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77 relations: Age of Enlightenment, Argot, Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, Binomial nomenclature, Bit, Blazon, Buzzword, Byte, Cant (language), Capital (economics), Capitalism, Chemical nomenclature, Chinook Jargon, Circumlocution, Colloquialism, Computer science, Corporate jargon, Creole language, Critical vocabulary, Dumbing down, Economics terminology that differs from common usage, Eurodicautom, Fernand Braudel, Firewall (computing), Gibberish, Glossary of architecture, Glossary of ballet, Glossary of computer hardware terms, Glossary of cricket terms, Glossary of fencing, Glossary of musical terminology, Glossary of nautical terms, Glossary of poker terms, Glossary of vexillology, Guild, Hexadecimal, Ingroups and outgroups, International scientific vocabulary, Jargon File, Language, Language of mathematics, Legal English, Lexigraf, Lingua franca, List of legal terms, List of mathematical jargon, List of plain English words and phrases, Medical terminology, Merriam-Webster, Nomenclature, ..., Obfuscation, Old French, Orismology, P convention, Padonkaffsky jargon, Phraseme, Pidgin, Polari, Procedure word, Protectionism, Register (sociolinguistics), Scientific terminology, Self-advocacy, Semantic field, Shibboleth, Slang, Social exclusion, Specification (technical standard), Speech, Technical communication, Technical standard, Thieves' cant, Three-letter acronym, Trade-off, Variety (linguistics), Wine tasting descriptors, Word sense. Expand index (27 more) »
Age of Enlightenment
The Enlightenment (also known as the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of Reason; in lit in Aufklärung, "Enlightenment", in L’Illuminismo, “Enlightenment” and in Spanish: La Ilustración, "Enlightenment") was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century, "The Century of Philosophy".
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Argot
An argot (from French argot 'slang') is a secret language used by various groups—e.g., schoolmates, outlaws, colleagues, among many others—to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations.
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Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac (30 September 1714 – 3 August 1780) was a French philosopher and epistemologist, who studied in such areas as psychology and the philosophy of the mind.
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Binomial nomenclature
Binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system") also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages.
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Bit
The bit (a portmanteau of binary digit) is a basic unit of information used in computing and digital communications.
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Blazon
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image.
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Buzzword
A buzzword is a word or phrase, new or already existing, that becomes very popular for a period of time.
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Byte
The byte is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits, representing a binary number.
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Cant (language)
A cant (or cryptolect, or secret language) is the jargon or argot of a group, often employed to exclude or mislead people outside the group.
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Capital (economics)
In economics, capital consists of an asset that can enhance one's power to perform economically useful work.
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Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system based upon private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.
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Chemical nomenclature
A chemical nomenclature is a set of rules to generate systematic names for chemical compounds.
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Chinook Jargon
Chinook Jargon (also known as chinuk wawa, or chinook wawa) is a revived American indigenous language originating as a pidgin trade language in the Pacific Northwest, and spreading during the 19th century from the lower Columbia River, first to other areas in modern Oregon and Washington, then British Columbia and as far as Alaska and Yukon Territory, sometimes taking on characteristics of a creole language.
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Circumlocution
Circumlocution (also called circumduction, circumvolution, periphrasis, kenning or ambage), is locution that circles around a specific idea with multiple words rather than directly evoking it with fewer and apter words.
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Colloquialism
Everyday language, everyday speech, common parlance, informal language, colloquial language, general parlance, or vernacular (but this has other meanings too), is the most used variety of a language, which is usually employed in conversation or other communication in informal situations.
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Computer science
Computer science deals with the theoretical foundations of information and computation, together with practical techniques for the implementation and application of these foundations.
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Corporate jargon
Corporate jargon, variously known as corporate speak, corporate lingo, business speak, business jargon, management speak, workplace jargon, corporatese or commercialese, is the jargon often used in large corporations, bureaucracies, and similar workplaces.
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Creole language
A creole language, or simply creole, is a stable natural language developed from a mixture of different languages at a fairly sudden point in time: often, a pidgin transitioned into a full, native language.
