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Specialist terminology often understood only by a certain group
Jargon, or technical language, is the specialized terminology associated with a particular field or area of activity. Jargon is normally employed in a
Jargon
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up jargon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jargon is the arcane vocabulary of a specific activity, profession or other ingroup. Jargon may also
Jargon_(disambiguation)
Terms used in the card game
For a list of words relating to Poker, see the Poker category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The following is a glossary of poker terms used
Glossary_of_poker_terms
Pidgin trade language from the Pacific Northwest
Chinook Jargon (Chinuk Wawa or Chinook Wawa, also known simply as Chinook or Jargon) is a language originating as a pidgin trade language in the Pacific
Chinook_Jargon
Simplified language
"Pidgin". The term jargon has also been used to refer to pidgins, and is found in the names of some pidgins, such as Chinook Jargon. In this context, linguists
Pidgin
alphabetical list of selected unofficial and specialized terms, phrases, and other jargon used in baseball, along with their definitions, including illustrative examples
Glossary_of_baseball_terms
Feature of a language disorder involving noun selection difficulty
Jargon aphasia is a type of aphasia where the affected individual generates speech that is incomprehensible to the listeners. It is an instance of Wernicke's
Jargon_aphasia
Activities associated with group decisions
Politics is the activity of settling affairs in an organized society. Politics is usually concerned with resolving issues within a society via a government
Politics
Buzzwords and specialized vocabulary used by businesspeople
Corporate jargon is the jargon often used in large corporations, bureaucracies, and similar workplaces. The language register of the term is generally
Corporate_jargon
1700s–1950s indigenous pidgin of the coastal southern US
Mobilian Jargon (also Mobilian trade language, Mobilian Trade Jargon, Chickasaw–Choctaw trade language, Yamá) was a pidgin used as a lingua franca among
Mobilian_Jargon
Collection of definitions from computer subcultures
The Jargon File is a glossary and usage dictionary of slang used by computer programmers. The original Jargon File was a collection of terms from technical
Jargon_File
Cant language
Padonkaffsky jargon (Russian: язык падонкафф, romanized: yazyk padonkaff), also known as Olbanian (олбанский, olbansky), is a slang developed by a Runet
Padonkaffsky_jargon
Language used to facilitate communication between groups without a common native language
A lingua franca (/ˌlɪŋɡwə ˈfræŋkə/; lit. 'Frankish tongue'; for plurals see § Usage notes), also known as a bridge language, common language, trade language
Lingua_franca
Adage to assume stupidity over malice
known after its inclusion in the Jargon File, a glossary of computer programmer slang, in 1990. Later that year, the Jargon File editors declared its origin
Hanlon's_razor
This is a list of the more common English volleyball jargon terms: Ace: A serve which lands in the opponent's court without being touched, or is touched
Volleyball_jargon
a certain amount of jargon: commonly used phrases which are part of the culture of mathematics, rather than of the subject. Jargon often appears in lectures
Glossary of mathematical jargon
Glossary_of_mathematical_jargon
Jargon and science communication
Jargonness is a piecewise mathematical function mapping the frequencies of a word's appearance in scientific and contemporary English corpora to a parameter
Jargonness
Former trade language
Slavey Jargon (also Broken Slavey, Broken Slavé, Broken Slave, Broken Slavee, and le Jargon esclave) was a trade language used by Indigenous peoples and
Slavey_Jargon
The Jargon Society is an independent press founded by the American poet Jonathan Williams. Jargon is one of the oldest and most prestigious small presses
The_Jargon_Society
Various types of matches used in professional wrestling
Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches
Professional wrestling match types
Professional_wrestling_match_types
Term used in the theatre, film and television industry
A breakthrough role, also known as a breakout role, is a term in the theatre, film and television industry to describe the performance of an actor or actress
