Why use jargon?
Jargon is language that is specific to a particular field (in this case, Information Technology). Users new to I.T. may find this language confusing and feel they are being bombarded with obscure technical descriptions. If someone gives you an explanation like that, don’t be afraid to ask it to be simplified, or for certain words to be explained. Anyway, the point of jargon is that it precisely defines something which there is not an everyday word for. It will either not be a word in everyday language (such as byte), or it will have a completely different meaning to the everyday one (such as menu). Without these words, people with knowledge of the subject would be unable to share ideas with each other without considerable confusion. For example, the thing you are looking at right now with a blue bit at the top with white writing on, and a grey bit at the bottom with some black writing on is called a window. If I wanted to talk to someone about a window, it is far easier to use the word
