<P> Jargon is a type of language that is used in a particular context and may not be well understood outside that context . The context is usually a particular occupation ( that is , a certain trade , profession , or academic field ) , but any ingroup can have jargon . The main trait that distinguishes jargon from the rest of a language is special vocabulary -- including some words specific to it , and often different senses or meanings of words , that outgroups would tend to take in another sense ; -- therefore misunderstanding that communication attempt . Jargon is thus `` the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group '' . Most jargon is technical terminology , involving terms of art or industry terms , with particular meaning within a specific industry . A main driving force in the creation of technical jargon is precision and efficiency of communication when a discussion must easily range from general themes to specific , finely differentiated details without circumlocution . A side - effect of this is a higher threshold for comprehensibility , which is usually accepted as a trade - off but is sometimes even used as a means of social exclusion ( reinforcing ingroup - outgroup barriers ) or social aspiration ( when intended as a way of showing off ) . </P>
<P> Jargon is a type of language that is used in a particular context and may not be well understood outside that context . The context is usually a particular occupation ( that is , a certain trade , profession , or academic field ) , but any ingroup can have jargon . The main trait that distinguishes jargon from the rest of a language is special vocabulary -- including some words specific to it , and often different senses or meanings of words , that outgroups would tend to take in another sense ; -- therefore misunderstanding that communication attempt . Jargon is thus `` the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group '' . Most jargon is technical terminology , involving terms of art or industry terms , with particular meaning within a specific industry . A main driving force in the creation of technical jargon is precision and efficiency of communication when a discussion must easily range from general themes to specific , finely differentiated details without circumlocution . A side - effect of this is a higher threshold for comprehensibility , which is usually accepted as a trade - off but is sometimes even used as a means of social exclusion ( reinforcing ingroup - outgroup barriers ) or social aspiration ( when intended as a way of showing off ) . </P>
is slang that is specific to a particular group
is slang that is specific to a particular group
Jargon
Jargon