentation. For example, if a reference manual is designed for SQL programmers, then it is acceptable to use terms such as 'table', 'entity', '3rd Normal Form' and so on. However, it is not appropriate to use such terms for the average
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   Jargon
   Specialised words associated with a specialist subject.
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   Jargon
   language used by a particular profession or interest group. May include vocabulary unfamiliar to those outside the group, sometimes deliberately.
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   jargon
   the collective term for the words,expressions,technical terms,etc.which are intelligible to the members of a specific group,social circle or profession,but not to the general public Category: Language and literature • the common language in a specific field of knowledge Category: Language and literature • a colorless or pale yellow or smoky zircon Category: Chemistry
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   Jargon
   See zircon.
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   Jargon
   Jar'gon noun [ French jargon , Old French also gargon , perhaps akin to English garrulous , or gargle .] Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish; hence, an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang. 'A barbarous jargon .' Macaulay. 'All jargon of the schools.' Prior. « The jargon which serves the traffickers. ...
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   Jargon
   Jar'gon (jär'gŏn) intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Jargoned (-gŏnd); present participle & verbal noun Jargoning .] To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner. « The noisy jay, Jargoning like a foreigner at his food.» ...
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    Jargon
    Jar'gon noun [ English jargon , Italian jiargone ; perhaps from Pers. zarg...n gold-colored, from zar gold. Confer Zircon .] (Min.) A variety of zircon. See Zircon .
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    jargon
    <chemical> A variety of zircon. See Zircon. ... Origin: E.jargon, It. Jiargone; perh. Fr. Pers. Zargn gold-coloured, fr. Zar gold. Cf. Zircon. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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    Jargon
    `Jargon` is terminology that relates to a specific activity, profession or group. Much like slang it develops as a kind of shorthand, to quickly 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.
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    Jargon
    • (v. i.) To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner. • (n.) A variety of zircon. See Zircon. • (n.) Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish; hence, an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang.
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    jargon
    (from the article `zircon`) ...clear, transparent red, orange, and yellow varieties. Matura diamond, from Sri Lanka, is clear and colourless, either naturally or made so through ...
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    jargon
    in colonial history, an unstable rudimentary hybrid language used as a means of communication between persons having no other language in common. ... [1 related articles]
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    jargon
    Language or terminology peculiar to a specific field, profession, or group. See Also: paraphasia [Fr. gibberish]
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    Jargon
    - A bunch of technical stuff that sounds important, but the customer really doesn't want to hear.
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    jargon
    jargon, pejorative term applied to speech or writing that is considered meaningless, unintelligible, or ugly. In one sense the term is applied to the special language of a profession, which may be unnecessarily complicated, e.g., “medical jargon.” Jargon can also mean clumsy language tha...
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