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Top 10: IT jargon you just love to hate

By Deni Connor , Network World , 05/16/2007
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IT jargon you love to hate: Introduction

IT jargon is flooding your mailbox, laced liberally in sales presentations from vendors and in meetings with your CIO. Some of the jargon you understand, some you don't have a clue about and the other terms mean just the opposite of what you think they should.

Click through to read the IT jargon that bugs you most and at the end submit your own.

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Syllabus on syllablesBy EverettDavis on May 24, 2007, 2:22 pmBrampbell, the long and the short of it is that this issue has been with us for centuries... Consider the word and meaning for "Abbreviation" [ab·bre·vi·a·tion...

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The format of the listBy EverettDavis on May 24, 2007, 11:16 amThere are indeed a number of pages.... I appreciate the clarity of your thought Roxtar, and the fact that you avoided the jargon-ease that is most irritating....

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UtilizeBy brampbell on May 23, 2007, 7:43 pmGood to read the well-reasoned reflections of the experienced. Thoughtful words, good spelling and grammar appeal to me. Why do we "use" a blender but "utilize"...

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Managed ServicesBy Pessimistic About Euphemisms on May 23, 2007, 9:35 amManaged Services = Outsourcing-But-Lets-Not-Call-It-Outsourcing- Because-the-Deal-Influencers-Might-Lose-Their- Jobs-Bacause-of-Headcount-Reductions

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"Crafting the messaging"By Anonymous on May 22, 2007, 8:05 pmI hear this one a lot from Internal Communications folks: "we'd like to reach out and engage a working session [another loathsome term] to craft the messaging around...

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