Breakthrough_role
Inuit pidgin of Canada
Eskimo Trade Jargon was an Inuit pidgin used by the Mackenzie River Inuit as a trade language with the Athabaskan peoples to their south, such as the Gwich'in
Eskimo_Trade_Jargon
This glossary of nautical terms is an alphabetical listing of terms and expressions connected with ships, shipping, seamanship and navigation on water
Glossary of nautical terms (A–L)
Glossary_of_nautical_terms_(A–L)
Oilfield terminology refers to the jargon used by those working in fields within and related to the upstream segment of the petroleum industry. It includes
Glossary_of_oilfield_jargon
German philosopher, sociologist, and theorist (1903–1969)
subsequently seeped into public discourse. His 1964 publication of The Jargon of Authenticity took aim at the halo such writers had attached to words
Theodor_W._Adorno
Jargon used by workers in the Internet industry
Internet industry jargon is a unique way of speaking used by people working in the internet industry. It shows how those people talk and communicate with
Internet_industry_jargon
Use of mathematical and statistical methods in finance
Quantitative analysis in finance refers to the application of mathematical and statistical methods to problems in financial markets and investment management
Quantitative analysis (finance)
Quantitative_analysis_(finance)
The term outlaw, or outlawed refers to a crew (or train) which can no longer move because the crew has reached the maximum number of hours they are allowed
Outlaw_(railroading_jargon)
Extinct form of Nuu-chah-nulth of western Canada used for trade purposes
Nootka Jargon or Nootka Lingo was a pidginized form of the Wakashan language Nuučaan̓uł, used for trade purposes by the indigenous peoples of the Pacific
Nootka_Jargon
Hacker jargon for computerised blinking lights
In computer jargon, blinkenlights are diagnostic lights on front panels of old mainframe computers. More recently the term applies to status lights of
Blinkenlights
Placeholder variables in programming
"quux". Jargon File. 4.4.7. Archived from the original on 2025-04-27. Retrieved 2025-09-09. quux: /kwuhks/ Eric S. Raymond (ed.). "qux". Jargon File. 4
Foobar
Ceremonial language of Australia
Damin (Demiin in the practical orthography of Lardil) is a ceremonial language register formerly used by the advanced initiated men of the Aboriginal Lardil
Damin
President of Russia (2000–2008; since 2012)
to Russian jokes and folk sayings. Putin sometimes uses Russian criminal jargon (known as "fenya" in Russian), albeit not always correctly. Assessments
Vladimir_Putin
Spanish dialect
Quinqui jargon is associated with quincalleros (an itinerant group). They are a semi-nomadic people who live mainly in the northern half of Spain. They
Quinqui_jargon
African-American Vernacular English slang or vocabulary that developed in Harlem
talk, also known as Harlem jive or simply Jive, the 'argot of jazz', jazz jargon, 'vernacular of the jazz world', slang of jazz, and 'parlance of hip' is
Jive_talk
American medical television drama series
rhythm, relying on the varying intensity of the actors' delivery of medical jargon to relay emotional cues. For the background, Sachs recorded the discussions
The_Pitt
Social media platform owned by Meta
Computers in Human Behavior. 145 107752. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2023.107752. Jargon, Julie (August 12, 2023). "This Was Supposed to be the Antidote for TikTok
Terms from Chinook Jargon, a regional trade language of the Pacific Northwest, have been used as place names since contact between Europeans and Indigenous
List of Chinook Jargon place names
List_of_Chinook_Jargon_place_names
Occupation
fry cooks replaced soda jerks. Soda jerks were known for having their own jargon for how their drinks were made. They created nicknames for different drinks
Soda_jerk
Cant used by various peoples in English-speaking countries
how eighteenth-century slang, cant, provincial languages, and nautical jargon became English. Princeton, New Jersey. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-4008-8516-9. OCLC 985451914
Thieves'_cant
American multinational technology company
Each project has a "directly responsible individual" or "DRI" in Apple jargon. Unlike other major US companies, Apple provides a relatively simple compensation
Apple_Inc.
