I spent a lot of time googling ‘what is a bottleneck on a computer?’ and ‘what’s the difference between Ryzen and Intel cores?’ Even this endeavor turns up complicated articles that refuse to speak in layman’s terms. The problem even extends to the makers of these components, with names like NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, and to the latest technology, like ray-tracing. A quick google search will easily return articles like ‘23 Phrases To Sound Like You Live In Silicon Valley’ and ‘99 Terms You Need To Know When You're New To Tech.’ Computer components are known as the GPU, HDD, and RAM instead of the graphics card, hard drive, and short-term memory. However, gaming and the tech industry seem to lean on buzzwords and acronyms more than any other. Gaming is not an exception a role-playing game has a specific definition that you probably only know if you’re on the inside. You only know what a half-double crochet stitch is if you’ve learned to crochet. Jargon is a natural part of any industry, hobby, or profession. A listing titled ‘850W ATX/EPS 12V Active PFC 80PLUS BRONZE 135mm Silent Fan’ isn’t a fan to attach to your case, it’s a power supply - the thing providing all the electricity so that your computer actually works.
I was quickly reminded of why I’d always felt so intimidated by tech spaces: I didn’t understand a single word they said.
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