"technobabble" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1997, Lawrence Miles, chapter 4, in Alien Bodies, page 84",
          "text": "'Dimensional incursion? What kind of ludicrous technobabble is that supposed to—' ¶ Unexpectedly, he fell silent.",
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          "ref": "1998, Peter Anghelides, chapter 1, in Kursaal, page 6",
          "text": "'We are self-sufficient...We don't rely on clear skies and satellite access and not being deep underground, because of your wonderful technobabble devices.'",
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          "ref": "2006 November, Michael Pritchard, Doctor Who Magazine, number 376, page 45",
          "text": "\"And despite all the weird events the dialogue is naturalistic and light on technobabble\", says Peter. \"Such a relief after recent stories.\"",
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          "ref": "2019 March 29, Sopan Deb, “‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2, Episode 11: Struggle Is Pointless”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
          "text": "Destroying the sphere doesn’t work, so the Discovery crew hatches a plan, with some incoherent technobabble: They’re going to launch the time traveling suit and the sphere so far into the future that, somehow, this will save sentient life in the universe.",
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          "word": "tecno bla-bla"
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