In addition to the 50 in the list, our web editor at work has reported overhearing the following recently:
- "We're roadmapping it"
- "I'll bottom that out with the guys"
I'm not even sure what the second of those means. Perhaps something akin to 'I'll get to the bottom of it' – or perhaps it's related to the bottom line?
Not this type of roadmapAnd a new one on me, although it's listed in the Concise OED, is the use of 'architect' as a verb. In a meeting today I heard:
- "It's important to architect your systems from the bottom up"
According to the OED, 'architect' in this context means (perhaps obviously): "design and make (a program or system)."
Incidentally, in that same meeting I also heard 'granularity' (number 41 on the Beeb's list)...
2 comments:
Architect (as a verb) and granular are high tech jargon words. I saw them all the time when I worked as a content writer and editor in the high tech industry.
I tried to use jargon as sparingly as possible but granular, believe it or not, is a concise word that explains a lot in high tech speak. I know it's yucky, but when you gotta you gotta.
"We're all singing from the same songbook."
(am I the only one who noticed that #3 actually has 2?)
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