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Critical vocabulary
A critical vocabulary is a formal terminology related to one or more branches of critical theory.
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Dumbing down
Dumbing down is the deliberate oversimplification of intellectual content in education, literature, and cinema, news, video games and culture.
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Economics terminology that differs from common usage
In any technical subject, words commonly used in everyday life acquire very specific technical meanings, and confusion can arise when someone is uncertain of the intended meaning of a word.
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Eurodicautom
Eurodicautom was the pioneering terminology database of the European Commission, created in 1975, initially for use by translators and other Commission staff.
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Fernand Braudel
Fernand Braudel (24 August 1902 – 27 November 1985) was a French historian and a leader of the Annales School.
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Firewall (computing)
In computing, a firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules.
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Gibberish
Gibberish, alternatively jibberish, jibber-jabber, or gobbledygook, is language that is (or appears to be) nonsense.
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Glossary of architecture
This page is a glossary of architecture.
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Glossary of ballet
Because ballet became formalized in France, a significant part of ballet terminology is in the French language.
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Glossary of computer hardware terms
This is a glossary of terms relating to computer hardware – physical computer hardware, architectural issues, and peripherals.
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Glossary of cricket terms
This is a general glossary of the terminology used in the sport of cricket.
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Glossary of fencing
This is a glossary of terms used in fencing.
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Glossary of musical terminology
This is a list of musical terms that are likely to be encountered in printed scores, music reviews, and program notes.
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Glossary of nautical terms
This is a partial glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, while many date from the 17th to 19th centuries.
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Glossary of poker terms
The following is a glossary of poker terms used in the card game of poker.
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Glossary of vexillology
Flag terminology is the nomenclature, or system of terms, used in vexillology, the study of flags, to describe precisely the parts, patterns, and other attributes of flags and their display.
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Guild
A guild is an association of artisans or merchants who oversee the practice of their craft/trade in a particular area.
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Hexadecimal
In mathematics and computing, hexadecimal (also base, or hex) is a positional numeral system with a radix, or base, of 16.
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Ingroups and outgroups
In sociology and social psychology, an ingroup is a social group to which a person psychologically identifies as being a member.
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International scientific vocabulary
International scientific vocabulary (ISV) comprises scientific and specialized words whose language of origin may or may not be certain, but which are in current use in several modern languages (that is, translingually).
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Jargon File
The Jargon File is a glossary and usage dictionary of slang used by computer programmers.
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Language
Language is a system that consists of the development, acquisition, maintenance and use of complex systems of communication, particularly the human ability to do so; and a language is any specific example of such a system.
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Language of mathematics
The language of mathematics is the system used by mathematicians to communicate mathematical ideas among themselves.
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Legal English
Legal English is the type of English as used in legal writing.
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Lexigraf
Lexigraf is a multilingual lexicographical project developed at the Aristotle University Thessaloniki Greece between 1997 and 2004.
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Lingua franca
A lingua franca, also known as a bridge language, common language, trade language, auxiliary language, vernacular language, or link language is a language or dialect systematically used to make communication possible between people who do not share a native language or dialect, particularly when it is a third language that is distinct from both native languages.
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List of legal terms
The following pages contain lists of legal terms.
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List of mathematical jargon
The language of mathematics has a vast vocabulary of specialist and technical terms.
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List of plain English words and phrases
This is a list of plain English words and phrases and the longer, more cumbersome words they can replace.
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Medical terminology
Medical terminology is language used to precisely describe the human body including its components, processes, conditions affecting it, and procedures performed upon it.
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Merriam-Webster
Merriam–Webster, Incorporated is an American company that publishes reference books which is especially known for its dictionaries.
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Nomenclature
Nomenclature is a system of names or terms, or the rules for forming these terms in a particular field of arts or sciences.
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Obfuscation
Obfuscation is the obscuring of the intended meaning of communication by making the message difficult to understand, usually with confusing and ambiguous language.
