Technobabble

by John A. Barry

The computer revolution, like many of the technologies that preceded, is producing an abundance of new terms and catchphrases that are making their way into the English language. 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 at all to do...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262023334
• ISBN13: 9780262023337
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

insightful book

this book does very well at helping us understand computer lingo, though it might be slightly over the head of some people. A highly original book