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technobabble

UK/ˈtɛknəʊbæbəl//ˈtɛknoʊbæbəl/

technobabble noun: technical or scientific language used to convey a false impression of meaningful technical or scientific content.

Noun

technobabble (uncountable)

  1. Technical or scientific language used to convey a false impression of meaningful technical or scientific content.
    • 'Dimensional incursion? What kind of ludicrous technobabble is that supposed to—' ¶ Unexpectedly, he fell silent.1997, Lawrence Miles, chapter 4, in Alien Bodies, page 84
    • 'We are self-sufficient...We don't rely on clear skies and satellite access and not being deep underground, because of your wonderful technobabble devices.'1998, Peter Anghelides, chapter 1, in Kursaal, page 6
  2. From the point of view of the layperson, technical and scientific literature not understood.

Origin of technobabble

From techno- + babble.

Words formed from technobabble

Words that rhyme with technobabble

Questions about technobabble

What does technobabble mean?
Technobabble means technical or scientific language used to convey a false impression of meaningful technical or scientific content.
What part of speech is technobabble?
Technobabble is a noun.
How do you pronounce technobabble?
Technobabble is pronounced /ˈtɛknəʊbæbəl/ (UK).

Words near technobabble in the dictionary

  1. techno-utopian
  2. techno-utopianism
  3. techno-utopians
  4. techno-utopias
  5. technoangst
  6. technobabble
  7. technoburb
  8. technoburban
  9. technoburbs
  10. technobureaucracies
  11. technobureaucracy

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