was wotd|2006|October|26
English
wikipedia
Pronunciation
IPA|/�t�kn��bæb�l/ italbrac|RP
IPA|/�t�kno�bæb�l/ italbrac|US
audio|en-us-technobabble.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æb�l|-æb�l
Noun
en-noun|sg=techno-|technobabble|-
- technical or scientific language used to convey a false impression of meaningful technical or scientific content.
Quotations
1997 � Lawrence Miles, Alien Bodies, ch. 4, p. 84
1998 � Peter Anghelides, Kursaal, ch. 1, p. 6
2006 � Michael Pritchard (comp.), Doctor Who Magazine, 376:45 (Nov)
Translations
German: Technobabbel, Technobrabbel
Icelandic: tæknibull n
mid
Italian: tecno bla-bla
Norwegian: teknobabbel
See also
jargon
ru:technobabble
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