turboencabulator

noun

A fictional machine whose name is used to illustrate the perils of excessive jargon in technical writing.

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Meanings

nounturboencabulator (plural turboencabulators)

plural turboencabulators · alternative turbo encabulator

  1. humorousA fictional machine whose name is used to illustrate the perils of excessive jargon in technical writing.

Origin

A fanciful construction from turbo-, en-, cab, -ule, -ate, and -or.

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APA

turboencabulator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turboencabulator

MLA

“turboencabulator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turboencabulator. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turboencabulator,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turboencabulator.

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