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How do I Write … ? Glossary
#, (misc.)
- .NET (as in Microsoft’s platform for net services)
- 10BaseT (not 10Base-T or 10BT)
A
- Adobe PageMaker or PageMaker
- AKA (first use may write out as Also Known As)
- antivirus (when not referring to the Norton product)
- AntiVirus (use only as Norton AntiVirus when referring to the product)
- Apple - I, II, II Plus (II+ is acceptable), IIe, IIGS, IIc, III, etc.
- Apple or Apple Computer Inc.
- Apple Macintosh or Macintosh (whenever possible, avoid ambiguous MAC, since it can stand for something else)
- Applesoft (Applesoft II)
- AppleTalk
- as needed (not as-needed)
- Atari or Atari Corporation
- Atari 8-bit computers (for line of compatible computers that includes the 400, 800, 800XL, XE and XEGS)
- AutoCAD
B
- B2B or Business-to-Business (not b2b, business to business or business-to-business; B2B usually only after first full reference, as in Business to Business (B2B))
- BA (no periods)
- backoffice (not back office or back-office (note: refer to BackOffice or Microsoft BackOffice when mentioning the Microsoft product (reference Microsoft)))
- BCS (no periods)
- BPV2000ä (no space)
- BS (no periods)
- Business-to-Business or B2B (not business to business, business-to-business or b2b; B2B usually only after first full reference, as in Business to Business (B2B))
C
- CICS
- COBOL
- Coleco or Coleco Industries, Inc.
- ColecoVision (not Colecovision or Coleco Vision)
- Commodore 16
- Commodore PET
- Commodore Plus/4
- Commodore VIC-20
- cost-effective (not cost effective)
- cost-saving (not cost saving)
- CPA (no periods)
D
- date format is always: mm/dd/yyyy (as in 01/19/2002)
- DBA (first use may write out as Doing Business As (try not to use casually due to confusion with technical DBA position)
- DOS (not dos or Dos (reference Microsoft (where applicable)))
E
- e-commerce (not eCommerce)
- e-mail (not email or Email)
- e-Staffing or e-Staffing (as appropriate)
- ECS (first use, Entertainment Computer System (ECS))
- EDI (or electronic data interchange not Electronic Data Interchange)
- Entertainment Computer System (see ECS)
- Excel (reference Microsoft)
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