specialized language
Field-specific terminology
Specialized language is vocabulary and phrasing particular to a field, profession, or group—the technical terms doctors use with colleagues, the jargon of software developers, the slang of skateboarders.
It allows precision and efficiency among insiders but can exclude or confuse outsiders: The contract was full of specialized language I couldn't follow.
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
- lingoGroup-specific vocabulary
- shop talkWork-related conversation
- parlanceManner of expression
argot · lexicon · technical · dialect · nomenclature · cant · buzzwords · alphabet soup · insider · secret handshake · code · acronyms · expertise · profession · trade · trade secrets · esoteric · arcane
specialized languageeveryday speech
Informal spoken communication
common parlance · plain English · plain language · layman's terms · accessible language
specialized languagecolloquial language
Informal everyday speech
informal speech · casual speech · vernacular · conversational language · informal language
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