Is the word "Jargon" an informal word? Can I use the word jargon in an academic paper? I am writing the following sentence: "In seismic imaging jargon, Equation (6) is also known as the zero-lag c

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Is the word "Jargon" an informal word? Can I use the word jargon in an academic paper? I am writing the following sentence: "In seismic imaging jargon, Equation (6) is also known as the zero-lag cross-correlation imaging condition between the source wavefield and the receiver wavefield" thank you

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I think you can, but "terminology" might sound better.

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