Last week I learned about Boundary Objects.

"In sociology and science and technology studies, a boundary object is information, such as specimens, field notes, and maps, used in different ways by different communities for collaborative work through scales. Boundary objects are plastic, interpreted differently across communities but with enough immutable content (i.e., common identity across social words and contexts) to maintain integrity."

Boundary Objects are the way distinct groups of people that speak different languages create shared meaning together.