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technobabble.

Technical or scientific language used to convey a false impression of meaningful technical or scientific content.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɛknəʊbæbəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɛknoʊbæbəl/US
  1. Technical or scientific language used to convey a false impression of meaningful technical or scientific content.

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

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European *téḱ-sneh₂der. Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek τεχνο- (tekhno-)der. English techno- English babble English technobabble From techno- + babble.

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