Re: On computerese

[Frederic Chartier]

On 2024-09-14 22:03 -0400, Kusoneko wrote:
> Sep 14, 2024 20:39:44 hohe72@posteo.de:
> > BTW, what's that: 'computerese'?
>
> I'd add that I personally find it a bit hypocritical as most
> fields have their own technical terms, even the academic ones,
> and yet, only the computer terms seem to be getting this
> "shameful" treatment.

If it makes you feel better, think of airlinese, bureaucratese,
commercialese, legalese and officialese. And describing
something as "medical jargon" is hardly praise. :-)