Tech Jargon Debate

Cluster centers on debates about the use, necessity, and misuse of specialized jargon and terminology in technology and programming, distinguishing legitimate technical terms from buzzwords and marketing abuse.

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emmelaich Aug 16, 2024 View on HN

It's pretty common for people the misuse the terminology but not the semantics.

poikroequ Sep 13, 2024 View on HN

It's called terminology. Every field has words that mean very different things from the layman's definition. It's nothing to get upset about.

astrea Feb 22, 2021 View on HN

Those aren't even jargon, they're just words a well-educated person would know.

theGeatZhopa Apr 2, 2024 View on HN

It would be good to know about what for this is used. There's to much buzzwords. Why can't the guys writing such not just stick to ordinary language? To high for me as an English non mother language speaker

beefalo Oct 7, 2019 View on HN

Do you have any citations for [1]? My intuition is that it's no different than the jargon mentioned in [2], more of just a made up term to more accurately/efficiently communicate.

aesh2Xa1 Apr 15, 2021 View on HN

"Jargon" is a good word for this case.

sopooneo Oct 27, 2021 View on HN

I would agree those terms are "jargon", but in this case a legitimate use of it. The concepts are important, and warrant the creation of such specialized vocabulary.

bick_nyers Apr 6, 2023 View on HN

Thank you for the proper terminology, googling these things in plain English just doesn't do it anymore

jonpaine Feb 18, 2016 View on HN

It's not that specific. It's everywhere. I see it all the time in programming terminology.There are technical terms that annoy me when I first hear them. It appears people are trying to inflate their worth by using unnecessarily specific or complicated terms. Then on some random night when I'm bored I'll familiarize myself with the term and all its' nuances and from that point forward it's more efficient to use the formerly-annoying-and-seemingly-high-and-mighty

mebreuer Apr 14, 2017 View on HN

I think a lot of people miss the important distinction between jargon and buzzwords.Jargon: special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.Buzzword: a word or phrase, often an item of jargon, that is fashionable at a particular time or in a particular context.A lot of these "corporate-speak" terms that are easy to poke fun at are jargon created to describe very specific, nuanced ideas within a professio