• ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world
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        2 hours ago

        Because it’s easier to refer to something with a single word or abbreviation than to have to explain the entire concept?

        It’s more slang than jargon either way.

        • frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe
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          1 hour ago

          Slang is informal language, jargon is a specialized term. This post is asking for jargon. Slang is designed to keep people out of a social in-group, jargon is designed to keep people out of an intellectual in-group.