Other than perhaps the medical and legal industries, no field relies on jargon more than computer technology. Take, for instance, the use of words borrowed from other lexicons — terms such as “virus, “Trojan,” “intrusion prevention system,” “spyware,” and “attack vector.” You might well hear these terms spoken by physicians, Greek history professors, government intelligence agencies and combat instructors. However, all five terms are now deeply rooted in computer jargon.
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Meet the New Bad Guys: Hired Guns, Zero-Minutes and Malware 2.0
Posted by: Jack M. Germain July 20, 2007 04:00 AMOther than perhaps the medical and legal industries, no field relies on jargon more than computer technology. Take, for instance, the use of words borrowed from other lexicons — terms such as “virus, “Trojan,” “intrusion prevention system,” “spyware,” and “attack vector.” You might well hear these terms spoken by physicians, Greek history professors, government intelligence agencies and combat instructors. However, all five terms are now deeply rooted in computer jargon.