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techspeak

techspeak noun: technical or technological jargon.

Noun

techspeak (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Technical or technological jargon.
    • More to the point: In Hollywood techspeak, a “gobo” (one b) is a small disc placed directly between a key light and the actor being illuminated, so as to diffuse the glare.2009 May 10, “You Say Gobo, I Say”, in New York Times
    • Affectionate AI, trading the paternalism of typical techspeak for a softer—or, to put it bluntly, more feminine—framing, is pretty transparent as a branding play: It is an act of anxiety management.2025 April 16, Megan Garber, “The Show That Knew AI”, in The Atlantic

Origin of techspeak

From tech + -speak.

Questions about techspeak

What does techspeak mean?
Techspeak means technical or technological jargon.
What part of speech is techspeak?
Techspeak is a noun.

Words near techspeak in the dictionary

  1. techpreneur
  2. techpreneurs
  3. techquity
  4. techs
  5. techs up
  6. techspeak
  7. Techspressionism
  8. techstep
  9. techtochrysin
  10. TechTok
  11. TechToker

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