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Naming vs Jargon - What's the difference?

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Naming is a related term of jargon.


As nouns the difference between naming and jargon

is that naming is a ritual or ceremony in which a name is given to a person while jargon is jargon.

As an adjective naming

is associated with the process of giving a name to a person or thing.

As a verb naming

is .

naming

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Associated with the process of giving a name to a person or thing.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A ritual or ceremony in which a name is given to a person.
  • The process of giving names to things.
  • The act of announcing the name of a person, organization etc.
    • The newspaper has a policy against naming its sources.

    Verb

    (head)

    • jargon

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
  • (countable) Language characteristic of a particular group.
  • * 2014 , Ian Hodder, Archaeological Theory Today
    • In fact all the competing theories have developed their own specialized jargons and have a tendency to be difficult to penetrate.
  • (uncountable) Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
  • * Macaulay
    • A barbarous jargon .
    Synonyms
    * (language characteristic of a group) argot, cant, intalk * vernacular
    Derived terms
    * jargonaut * jargoneer * jargonist * jargonistic * jargonization * jargonize

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds.
  • * Longfellow
    • The noisy jay, / Jargoning like a foreigner at his food.

    Etymology 2

    (etyl), from (etyl) giargone, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * jargoon

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A variety of zircon

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