jargon

Summary

jargon is a register^[1]. jargon draws 1,791 Wikipedia views per month (register category, ranking #7 of 20).^[2]

Key Facts

• jargon's instance of is recorded as register^[3].
• jargon is a type of Q8380731^[4].
• jargon is a type of usage^[5].
• jargon is part of sociolect^[6].
• jargon is used for technical communication^[7].
• jargon's Commons category is recorded as Terminology^[8].
• jargon's said to be the same as is recorded as professiolect^[9].
• jargon's said to be the same as is recorded as special language^[10].
• jargon is the opposite of plain language^[11].
• jargon comprises jargon term^[12].
• jargon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jargon^[13].
• jargon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[14].
• jargon's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[15].
• jargon's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary^[16].
• jargon's partially coincident with is recorded as argot^[17].
• jargon's different from is recorded as Project:Glossary^[18].
• jargon's different from is recorded as Wiktionary field category^[19].
• jargon's different from is recorded as jargon term^[20].

Body

Definition and Type

jargon's instance of is recorded as register^[3]. Recorded subclass of include Q8380731^[4] and usage^[5]. jargon is the opposite of plain language^[11].

Use and Application

jargon is used for technical communication^[7]. jargon comprises jargon term^[12]. jargon is part of sociolect^[6].

Influence

Things named for jargon include Bargoens^[21], a cant^[22], in Netherlands^[23].

Why It Matters

jargon draws 1,791 Wikipedia views per month (register category, ranking #7 of 20).^[2] jargon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] jargon is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for jargon include Bargoens^[21], a cant^[22], in Netherlands^[23].