Definition of Technobabble

1. Noun. Technical jargon from computing and other high-tech subjects.

Generic synonyms: Jargon

Definition of Technobabble

1. Noun. Technical or scientific language used in fiction to convey a false impression of meaningful technical or scientific content. ¹

2. Noun. From the point of view of the layperson, technical and scientific literature not understood. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Technobabble

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Technobabble

techniquark
techniquarks
technique
techniques
techniquewise
technism
technisms
techno
techno-
techno-shamanic
techno-shamanism
techno-utopian
techno-utopians
techno geek
technobabble (current term)
technobabbles
technobureaucracies
technobureaucracy
technobureaucrat
technobureaucratic
technobureaucrats
technocausis
technocentrism
technocide
technocracies
technocracy
technocrat
technocratic
technocrats

Literary usage of Technobabble

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Heart of the Internet: An Insider's View of the Origin and Promise of by Jacques Vallee (2003)
"This amorphous technobabble floats gently atop a sea of acronyms, and acronyms of acronyms, at the extreme edge of the capabilities of the English language, ..."

2. The Heart of the Internet: An Insider's View of the Origin and Promise of by Jacques Vallee (2003)
"This amorphous technobabble floats gently atop a sea of acronyms, and acronyms of acronyms, at the extreme edge of the capabilities of the English language, ..."

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