Each industry has its own special lexicon. Yet in the technology industry, jargon continues to drive a lot of conversation, no matter how much change the industry goes through.

And sometimes those terms can cause you to wince during an otherwise enlightening or scintillating conversation, like watching the speaker bite into a lemon as he or she talks.

So, we decided to have some fun in this latest ITBestOfBreed poll. We took six oft-used phrases and ask which one the industry should stop using. Got your own? Please check other, then tell us which one you find the most infuriating by tweeting us at @ITBestOfBreed or @RickSaiaCRN.

By the way, there's no guarantee we'll stop using any of these phrases. But we'll do our best to avoid them.

The Worst IT Cliche?

Which of the following terms should the technology industry stop using?