technobabble

[tek-noh-bab-uhl]

noun

1. incomprehensible technical language or jargon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of technobabble¹

First recorded in 1980–85; patterned on psychobabble

Example Sentences

Secreted inside the technobabble dust jacket was a Polish-language copy of George Orwell’s “1984,” the boring cover a deliberate misdirection to deter prying eyes.

From Los Angeles Times

The series’ celebrated technobabble is just a kind of reformulated abracadabra; human characters get the hang of alien gear faster than you could look up how to reset your car’s clock in the owner’s manual.

From Los Angeles Times

Otherwise, stick around here, and we’ll keep you up to date with the important news, translate the technobabble, and just quietly ignore most of the advertising over the next few hours.

From The Guardian

Otherwise, stick around here, and we’ll keep you up to date with the important news, translate the technobabble, and just quietly ignore the advertising over the next few hours.

From The Guardian

Lashings of technobabble aside, none of the practical or scientific material in the show seems remotely true or plausible, especially the speed at which things are supposed to happen.

From Los Angeles Times