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Meaning of "technospeak" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TECHNOSPEAK

technospeak  [ˈtɛknəʊˌspiːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TECHNOSPEAK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Technospeak is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TECHNOSPEAK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Technobabble

Technobabble, also called technospeak, is a form of jargon that uses buzzwords, esoteric language, specialized technical terms, or technical slang that is incomprehensible to the listener. Various fields of practice and industry have their own specialized vocabularies, or jargon, that allow those educated within that industry to concisely convey ideas that may be confusing, misleading, or nonsensical to an outside listener. The difference between technobabble and jargon lies with the intent of the user and the audience: a dishonest person might use overly technical language to overwhelm and confuse the audience, masking their dishonesty, while a fiction writer might use it to cover plot holes or to invoke suspension of disbelief of story elements that defy current understandings of science and technology. Use of jargon within technical circles and with no intent to obfuscate is not usually included in the definition of technobabble.

Definition of technospeak in the English dictionary

The definition of technospeak in the dictionary is any abstruse technical jargon.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TECHNOSPEAK


adspeak
ˈædspiːk
bespeak
bɪˈspiːk
diplospeak
ˈdɪpləʊˌspiːk
doublespeak
ˈdʌbəlˌspiːk
forespeak
fɔːˈspiːk
forspeak
fɔːˈspiːk
geekspeak
ˈɡiːkˌspiːk
greenspeak
ˈɡriːnˌspiːk
leetspeak
ˈliːtˌspiːk
mellowspeak
ˈmeləʊˌspiːk
misspeak
ˌmɪsˈspiːk
netspeak
ˈnɛtˌspiːk
newspeak
ˈnjuːˌspiːk
outspeak
ˌaʊtˈspiːk
seaspeak
ˈsiːˌspiːk
speak
spiːk
spec.
spiːk
unbespeak
ˌʌnbɪˈspiːk
unspeak
ʌnˈspiːk
upspeak
ʌpˈspiːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TECHNOSPEAK

technologically
technologies
technologise
technologist
technologize
technology
technology agreement
technomania
technomaniac
technophile
technophilia
technophobe
technophobia
technophobic
technopole
technopolis
technopolitan
technopop
technostress
technostructure

WORDS THAT END LIKE TECHNOSPEAK

afterpeak
apeak
break
forepeak
freak
jailbreak
leak
losing streak
nonpeak
off-peak
outbreak
peak
pyramidal peak
sneak
so to speak
steak
streak
teak
weak
widow´s peak

Synonyms and antonyms of technospeak in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «technospeak» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TECHNOSPEAK

Find out the translation of technospeak to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of technospeak from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «technospeak» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

technospeak
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

technospeak
570 millions of speakers

English

technospeak
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

technospeak
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

technospeak
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

technospeak
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

technospeak
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

technospeak
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

TechnoSpeak
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Technospeak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

technospeak
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

technospeak
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

technospeak
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Technospeak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

technospeak
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

technospeak
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेक्नोस्पेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

technospeak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

technospeak
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

technospeak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

technospeak
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

technospeak
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

technospeak
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

technospeak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

technospeak
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

technospeak
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of technospeak

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TECHNOSPEAK»

The term «technospeak» is used very little and occupies the 190.420 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of technospeak
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «technospeak».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TECHNOSPEAK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «technospeak» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «technospeak» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about technospeak

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TECHNOSPEAK»

Discover the use of technospeak in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to technospeak and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Computerworld
IME WAS, there weren't many entries in the technospeak dictionary. Basic, the now-obsolete programming language, was tossed around, as was bulletin board service, a precursor to the Internet. Then the '90s hit, and the World Wide Web ...
2
Language and Society in a Changing Italy
If the main source is not the written language but the spoken language used in TV debates with large audiences, rather than discussion between specialists, then it is here that the key for the interpretation of scientific language or technospeak ...
Arturo Tosi, 2001
3
PC Mag
William. r. Zachmann. Deciphering. 32-Bit. Technospeak. ho needs a “32-bit, truly preemptive multitasking, multithreaded operating system with virtual memory management. and. support. for. virtual. DOS. machines”? What. does. How can you ...
4
Public Relations in Asia Pacific: Communicating Effectively ...
Turning. Technospeak. into. Everyday. Talk. Asia Pacific is the fastest growing geography for technology public relations, as each side of the digital divide draws ever closer. There is no doubt that technology itself continually advances, fueled ...
Mary M. Devereux, Anne Peirson-Smith, 2011
5
The Visual Culture Reader:
She wears a straw hat, which makes reference to the Southwest. Though she is only eight or ten years old, her speech has already acquired the distinctive sounds of technospeak for example, she uses 'telnet' as a verb. The man in the second ...
Nicholas Mirzoeff, 2002
6
Cybertypes: Race, Ethnicity, and Identity on the Internet
Possible fears that the exoticness and heterogeneity of the other will be siphoned off or eradicated by his use of homogeneous technospeak are eased by the visual impact of the elephant, whose trunk frames Sikander's face. Elephants, rain ...
Lisa Nakamura, 2013
7
Lab Coats in Hollywood: Science, Scientists, and Cinema
Filmmakers have to come to understand, however, that false “technospeak” may do more harm than good. Technospeak that does not ring true with an audience is likely to put them off a film's scientific underpinnings. The rewards of including ...
David A. Kirby, 2011
8
Carry on Ambulance: A Cartooned Satirical Look at the ...
Technospeak. By the beginning of the 1970s, ambulance training had improved to what was known as theMillerstandard. A new training package required trainee ambulance staff to attend a six week residential course, and although some of ...
Allan Dawson, 2012
9
Network World
... mass-market consumer information serPAM POWERS. Examining. technospeak's. unbridled. reign. of. terror. NETWORK WORLD Dowty acquires Datatel NOT ALL ULUNS ME CREATED. BY MARY LINEMAN Staff Writer NEW YORK ...
10
Interpersonal Communication: Everyday Encounters
... Are Ambiguous 91 Communication in Everyday Life— Technology: Technospeak 91 Symbols Are Abstract 92 Principles of Verbal Communication 92 Language and Culture Reflect Each Other 93 Communication in Everyday Life—Diversity: ...
Julia Wood, 2012

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TECHNOSPEAK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term technospeak is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Why Is This Bizarre Illustration Taking Over The Internet?
... likely, it's some kind of programming quirk, or Imgur test file; but then again, this sounds way too much like an NSA plot to be explained away by technospeak. «Gizmodo, Jul 15»
2
Republicans blow it on response to Obama budget
No political technospeak. He lays it out: Democrats are looking out for you, and Republicans are not. Meanwhile, back at the Republican Snooze Ranch, where ... «American Thinker, Feb 15»
3
'Blackhat' Review: We're Hack! A Cyber War's Story
The plot may be hidden underneath endless elaborate (but probably impeccably researched) technospeak but at its heart this story is about a criminal who cuts ... «Crave Online, Jan 15»
4
Scrabble jandal scandal
The latest edition of Scrabble Official Words includes slang (thang, innit), drug terms (tik, gak), technospeak (wiki, blog) and words from Indian cuisine (keema, ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 11»
5
DVD Review: Stargate Atlantis Season 5
Hewlett in particular seemed to be going all out. In this season McKay moved quite effectively from comic relief and technospeak to what felt like a full character. «Newsarama, Jul 09»
6
From the Desk of David Pogue Tech Terms to Avoid
Maybe it's just habit; they spend all day talking shop with other nerds, so they slip into technospeak when they write for larger audiences. In any case, I'm making ... «New York Times, Oct 08»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Technospeak [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/technospeak>. Apr 2024 ».
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