Technobabble

Author(s)

• Barry, John A.

Bibliographic Information

Technobabble

John A. Barry

MIT Press, 1993, c1991

1st MIT Press paperback ed

Note

Bibliography: p. [257]-259

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In this lively account, computerese expert John A. Barry chronicles an important linguistic development, which he has termed "technobabble": the pervasive and indiscriminate use of computer terminology, especially as it is applied to situations that have nothing all to do with technology.

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Details

• NCID: BA20304602
• ISBN:
  • 0262521822
• LCCN: 91012488
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cambridge, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 268 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QA76.9.C66
  • DC20 : 004/.014
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Computers and civilization
  • LCSH : Technology -- Philosophy