technobabble
{{Short description|Jargon-sounding nonsense}}
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Technobabble (a portmanteau of technology and babble), also called technospeak,{{cite book| title=Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus| publisher=Spark Publishing| location=Oxford|year=2007| edition=2nd |isbn=978-1-4114-0508-0}} is a type of nonsense that consists of buzzwords, esoteric language, or technical jargon.{{cite web|url=http://www.criminalbrief.com/?p=10866| title=Buzzwords – bang * splat !| last=Lundin|first=Leigh| date=2009-12-31| publisher=Criminal Brief |work=Don Martin School of Software}} It is common in science fiction. Use of technobabble in the Star Trek universe is referred to treknobabble.
See also
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- Academese
- Bullshit
- Bogdanov affair
- Dihydrogen monoxide parody
- Flux capacitor
- Fedspeak
- Neologism
- Officialese
- Psychobabble
- Reverse the polarity
- Rubber science
- Sokal affair
- Turbo encabulator
- Pseudoscience
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References
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External links
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- [http://www.newsreview.com/chico/Archive?author=oid%3A43048 Technology Column called Technobabble] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184927/http://www.newsreview.com/chico/Archive?author=oid:43048 |date=2007-09-30 }}
- [https://continuingmissionsta.com/2017/09/18/need-some-technobabble-for-your-game/ Technobabble Generators]
- {{Cite web |last=Tremeer |first=Eleanor |title=Reverse The Polarity! What Is Technobabble And Why Do We Use It? |url=https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/what-is-technobabble |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=Babbel Magazine |language=en}}
- {{Cite magazine |last=Grossman |first=Lisa |title=Ronald D. Moore on Why Galactica Steered Clear of 'Technobabble,' Aliens |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/2010/10/galactica-technobabble/ |access-date=2023-11-16 |issn=1059-1028}}
- {{Cite web |last=Wagstaff |first=Keith |date=2018-07-15 |title=The science behind Star Trek technobabble |url=https://mashable.com/article/star-trek-science-technobabble |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=Mashable |language=en}}
Category:Science fiction terminology
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