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jargon

vr.tr.jargon · ACT.ACT

Let an agent explain and translate jargon, decide when specialised terms are appropriate, support plain language communication, and describe the jargon of fields neutrally.

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Research draft, second pass

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain and translate jargon, decide when specialised terms are appropriate, support plain language communication, and describe the jargon of fields neutrally.

Specialised vocabulary and expressions used by a particular profession, trade, field or group, such as scientific, legal, medical, military, bureaucratic and cooking terminology and slang, which enables precise communication among insiders but can exclude or confuse outsiders; jargon is studied in linguistics and addressed by plain language movements.

What it is for: Specialised communication within groups.

It can be explain a jargon term; translate jargon into plain language; decide when jargon is appropriate; describe field-specific terminology.

Distinguishing features

Field-specific

Precise for insiders

Excluding for outsiders

Evolving

What it looks like

Not physical; words and phrases.

How it is recognised

Specialised vocabulary

Group-specific usage

Slang is informal and social rather than professional

Related models

is a kind of - category

usage

is related to - word senses

meaning

is related to - controlled terminology

classification scheme

is related to - communication

dialogue

In practice

Families and kinds

scientific and technical terminology

legal and bureaucratic jargon

medical jargon

military and occupational slang

hobby and subculture jargon

Standards and regulation

Plain language laws and standards

Terminology standards in fields

Failure modes and hazards

Excluding audiences

Misunderstanding across fields

Using jargon to obscure

Also called

military slangspecialized terminologyscientific terminologyautomobile terminologybureaucratic terminologycooking terminologyInternational Electrotechnical Vocabularyrole-playing game termssports terminologycomputing terminologyterminology of share tradingfashion terminologystatistical terminologyart terminologyaccounting terminologynautical terminologylinguistics terminologypublishing terminologygeographic terminologycomputer software terminologynautical languagebartending terminologylegal terminologyhorology terminologybullfighting terminologyphilosophy terminologyfilm terminologypoker terminologyeducation terminologyforest terminologynumismatic terminologybarrel-making terminologyecology terminologychemical terminologymeteorological terminologyelectronics terminologyinformation science terminologylibrary science terminologyethnological terminologyarchaeological terminology

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.jargon

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Explain Understanding jargon.

Translate.

Term

A jargon term.

Term

Term.

  1. What does this term mean in its field, according to authoritative glossaries? provenance
  2. How can it be explained in plain language? action

Field

Field terminology.

Field

Field terminology.

  1. What are the key terms of this field, and where are they defined? provenance
  2. Which terms differ in meaning between fields? boundary
Write Using jargon well.

Audience.

Appropriate

When to use jargon.

Appropriate

Appropriateness.

  1. Is jargon appropriate for this audience, or should plain language be used? boundary
  2. Which terms need defining? action

Plain

Plain language.

Plain

Plain language.

  1. How can this jargon-heavy text be rewritten in plain language without losing precision? action
  2. Which plain language standards apply? provenance
Study Jargon in society.

Linguistics.

Function

Why jargon exists.

Function

Function.

  1. What functions does jargon serve for groups, according to linguists? provenance
  2. How does it create identity and exclusion? provenance

Slang

Occupational slang.

Slang

Occupational slang.

  1. How does occupational slang such as military or kitchen slang differ from formal terminology? definition
  2. Is it described respectfully and without offensive terms presented as neutral? boundary
Manage Terminology management.

Consistency.

Glossary

Building glossaries.

Glossary

Glossaries.

  1. How should a glossary of terms be built and maintained for this organisation? action
  2. Which standards support terminology management? provenance

Translate

Translating jargon.

Translate

Translation.

  1. How should this jargon be translated into another language? action
  2. Which equivalents are established? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each field terminology be a separate entry?
  • How should glossaries be linked?
  • How should plain language standards be localised?
Draft as JSON