Jargonizations

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A process or act of creating specialized terms that cater to specific contexts
2. instances of transforming more universal vocabulary into niche phrases used within particular fields
3. the adaptation of language to form unique expressions that serve particular groups or disciplines

Etymology: "Jargon" began in Old French as the chatter of birds, and English borrowed it first for unintelligible speech and only later for the specialized vocabulary of a trade or group. The shift from birdsong to professional slang is the most striking step in the family's history. "Jargonize" adds the verb-forming suffix "-ize," which came through French from Greek "-izein," to that base. "Jargonization" then adds "-ation," which turns a verb into a noun naming an act or process, so the noun describes the act of coining specialized terms. "Jargonizations" is the plural of that noun, referring to several such acts or processes.

Synonyms: terminologizations, specialized language, technical language, slang, colloquialisms