This is a list of computing and IT acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations. 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also References
List of computing and IT abbreviations
List_of_computing_and_IT_abbreviations
1993 film by Steven Spielberg
less crisp on screen than it was on the page, with much of the enjoyable jargon either mumbled confusingly or otherwise thrown away." In Rolling Stone,
Jurassic_Park
Leader of China since 2012
overarching policy stipulations may be a deliberate departure from the jargon-heavy ideologies of his predecessors. Xi has linked the "Chinese Dream"
Xi_Jinping
Spanish football manager and player (born 1981)
been likened to that of a metodista ("centre-half", in Italian football jargon), due to his ability to dictate play in midfield as well as assist his team
Xabi_Alonso
Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of
Glossary of professional wrestling terms
Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms
Haida-based pidgin of Canada
known as Haida Jargon, was used in the islands by speakers of English, Haida, Coast Tsimshian, and Heiltsuk. Nootka Jargon Chinook Jargon Medny Aleut language
Haida_Jargon
American multinational technology company
just "dog food" and is used as a noun, verb, and adjective. Another bit of jargon, FYIFV or FYIV ("Fuck You, I'm [Fully] Vested"), is used by an employee
Microsoft
West Germanic language
and one-seventh are verbs. Another estimate – which includes scientific jargon, prefixed and suffixed words, loanwords of extremely limited use, technical
English_language
Hobby of acquisition and trading sneakers
influenced by hip hop fashion and skater subculture began to develop their own jargon. Commonly used words include: "ACG" – All Conditions Gear, a brand of sneakers
Sneaker_collecting
Variety of Polish spoken in Lwów
Bałak (Polish pronunciation: [ˈbawak]; often mistakenly called bałach) is a jargon or a sociolect spoken by the commoners of the city of Lwów (modern Lviv
Bałak_jargon
American businessman (born 1967)
Parsonsschen Konzepts der Aggression durch die Beschreibung des Zusammenhangs von Jargon, Aggression und Kultur" (Aggression in the Lifeworld: The Extension of Parsons'
Alex_Karp
Intelligence of machines
by making them believe that they have the capacity to engage emotionally Jargon, Julie (4 March 2026). "Gemini Said They Could Only Be Together if He Killed
Artificial_intelligence
Christian religious terminology and jargon
Christianese refers to the contained terms and jargon used within many of the branches and denominations of Christianity as a functional system of religious
Christianese
Neologism coined by Robert Heinlein
32. Retrieved 4 January 2024. "grok". Jargon File. Retrieved 18 October 2024. "Jargon File version 2.7.1". Jargon File. 1 March 1991. Retrieved 18 October
Grok
This is a glossary of Sudoku terms and jargon. Sudoku with a 9×9 grid is assumed, unless otherwise noted. A Sudoku (i.e. the puzzle) is a partially completed
Glossary_of_Sudoku
Consolidated city-parish in Louisiana, US
Retrieved October 17, 2024. "What's in a Name? Bulbancha and Mobilian Jargon". French Quarter Journal. Retrieved October 17, 2024. Darensbourg, Jeffery
New_Orleans
Modern writing system of 33 letters
Russian Fenya Kyakhta Russian–Chinese Pidgin Mednyj Aleut Padonkaffsky jargon (Olbanian) Russenorsk Solombala English–Russian Pidgin Surzhyk Trasianka
Russian_alphabet
This glossary relates mainly to terms applicable to ten-pin bowling. For candlepin terms, see Candlepin bowling#Terminology. Contents A B C D E F G H I
Glossary_of_bowling
Linguistic term for jargon of a group
A cant is the jargon or language of a group, often employed to exclude or mislead people outside the group. It may also be called a cryptolect, argot,
Cant_(language)
American talk radio show (1988–2021)
The Rush Limbaugh Show was an American conservative talk radio show hosted by Rush Limbaugh. Since its nationally syndicated premiere in 1988, The Rush
The_Rush_Limbaugh_Show
English author and journalist (1903–1950)
can use the active. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent. Break any of these
George_Orwell
1977 film by George Lucas
"Strip Star Wars of its often striking images and its highfalutin scientific jargon, and you get a story, characters, and dialogue of overwhelming banality
Star_Wars_(film)
Subset of language
Backronym International scientific vocabulary Jargon List of deprecated terms for diseases Mathematical jargon Medical slang Medical terminology Neologism
Scientific_terminology
American artificial intelligence company
original on January 8, 2026. Retrieved January 29, 2026. Kessler, Julie Jargon and Sam (August 29, 2025). "A Troubled Man, His Chatbot and a Murder-Suicide
OpenAI
