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M
  • Macintosh or Apple Macintosh (whenever possible, avoid ambiguous MAC, since it can stand for something else)
  • MA (no periods)
  • Mattel Inc. or Mattel Electronics
  • MB, as in 256MB (not mb (also note no space between the number and the “M”))
  • MBA (no periods)
  • MCDBA (no periods)
  • MCP (no periods)
  • MCS (no periods)
  • MCSD (no periods)
  • MCSE (no periods)
  • MCT (no periods)
  • MLS (no periods)
  • MILS (no periods)
  • Microsoft (not MS or MS- before Microsoft products)
  • MS (no periods)


N
  • Norton (do not use by itself, since it precedes many products such as Norton AntiVirus – use only in conjunction with product)


O
  • OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)
  • online (on-line is no longer acceptable)


P
  • PageMaker or Adobe PageMaker
  • part-time (not part time)
  • PC (or PC Compatible (modern version of IBM PC or Compatible))
  • PC Compatible or just PC (modern version of IBM PC or Compatible)
  • Ph.D (not PhD or any other variant)
  • Phone (not Telephone or telephone. phone when not used with Fax (reference Fax))
  • PhotoDraw (reference Microsoft)
  • PMW (first use may write out as Previously Merged With)
  • PowerPoint (reference Microsoft)
  • ProDOS


Q
  • QA (for Quality Assurance, write out on first use)


R
  • real-world (as in “a strong real-world presence)
  • reengineering (not re-engineering)
  • RS-232C, RS-422, RS-485, etc.



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