Jargon Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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baked in adj. The plan spells out no specific solutions at this point, but it will ensure that IA is “baked in” by authenticating credentials, security clearances, roles and situational awareness throughout the GIG, he said. Some form of user token will be part of the security architecture. [English Business Jargon] [full cite] (Jun. 20, 2006)

baked in adj. We have not reflected anything in the budget beyond that except for whatever share repurchases come out of the proceeds from the asset sales. That’s sort of baked in, in terms of impact on this year. It is baked into the paragraph in our release and my comments related to the asset sale impact. [English Business Jargon] [full cite] (Jun. 20, 2006)

baked in adj. Otherwise, he said, all of the growth that has redounded to the Japanese this year will be baked in on a longer term basis while what the domestic industry “needs more than anything else is volume.” [English Business Jargon] [full cite] (Jun. 20, 2006)

baked in the cake adj. As a result, the futures market says a 25-basis-point hike in the federal-funds target, to 5%, at the May 10 meeting is baked in the cake. [English Business Money & Finance Jargon] [full cite] (Jun. 20, 2006)

balloon addendum n. The friend asked her if she was aware of something called a “balloon addendum.” The addendum states that in 40 years, when she is in her 80s, she will have to make one payment for the entire remaining balance, which will by then be $98,000. [English Money & Finance Jargon] [full cite] (Oct. 8, 2008)

bandit safety n. Entering spring, Andrews and Pugh were listed at the same position in the team’s prospectus, what West Virginia refers to as its “bandit” safety in its tricky 3-3-5 defense. But, to get both on the field at the same time, they split them up, putting Pugh at the “spur” safety spot while Boogie Allen plays at free safety. [English Football Sports & Recreation Jargon] [full cite] (Apr. 17, 2008)

bang-bang n. Oxford scientists have come a step closer to quantum ‘supercomputers’ by creating a new technique called ‘bang-bang’ to hold quantum information.…The qubit is repeatedly hit with a strong pulse of microwaves which reverses the way in which it interacts with the environment. [ Language English Register Jargon Subject Science] [full cite] (Jan. 10, 2006)

banging the close n. The CFTC alleges that the defendants employed a manipulative scheme commonly known as “banging” or “marking” the close. “Banging the close” refers to the practice of acquiring a substantial position leading up to the closing period, followed by offsetting the position before the end of the close of trading for the purpose of attempting to manipulate prices. [English Money & Finance Jargon] [full cite] (Jul. 27, 2008)

banked adj. Learning of continued criminal behavior actually causes more work, so is largely avoided (as noted above at the end of the last paragraph). In fact, there are banked caseloads in the County of San Francisco that have over 20,000 people on them (source: a San Francisco Deputy Probation Officer I attended the Probation Officer Core Course with—name withheld for obvious reasons). In the event that you do not know what “banked” represents in Probation parlance, it means that the person is still on probation, but they are no longer required to report to Probation, and their file is merely maintained in the event that they either commit a new crime, or the Court wants additional information on their case. [English Law Police Jargon] [full cite] (Jan. 30, 2008)

banyan model n. He proposes that work groups whose members are widely dispersed but need to have high levels of coordination—say, a computer security team protecting a global bank—do not have to assemble everyone in one room to reap the same benefit. Instead, he suggests a “banyan model,” after the Asian tree that puts down roots from its branches. [English Online Technology Jargon] [full cite] (Oct. 6, 2007)

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