technobabble

ˈtɛknəʊˌbæbəl

Definition

Definition of technobabble - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fiction

Rare

language in fiction that sounds technical but is meaningless

Rare

The movie was full of technobabble about time travel.

gibberish

jargon

nonsense

complex jargon

Rare

technical language that is hard to understand

Rare

The scientist's explanation was full of technobabble, leaving the audience confused..

gobbledygook

jargon

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Origin of technobabble

English, techno (technology) + babble (incoherent talk)

Examples of technobabble in a sentence

Fans enjoy the technobabble in the sci-fi series.
The manual was filled with technobabble.
He dismissed the technobabble as unnecessary.

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French:charabia technologique, charabia technique, ...
German:Technogeschwafel, technisches Kauderwelsch, ...
Italian:gergo tecnico fittizio, tecnoblabla, ...
Spanish:tecnopalabrería, jerga técnica, ...
Portuguese:tecnojargão, linguagem técnica complexa, ...
Chinese:技术废话, 技术呓语, ...
Japanese:テクノバブル, 技術用語の羅列, ...
Arabic:كلام تقني فارغ, كَلَام تِقْنِي مُعَقَّد, ...
Hebrew:טֶכְנוֹבַּאבֶּל, גִּ'יבֶּרִישׁ טֶכְנִי, ...
Russian:техноболтовня, технический жаргон, ...
Ukrainian:технобалачка, технічний жаргон, ...
Hindi:तकनीकी बकवास, जटिल तकनीकी भाषा, ...
Bengali:টেকনোবাবল, প্রযুক্তিগত জারগন, ...
Catalan:tecnoblabla, argot tècnic, ...
Czech:technoblábol, technický žargon, ...
Danish:teknobabbel, teknisk jargon, ...
Dutch:technobabbel, technisch jargon, ...
Greek:τεχνολογική φλυαρία, τεχνική ορολογία, ...
Hungarian:technoblabla, szakzsargon, ...
Khmer:ពាក្យបច្ចេកទេសស្តាប់ទៅដូចជាវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ ប៉ុន្តែគ្មានន័យក្នុងរឿងប្រឌិត, ភាសាបច្ចេកទេសពិបាកយល់, ...
Korean:기술적 허세, 기술 용어, ...
Persian:حرف‌های فنی بی‌معنی, زبان فنی پیچیده, ...
Polish:technobełkot, żargon techniczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):tecnojargão, linguagem técnica complexa, ...
Romanian:tehnoblabla, jargon tehnic, ...
Swedish:technobabble, tekniskt mumbo-jumbo, ...
Thai:ภาษาวิทยาศาสตร์ปลอม, ศัพท์เทคนิค, ...
Turkish:teknobıdı bıdı, teknik jargon, ...
Vietnamese:ngôn ngữ kỹ thuật vô nghĩa, ngôn ngữ kỹ thuật, ...

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