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Old French
Old French (franceis, françois, romanz; Modern French: ancien français) was the language spoken in Northern France from the 8th century to the 14th century.
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Orismology
Orismology is the study of the process and the products of definition, in practice, in praxis, and in theory.
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P convention
The "-P Convention" or "P Question" refers to the act of making a statement into a question by appending "P." When spoken aloud, the "P" is literally pronounced as a separate syllable "Pee." This practice originated among users of the Lisp programming language, in which there is the convention of appending the letter "P" on elements to denote a predicate (a yes or no question).
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Padonkaffsky jargon
Padonkaffsky jargon (язык падонкафф, yazyk padonkaff) or Olbanian (олбанский, olbanskiy) is a cant language developed by a subculture of Runet called padonki (падонки).
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Phraseme
A phraseme, also called a set of thoughts, set phrase, idiomatic phrase, multi-word expression (in computational linguistics), or idiom, is a multi-word or multi-morphemic utterance at least one of whose components is selectionally constrained or restricted by linguistic convention such that it is not freely chosen.
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Pidgin
A pidgin, or pidgin language, is a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups that do not have a language in common: typically, its vocabulary and grammar are limited and often drawn from several languages.
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Polari
Polari (or alternatively Parlare, Parlary, Palare, Palarie, Palari) is a form of cant slang used in Britain by some actors, circus and fairground showmen, professional wrestlers, merchant navy sailors, criminals, prostitutes, and the gay subculture.
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Procedure word
Procedure words or prowords are words or phrases limited to radio telephone procedure used to facilitate communication by conveying information in a condensed standard verbal format.
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Protectionism
Protectionism is the economic policy of restricting imports from other countries through methods such as tariffs on imported goods, import quotas, and a variety of other government regulations.
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Register (sociolinguistics)
In linguistics, a register is a variety of a language used for a particular purpose or in a particular social setting.
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Scientific terminology
Scientific terminology is the part of the language that is used by scientists in the context of their professional activities.
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Self-advocacy
Self-advocacy refers to the civil rights movement for people with developmental disabilities, also called cognitive or intellectual disabilities, and other disabilities.
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Semantic field
In linguistics, a semantic field is a set of words grouped semantically (by meaning) that refers to a specific subject.
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Shibboleth
A shibboleth is any custom or tradition, particularly a speech pattern, that distinguishes one group of people (an ingroup) from others (outgroups).
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Slang
Slang is language (words, phrases, and usages) of an informal register that members of special groups like teenagers, musicians, or criminals favor (over a standard language) in order to establish group identity, exclude outsiders, or both.
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Social exclusion
Social exclusion, or social marginalization, is the social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society.
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Specification (technical standard)
A specification often refers to a set of documented requirements to be satisfied by a material, design, product, or service.
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Speech
Speech is the vocalized form of communication used by humans and some animals, which is based upon the syntactic combination of items drawn from the lexicon.
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Technical communication
Technical communication is a means to convey scientific, engineering, and technique or other technical information.
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Technical standard
A technical standard is an established norm or requirement in regard to technical systems.
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Thieves' cant
Thieves' cant or rogues' cant, also known as peddler's French, was a secret language (a cant or cryptolect) which was formerly used by thieves, beggars and hustlers of various kinds in Great Britain and to a lesser extent in other English-speaking countries.
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Three-letter acronym
A three-letter acronym (TLA), or three-letter abbreviation, is an abbreviation, specifically an acronym, alphabetism, or initialism, consisting of three letters.
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Trade-off
A trade-off (or tradeoff) is a situational decision that involves diminishing or losing one quality, quantity or property of a set or design in return for gains in other aspects.
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Variety (linguistics)
In sociolinguistics a variety, also called a lect, is a specific form of a language or language cluster.
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Wine tasting descriptors
The use of wine tasting descriptors allows the taster to qualitatively relate the aromas and flavors that the taster experiences and can be used in assessing the overall quality of wine.
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Word sense
In linguistics, a word sense is one of the meanings of a word (some words have multiple meanings, some words have only one meaning).
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jargon
