terminology
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argot, cant, dialect, jargon, jive, language, lingo, patois, patter, shop, shoptalk, slang, vocabulary
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For years, the Border Patrol has quietly tolerated racist terminology. — New York Times, "‘People Actively Hate Us’: Inside the Border Patrol’s Morale Crisis," 15 Sep. 2019 Its remains are strewn across 30 or so countries, each with their own models, maps, survey techniques, and terminologies. — Robin George Andrews, National Geographic, "Lost continent revealed in new reconstruction of geologic history," 11 Sep. 2019 Robinhood's Elman said simplifying the language and terminology for its users is a high priority for the company. — Ahiza Garcia, CNN, "Banking has a problem: It's still easier to talk about sex than money," 5 Sep. 2019 Learn basic aspects of how computers work and computer operations and terminology for Windows 7. — courant.com, "Community News For The Putnam-Killingly Edition," 28 Aug. 2019 And over the years, linguists and other social scientists have come up with a few ideas to combat it—to neutralize androcentric terminology and concepts. — Adam Rogers, WIRED, "Actually, Gender-Neutral Pronouns Can Change a Culture," 15 Aug. 2019 Sacramento Bee CALIFORNIA CULTURE Salesforce will be removing Hawaiian terminology from the company’s internal branding after employees raised concerns of cultural appropriation. — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, "Newsletter: The state of California vs. Trump, again," 14 Aug. 2019 The early 1990s found predominantly white college campuses embroiled in conflicts over language, namely racist terminology. — Syreeta Mcfadden, The Atlantic, "What Toni Morrison Knew About Trump," 13 Aug. 2019 The Special Housing Unit, where Epstein spent weeks awaiting trial, is federal prisons’ terminology for what most people know as solitary confinement. — Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, "Jeffrey Epstein and the Myth of “Justice” in America," 12 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'terminology.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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