The acronym test: only use terms outsiders already know

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Before using any specialized term, run it through a simple filter: would an engineer outside your immediate team understand it without explanation? If not, replace it. This forces communication to be self-contained and decodable by newcomers. Jargon that survives only because of tribal knowledge is a tax on every reader who lacks your context.

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