Technobabble Explained

Technobabble (a portmanteau of technology and babble), also called technospeak,^[1] is a type of nonsense that consists of buzzwords, esoteric language, or technical jargon.^[2] It is common in science fiction.

See also

• Academese
• Bullshit
• Bogdanov affair
• Dihydrogen monoxide parody
• Flux capacitor
• Fedspeak
• Neologism
• Officialese
• Psychobabble
• Reverse the polarity
• Rubber science
• Sokal affair
• Turbo encabulator
• pseudoscience

External links

• Technology Column called Technobabble
• Technobabble Generators
• Web site: Tremeer . Eleanor . Reverse The Polarity! What Is Technobabble And Why Do We Use It? . 2023-11-16 . Babbel Magazine . en.
• News: Grossman . Lisa . Ronald D. Moore on Why Galactica Steered Clear of 'Technobabble,' Aliens . en-US . Wired . 2023-11-16 . 1059-1028.
• Web site: Wagstaff . Keith . 2018-07-15 . The science behind Star Trek technobabble . 2023-11-16 . Mashable . en.

Notes and References

1. Book: Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus. Spark Publishing. Oxford. 2007. 2nd . 978-1-4114-0508-0.
2. Web site: Buzzwords – bang * splat !. Lundin. Leigh. 2009-12-31. Criminal Brief . Don Martin School of Software.