Just Another Gadget Blog » BBC http://www.justanothergadgetblog.com Gadget News And Reviews without Compromise Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:10:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Gadget Jargon Still Confuses Many http://www.justanothergadgetblog.com/index.php/news/gadget-jargon-still-confuses-many/ http://www.justanothergadgetblog.com/index.php/news/gadget-jargon-still-confuses-many/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:26:12 +0000 JAGb http://www.justanothergadgetblog.com/?p=13 This article on the BBC claims many people do not understand tech jargon and it is becoming a stumbling block for techy products becoming more widely accepted…

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Here is the list of the top 10 most widely mis-understood tech jargon:

  1. Dongle
  2. Cookie
  3. WAP
  4. Phone jack
  5. (Nokia) Navi Key
  6. Time shifting
  7. Digital TV
  8. Ethernet
  9. PC Suite
  10. Desktop

I’d say i’m quite up to date with my tech/geek jargon with my love for gadgets. I’d say accents are more of a stumbling block for me especially when its mixed with slang. Bring back the Queen’s English ;)

What’s your least favourite piece of jargon and why?


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