Vocabulary of an informal register
main purpose of jargon is to optimize communication using terms that imply technical understanding. While colloquialisms and jargon may seem like slang
Slang
1986 studio album by Death of Samantha
Strungout on Jargon is the debut studio album by post-punk band Death of Samantha, released March 1, 1986 on Homestead Records. Glenn Kenny of Trouser
Strungout_on_Jargon
Person accused or suspected of committing a crime
In law enforcement jargon, a suspect is a known person accused or suspected of committing a crime. By definition, a suspect is distinct from the perpetrator
Suspect
Collection of masculist and misogynistic websites and forums
ideology that needs to be overthrown. The manosphere has its own distinct jargon. A central tenet of the manosphere is the concept of the red pill, a metaphor
Manosphere
Structured system of communication
includes geographically or socioculturally defined dialects as well as the jargons or styles of subcultures. Linguistic anthropologists and sociologists of
Language
rife with jargon and highly specialized terminology. This page is a glossary of backup terms that aims to clarify the meaning of such jargon and terminology
Glossary_of_backup_terms
Paid search engine
LinkedIn Speak, allowing users to translate plain English into corporate jargon similar to that used in LinkedIn posts. On September 30, 2025, Kagi News
Kagi
U.S. intelligence and covert action agency
Operations Group" in which "[eleven] CIA officers grew long hair, learned the jargon of the New Left, and went off to infiltrate peace groups in the United States
Central_Intelligence_Agency
Device file that discards all data written to it
such files would be assigned in JCL to DD DUMMY. In programmer jargon, especially Unix jargon, it may also be called the bit bucket or black hole. /dev/null
Null_device
Global system of connected computer networks
Crowdsourcing Cyberspace Darknet Deep web Hyphanet (aka Freenet) Internet industry jargon Index of Internet-related articles Internet metaphors Internet video "Internets"
Internet
German dialect of Berlin, Germany
Berlin German, or Berlinese (High German: Berliner Dialekt, Berliner Mundart, Berlinerisch or Berlinisch; fondly derogative: Berliner Schnauze, pronounced
Berlin_German
Baseball threshold for incompetent hitting
The Mendoza Line is baseball jargon for a .200 batting average, the supposed threshold for offensive futility in Major League Baseball. It derives from
Mendoza_Line
Data item stored in a browser by a website
2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017. Raymond, Eric (ed.). "magic cookie". The Jargon File (version 4.4.7). Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved
HTTP_cookie
List of terminology used in North American railroading
This article contains a list of terms, jargon, and slang used to varying degrees by railfans and railroad employees in the United States and Canada. Although
Glossary of North American railroading
Glossary_of_North_American_railroading
This glossary of computer hardware terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts related to computer hardware, i.e. the physical and structural
Glossary of computer hardware terms
Glossary_of_computer_hardware_terms
Collectible card game
2022. Retrieved October 26, 2020. Knutson, Ted (September 9, 2006). "Magic Jargon". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved
Magic:_The_Gathering
Look up Appendix:Glossary of graph theory in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. This is a glossary of graph theory. Graph theory is the study of graphs,
Glossary_of_graph_theory
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809
have perverted the purest religion ever preached to man into mystery and jargon." The full letter to Horatio Spatford can be read at the National Archives
Thomas_Jefferson
Recent term gaining acceptance
fiction), to films, to television, to commercial branding, to literature, to jargon, to cant, to linguistics and to popular culture. Examples of neologisms
Neologism
Software bug that seems to change when debugging
In computer programming jargon, a heisenbug is a software bug that seems to disappear or alter its behavior when one attempts to study it. The term is
Heisenbug
English as used in legal matters
Legal English, also known as legalese, is a register of English used in legal writing. It differs from day-to-day spoken English in a variety of ways including
Legal_English
US programmer, author, and open-source advocate
for the Roguelike game NetHack. In the 1990s, he edited and updated the Jargon File, published as The New Hacker's Dictionary. Raymond was born in Boston
Eric_S._Raymond
Freestyle Footbag is a footbag sport where players demonstrate their abilities by performing sequences of acrobatic tricks. The ending position of the
