Dealing with Technical or Professional Jargon

Answer two questions to decide how to handle technical terminology in your writing: (1) How many readers will know this term? (2) How important is the term in your context?


This content originally appeared on NN/g latest articles and announcements and was authored by Kate Moran

Summary: Answer two questions to decide how to handle technical terminology in your writing: (1) How many readers will know this term? (2) How important is the term in your context?



Unfamiliar words can cause confusion and misunderstandings for users. To write clear, easy-to-understand digital content , we must avoid jargon.

Definition: Jargon is the specialized language used by a particular profession or group, which is unfamiliar or meaningless to outsiders

Jargon Is Relative

There’s a big obstacle to dealing with technical or professional jargon — jargon is relative. In other words, whether or not a given word counts as jargon depends on who is reading it. The same word can be meaningful to you, but meaningless to your reader.



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This content originally appeared on NN/g latest articles and announcements and was authored by Kate Moran


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