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For Wikipedia jargon, see Wikipedia:Glossary. For hacker slang, see Jargon File
Jargon File

The Jargon File is a glossary of hacker slang. The original Jargon File was a collection of hacker slang from technical cultures such as the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, the Stanford AI Lab , and others of the old ARPANET Artificial Intelligence/Lisp programming language/PDP-10 communities, including Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Carn...
. For the gemstone, see Jargoon
Jargoon

A Jargoon or jargon is name applied by Gemology to those zircons which are fine enough to be cut as gemstones, but are not of the red color which characterizes the hyacinth or jacinth....
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Jargon is terminology
Terminology

Terminology is the study of terms and their use. Terms are words and compound words that are used in specific contexts. Not to be confused with "terms" in colloquial usages, the shortened form of technical terms which are defined within a Academic discipline or speciality field....
 which has been especially defined in relationship to a specific activity, profession, or group. In other words, the term covers the language used by people who work in a particular area or who have a common interest. Much like slang
Slang

Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's dialect or language....
 it develops as a kind of shorthand, to quickly express ideas that are frequently discussed between members of a group.






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For Wikipedia jargon, see Wikipedia:Glossary. For hacker slang, see Jargon File
Jargon File

The Jargon File is a glossary of hacker slang. The original Jargon File was a collection of hacker slang from technical cultures such as the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, the Stanford AI Lab , and others of the old ARPANET Artificial Intelligence/Lisp programming language/PDP-10 communities, including Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Carn...
. For the gemstone, see Jargoon
Jargoon

A Jargoon or jargon is name applied by Gemology to those zircons which are fine enough to be cut as gemstones, but are not of the red color which characterizes the hyacinth or jacinth....
.


Jargon is terminology
Terminology

Terminology is the study of terms and their use. Terms are words and compound words that are used in specific contexts. Not to be confused with "terms" in colloquial usages, the shortened form of technical terms which are defined within a Academic discipline or speciality field....
 which has been especially defined in relationship to a specific activity, profession, or group. In other words, the term covers the language used by people who work in a particular area or who have a common interest. Much like slang
Slang

Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's dialect or language....
 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 unique usage among practitioners of a field. In many cases this may cause a barrier to communication with those not familiar with the language of the field.

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    Chinook Jargon

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    Colloquialism

    A colloquialism is an expression not used in formal Speech communication, writing or paralinguistics. Colloquialisms are also sometimes referred to collectively as "colloquial language"....
  • Corporatese
    Corporatese

    Corporatese is a sub-dialect of the English language that is used in corporations and other bureaucracy.It is not formally-defined and has no central regulatory authority, but is nonetheless in use in many organisations in the English-speaking world....
  • Corporate jargon
    Corporate jargon

    Corporate jargon lists jargon often used in business communication of corporations. A slang type or form is called "Corporatese."...
  • Critical vocabulary
    Critical vocabulary

    Critical VocabularyA critical vocabulary is a formal terminology related to one or more branches of critical theory. Although it may be considered a type of jargon, it is predominantly used by academic and is not slang....
  • Eurojargon
    Eurojargon

    Eurojargon is a colloquial term often found in recent British journalism. It refers to terminology relating to the European Union, and comes in several forms....
  • Jargon File
    Jargon File

    The Jargon File is a glossary of hacker slang. The original Jargon File was a collection of hacker slang from technical cultures such as the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, the Stanford AI Lab , and others of the old ARPANET Artificial Intelligence/Lisp programming language/PDP-10 communities, including Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Carn...
  • Law enforcement jargon
    Law enforcement jargon

    Law enforcement jargon refers to a large body of acronyms, abbreviations, codes and slang used by law enforcement personnel to provide quick concise descriptions of people, places, property and situations, in both spoken and written communication....
  • List of UK railfan jargon
    List of UK railfan jargon

    This page contains a list of jargon used to varying degrees by railway enthusiasm / railfans and trainspotters in the United Kingdom, including nicknames for various locomotives and multiple units....
  • Pidgin
    Pidgin

    A pidgin is a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a language in common, in situations such as trade....
  • Poker jargon
  • Polari
    Polari

    Polari was a form of cant slang used in the gay subculture in United Kingdom. It was revived in the 1950s and 1960s by its use by camp characters Julian and Sandy in the popular BBC radio show Round the Horne, but its origins can be traced back to at least the 19th century....
  • Slang
    Slang

    Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's dialect or language....
  • Sociolect
    Sociolect

    In linguistics, a sociolect is a variety of language associated with a particular social group. The term derives from the morphemes ?socio-,? meaning social and ?-lect,? meaning a variety of language....
  • Sociolinguistics
    Sociolinguistics

    Sociolinguistics is the study of the effect of any and all aspects of society, including cultural norms, expectations, and context, on the way language is used....
  • Terminology
    Terminology

    Terminology is the study of terms and their use. Terms are words and compound words that are used in specific contexts. Not to be confused with "terms" in colloquial usages, the shortened form of technical terms which are defined within a Academic discipline or speciality field....
  • Wobbly lingo
    Wobbly lingo

    Wobbly lingo is a collection of technical language, jargon, and historic slang used by the Industrial Workers of the World, known as the Wobblies, for more than a century....
  • Yan Tan Tethera
    Yan Tan Tethera

    Yan Tan Tethera was a traditional numeric jargon used by shepherds to count sheep in northern England and southern Scotland. Until the Industrial Revolution, the use of specialised traditional number systems was common among shepherds, especially in the dales of the Lake District....


External links

  • - A wikified version of The Jargon File.
  • - 2007 BullsIT awards for worst in high-tech marketing jargon