Freestyle_footbag
Nonsensical speech or writing
that are not actual words, pseudowords, language games, and specialized jargon that seems nonsensical to outsiders. Gibberish is also used as an imprecation
Gibberish
Topics referred to by the same term
United States military jargon for specific non-commissioned-officer ranks: First sergeant, Army Master sergeant, Marine Corps Jargon for roles in human-sexuality:
Top
exist for homosexuals or homosexuality. Some communities have cants, a rich jargon used among a subgroup almost like a secret language, such as Polari in the
Terminology_of_homosexuality
Slang term for a novice or newcomer
uses probably date to late twentieth century United States Armed Forces jargon, though possible precursor terms date much earlier. The related term noob
Newbie
English exclamatory expression
Son of a gun is an exclamation in American English. It can be used encouragingly or to compliment, as in "You son of a gun, you did it!" The Cambridge
Son_of_a_gun
1952 military coup led by Fulgencio Batista
country. The coup has been referred to as the Batistazo in Cuban political jargon. In 1940 a new democratic constitution had been ratified in Cuba. In order
1952_Cuban_coup_d'état
Type of two-dimensional barcode
January 2026)) "QRcode" (Document). KIPRIS. 2010. doi:10.8080/4020100059499. "Jargon Watch", Wired, vol. 20, no. 1, p. 22, January 2012. "Malicious Images: What's
QR_code
Sexual activity taking place in a bathroom or toilet area
universities. Bathroom sex is depicted in many films. There is specific jargon which is applied to initiating and having sex in a bathroom, as well as
Bathroom_sex
This list is an alphabetical glossary of Australian rules football terms, jargon and slang. While some of these entries are shared with other sports, Australian
Glossary of Australian rules football
Glossary_of_Australian_rules_football
This page is a glossary of archaeology, the study of the human past from material remains. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Glossary_of_archaeology
Italian former footballer (born 1967)
Arrigo Sacchi as a centre-forward, in a role known in Italian football jargon as centravanti di manovra (which literally translates to "manoeuvring centre-forward")
Roberto_Baggio
Unmasking by U.S. intelligence agencies typically occurs after the United States conducts eavesdropping or other intelligence gathering aimed at foreigners
Unmasking by U.S. intelligence agencies
Unmasking_by_U.S._intelligence_agencies
JARGON
JARGON
JARGON
JARGON
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.
Male
Russian
(Чернобог) Russian form of Slavic Zherneboh, CZERNOBOG means "black god."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, French
Bright; New House
Boy/Male
Indian
Companions
Boy/Male
Indian
Situation
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Speak Melodious
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil
Illuminating; Goddess Lakshmi; Lamp; Light; Temple Lamp
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Week
JARGON
JARGON
JARGON
JARGON
JARGON
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Jargon
v. i.
Rapid and inarticulate talk; unintelligible language; unmeaning words; jargon.
n.
A jargon of words from various languages (the largest proportion of which is from that of the Chinooks) generally understood by all the Indian tribes of the northwestern territories of the United States.
n.
Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish; hence, an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang.
n.
Jargon.
n.
A variety of pear which ripens early.
n.
Low, vulgar, unauthorized language; a popular but unauthorized word, phrase, or mode of expression; also, the jargon of some particular calling or class in society; low popular cant; as, the slang of the theater, of college, of sailors, etc.
n.
A variety of zircon. See Zircon.
n.
One addicted to jargon; one who uses cant or slang.
v. i.
To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner.
n.
Senseless jargon; ribaldry; nonsense; trash.
v. i.
To use pretentious language, barbarous jargon, or technical terms; to talk with an affectation of learning.
n.
A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever. At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote something without meaning; jargon.
n.
Vulgar jargon; slang; the secret language spoker by gipsies, thieves, tramps, or beggars.
imp. & p. p.
of Jargon
a.
Of or pertaining to the mineral jargon.
n.
A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or gray color. It consists of silica and zirconia. A red variety, used as a gem, is called hyacinth. Colorless, pale-yellow or smoky-brown varieties from Ceylon are called jargon.