When applying for a job, and especially when preparing for interviews, use research industry- and company-specific terminology and avoid academic jargon as much as possible.
There isn't a universal vocabulary used outside of academia, just as terminology can vary significantly across disciplines, departments, and universities. It's not necessary to understand or use all of the terminology yourself, even before getting an industry job, but knowing some of it shows that you've done your homework, are invested in this opportunity, and can translate your academic experiences to industry.
Familiar terminology, familiar concept
You probably already know a lot of jargon in some industries! Not everything will feel brand new to you.
There will also be many familiar concepts that use different names in academia and industry.
A/B testing
In academia: "experiments"
"A" and "B" represent two conditions: an experimental condition and a control condition
Localization
In academia: "translation"
Localizing websites, copy (see below), buttons, links, etc requires not only accurate linguistic translations but culturally and technologically appropriate language for very specific spaces and purposes
May involve a lot more adapting than is typically associated in "translation"; e.g., in a blog post for an English-speaking audience, "Spanish" might be used as an example of a second language, but when the post is localized to a Spanish-speaking audience, this might be better translated to "English"!
Copy
In academia: "text"
"Copy" is written for newsletters, social media, advertising, messages, etc
New terminology, hidden concept
Some industry terminology can feel very divergent from or even antithetical to academia and academic values. But even these concepts do often actually have parallels in academia: they just aren't always discussed openly. Concepts and priorities in academia and industry often don't differ as much as their vocabulary does!
Product
Meaning: the feature, goal, output, service provided, etc; the thing you are working to create, improve, and (probably) sell
Academic "products" might be conference presentations, papers published, grants submitted, courses designed, students graduated, etc.
Industry is perhaps more explicit than academia in its focus on creating, changing, and/or improving the product and working only in ways that benefit the product.
This can feel pretty different from academia! While academic discourse might focus more on ideas, research questions, and knowledge creation, even within academia your "products" are significant for job placement, pre-tenure reviews, grants, and promotion.
User engagement
Meaning: how often users, clients, or customers interact with or return to the product or service
In academia, "user engagement" motivates course evaluations, measuring attendance and attendance policies (in the classroom, at department colloquia, at conference keynotes and social hours), counting publication downloads and citations, and post-conference surveys.
The concept of "user" might be at the core of what feels different about the industry term, but it doesn't take much imagination to see all the places in academia where you are providing something (a product!) and you want a certain level of interaction with your target audience. If your students have low engagement (low attendance, low grades, low satisfaction on class surveys), you want to know so you can improve the course!
Marketing
Meaning: communicating a message to an audience in the interest of your product
Academics market new courses, experiments (e.g., when recruiting participants), calls for papers, upcoming workshops and conferences, and even your labs and research groups.
Academic culture typically eschews marketing and sales as putting a price on science and knowledge, but marketing certainly also happens when money isn't exchanging hands!
When you draw up the description for a new course in a way that's exciting and appealing to prospective students, you are marketing your course.
When you get the word out about a new journal you're editing, you are marketing it to prospective authors.
When you create a lab Facebook page or Twitter account, you are marketing your research and your "brand."
Note that this list shares only a sample of terminology that will be important for you as you learn about industry jobs and begin interviewing!
It's also worth noting that product, user engagement, and marketing are all highly-specialized fields and domains of knowledge. They appear in your academic life more than you might realize, but there will be much to learn about them from the actual experts!
How to learn more
You won't get much luck searching online for "industry terminology" - industry is too broad a world, and really it's academia that's the smaller space with more specialized vocabulary.
Here are some ways you can learn about terminology specific to the target company or industry:
Read blogs and social media
The target company might have a blog, related companies in the same industry might have a blog, and individuals associated with the company (either employees or journalists covering the industry) might have written material you can study.
You might be able to find some of the terminology in social media posts, e.g., the Twitter accounts of senior members of the organization.
Ask your network
As you grow your network in industry, ask questions related to daily work, company/team structure, and the challenges and goals of projects.
Don't be afraid to ask for explanations about the terms people use! As language experts, you won't be surprised to learn that many people won't even realize when they are using jargon because it becomes second-nature. :)
Study job ads
Carefully study the responsibilities and requirements of the job post you're interested in, but also for other jobs at the company.
These terms can be googled or used in informational interviews and other interactions with your network.
Google around
There are lots of lists floating around (like this one and this one), of variable quality and utility.
Do your research, and figure out which themes and terms recur and show up in your other investigations.