Mr. Lukacs wisely avoids technical data, wine industry jargon and the tasting notes that pass for so much wine writing.
But for many people here, what seemed most important today was not the scientific data, or engineering jargon, or calls for calm from public officials that invariably accompany any anomalous event at a nuclear power plant.
In the DTN jargon, data packets are referred to as bundles [1], since it is often assumed that an overlay layer, called bundle layer, is present above the existing protocol stack for supporting interoperability.
The real trick is not to use scientific jargon or data that people can't comprehend.
Facebook has talked repeatedly about their "social graph" (computer science jargon for the data structure behind a social network).
But once Gerry whips the smartphone out of his pocket, he starts rattling off tech jargon and analyzing data points across his farm like a 20-something whiz kid from Silicon Valley.
The guide itself includes everything from a word list to ensure the consistent spelling of our industry jargon (it's "data center," not "datacenter," for example), how to use hyphens (and when not to), why you should use active voice and other basics.
Fracking data are provided in professional jargon from which it is hard to derive implications related to public health (e.g., contains 2-Amino-2-methyl-1-propanol 0.00019% concentration by mass).
A writer's job is to turn jargon and scrambled bits of data into information and readable prose.
With the focus on more interdisciplinary collaboration, clear presentations are also essential, because people won't be able to sift through jargon or a mountain of data to understand the importance of your work and how it might benefit them.
