What's your least favorite tech word? Mine's "non-trivial".
gdp: I have to step in here to defend "non-trivial".Perhaps it is abused as a term by the population at large, but I'm reasonably sure it has its roots in theoretical computer science and maths.  It has a meaning that is distinct from "complex".  It means that something requires something more than pure mechanical verification or straightforward inspection.A painter could use "non-trivial" in a sensible way.  How much effort is involved in X?  Well, it's non-trivial, because it involves more than having a look.  It isn't estimating the effort, it is instead a binary classification - trivial and non-trivial.Finally, to answer your question, I don't dislike individual words.  I only dislike them once they are combined into sentences.