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I don't understand a lot of computer jargon
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Recent Examples of jargons
Denni Hu, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
Tech jargons aside, Guo believes that the reset will help the brand home in on what really matters.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jargons
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Yurov laughs hysterically and chirps back at Kreider.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The British colonial name of New Cut was different from other nearby creeks—Wadmalaw, Bohicket, Leadenwah, Stono—all named in Indigenous dialects.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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Human communication with honeyguides in northern Mozambique occurs in local dialects.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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In the October 2025 study that followed families over time, children who spent more time with digital media at age 2 tended to have smaller vocabularies at age 3, regardless of the child’s temperament or the caregiver’s personality traits.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Teams were asked to learn new interfaces, adopt new vocabularies, and take responsibility for outputs whose behavior remained probabilistic rather than deterministic.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Four are beautifully translated from their original languages.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Jargons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jargons. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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