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GLOSSARY OF CONTEMPORARY TECHNICAL TERMINOLOGY

An aid to the aspiring (and perspiring ) technical author who is attempting to hack his way through the jungle of jargon in a noble effort to attain the sun-lit mountain peaks of meaningful communication.

TECHNICAL EXPRESSION BASIC MEANING

This project is still in the Development stage We can't get the damn thing to work.

* For security reasons/because of staff holidays/ Due to industrial action in the D.O. / information on this equipment cannot be made available at prersent. * Insert any smooth sounding excuses. We don't know how it works either.

The submitted draft would appear to contain certain technical inaccuracies. Who wrote this rubbish.

The project has now reached a stage where a multi-level consultative approach would prove invaluable. I'm bored. Let's get together over a free lunch.
Although we fully appreciate your own position, we feel we must point out that our own researches into the matter lead us to adopt a differing conclusion. Get stuffed.
We would appear to have a problem at the man / machine interface level. How do you operate the darn thing.

The English Channel forms s distinct and effective data interface between British technology and the E.E.C. engineering base. Foreigners begin at Calais.

Our handling of the new technologies is uncluttered by an over-academic or pedantic approach to the question raised by their application. We can't afford trained staff.

This company offers the usual fringe benefits associated with a large multi-national organisation. We can't afford to pay much but WOW! You should see our typing pool.

This company offers the advantages of many years of experience in this field coupled with a "state-of-art" awareness of modern development. Most of our engineers are due for retirement but we do have an apprentice who watches "Tomorrow's World."

Due to inflationary and other monetary factors the job is not proving cost-effective. No! You can't have a rise.

In view of the current economic climate, the company finds it undesirable to encourage the increasingly unitarian trend towards personal mobility. You can't have a parking space either.

The present high interest rates make capital expenditure unrealistic at the present juncture. You want a desk / pencil /paper-clip etc.-go scrounging.

In order to improve our service to the customer, on-going research is being continued in this equipment. We still can't get the bloody thing working.

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TECHNICAL EXPRESSION	BASIC MEANING
This project is still in the Development stage	We can't get the damn thing to work.
* For security reasons/because of staff holidays/ Due to industrial action in the D.O. / information on this equipment cannot be made available at prersent. * Insert any smooth sounding excuses.	We don't know how it works either.
The submitted draft would appear to contain certain technical inaccuracies.	Who wrote this rubbish.
The project has now reached a stage where a multi-level consultative approach would prove invaluable.	I'm bored. Let's get together over a free lunch.
Although we fully appreciate your own position, we feel we must point out that our own researches into the matter lead us to adopt a differing conclusion.	Get stuffed.
We would appear to have a problem at the man / machine interface level.	How do you operate the darn thing.
The English Channel forms s distinct and effective data interface between British technology and the E.E.C. engineering base.	Foreigners begin at Calais.
Our handling of the new technologies is uncluttered by an over-academic or pedantic approach to the question raised by their application.	We can't afford trained staff.
This company offers the usual fringe benefits associated with a large multi-national organisation.	We can't afford to pay much but WOW! You should see our typing pool.
This company offers the advantages of many years of experience in this field coupled with a "state-of-art" awareness of modern development.	Most of our engineers are due for retirement but we do have an apprentice who watches "Tomorrow's World."
Due to inflationary and other monetary factors the job is not proving cost-effective.	No! You can't have a rise.
In view of the current economic climate, the company finds it undesirable to encourage the increasingly unitarian trend towards personal mobility.	You can't have a parking space either.
The present high interest rates make capital expenditure unrealistic at the present juncture.	You want a desk / pencil /paper-clip etc.-go scrounging.
In order to improve our service to the customer, on-going research is being continued in this equipment.	We still can't get the bloody thing working.