Preface


Audience
References
Your comments
Style and usage
A
abbreviations and acronyms
Using abbreviations
Forming possessives of abbreviations
Forming plurals of abbreviations
Avoiding periods in abbreviated forms
abort
active voice
add on
add-on
ad hoc
affect
all-inclusive
allow
all right
alphanumeric
alternate
alternative
a.m.
and/or
ANSI
anti-aliased
antialias
apostrophe
Forming possessives
Forming contractions
Forming certain plurals
appendixes
artificial intelligence (AI)
ASA
ASCII
assembly language
assembly-language
assure
asynchronous (async)
B
backslash
backspace
back up
backup
bad
bandwidth
baud rate
behave, behavior
benchmark
Bezier
bidirectional
bilevel
bisynchronous
bit (b)
bitmap
bits per second (bps)
bold
Boolean
Boolean control group
Boolean item
Boolean menu item
boot
border area
brace
bracket
breakpoint
build in
built-in
bulleted list
byte
bytes per second (bytes/s)
C
C++ keyword
callout
cancel
cancelability
cannot
capitalization
Capitalizing book titles
Capitalizing chapter titles and heads
Capitalizing glossary terms
Capitalization of human interface elements
Capitalization of part dividers
Capitalizing text
Capitalizing index entries
Capitalizing CommonPoint terms
caption
Cartesian
catastrophic error
caution
CD
CD-ROM
centigrade (°C)
centimeter (cm)
CPU
checkbox
check in
check-in
checklist
checkmark
check out
check-out
class
clean up
cleanup
client-server
clockwise (cw)
COBOL
code font
colon
Introducing lists
Introducing quotations, questions, and statements
color/graphics adapter (CGA)
comma
Separating items in a series
Separating dependent and independent clauses
Separate items in addresses, dates, and numbers
CommonPoint
CommonPoint application system
computer-aided design (CAD)
computer-aided engineering (CAE)
computer-aided instruction (CAI)
computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
computer voice
Using computer voice in heads
Using computer voice in running text
constructive area geometry (CAG)
constructive solid geometry (CSG)
contraction
copyright
cosecant (csc)
cosine (cos)
cotangent (cot)
counterclockwise (ccw)
crossbar
crosshair
cross-reference
cross section
D
dash
data
database
debug
decibel (dB)
decompose
depress
deque
dequeue
derive
derived class
descend
deselect
desire
desktop
device-dependent
dial up
dial-up
diameter (diam)
direct access
direct-access
disc
disk
diskette
divide
Domain Name Service (DNS)
DOS
dots per inch (dpi)
double-check
double click
double-click
download
drag and drop
drag-and-drop
dump file
E
effect
e.g.
ellipsis
email
em dash
Using em dashes with appositives
Using em dashes with parenthetical material
en dash
Using en dashes with numbers and dates
Using en dashes with complex compound adjectives
Using en dashes with lists
end-of-file (EOF)
endpoint
end
end user
end-user
enhanced graphics adapter (EGA)
enquire
enquiry
ensure
entry level
entry-level
enum
enumeration
et al.
etc.
Ethernet
F
Fahrenheit (°F)
false
fatbit
feedback
figure
filename
file server
file-server
file sharing
file-sharing
file system
first in, first out (FIFO)
first in, last out (FILO)
fixed length
fixed-length
fixed point
fixed-point
floating point
floating-point
floating-point unit (FPU)
floppy
flowchart
follow up
follow-up
foot (ft)
FORTRAN
forwarder
framework
free-form
frequency (freq)
friend
function
function name
G
G
garbage
gender
general-purpose
giga (G)
gigabit (Gb)
gigabyte (GB)
gigahertz (GHz)
gray
grayscale
H
hard code
hard-coded
hard copy
hard-copy
hardwired
head
hertz (Hz)
hexadecimal
high end
high-end
high level
high-level
highlight
high performance
high-performance
high resolution
high-resolution
high speed
high-speed
hotline
hour (h)
hue, saturation, and light (HSL)
hue, saturation, and value (HSV)
human interface
humor
hyperbolic cosecant (csch)
hyperbolic cosine (cosh)
hyperbolic cotangent (coth)
hyperbolic secant (sech)
hyperbolic sine (sinh)
hyperbolic tangent (tanh)
hyphen
Joining compound modifiers
Using hyphens with prefixes
I, J
identification (ID)
i.e.
IEEE
illegal
imperative
inch (in.)
inherit
ISV
indexes
infinite
inline
input
input/output (I/O)
inquire
inquiry
instance
insure
interface
International Standards Organization (ISO)
Internet
internet
interprocess communications (IPC)
irrecoverable error
italic
K
K
key
keyboard
keymap
keyname
keypad
keystroke
key-value pair
keyword
kill
kilo (k)
kilobit (Kb)
kilobyte (KB)
kilohertz (kHz)
kilometer (km)
L
label area
label view
LAN
laser disc
last in, first out (LIFO)
last in, last out (LILO)
left justify
left-justified
line slider
list
Introducing lists
Presenting items in a list
Using bulleted lists
Using numbered lists
log in
login
log out
logout
look up
look-up
low end
low-end
lowercase
low level
low-level
low resolution
low-resolution
M
M
mailbox
mass storage
mass-storage
matrices
maximum (max)
may
mega (M)
megabit (Mb)
megabyte (MB)
megahertz (MHz)
member
member function
member function name
metadata
meta-information
metaphor
meter (m)
method
micro
microprocessor
microsecond
midrange
miles per hour (mph)
milli (m)
milligram (mg)
millimeter (mm)
million floating-point instructions per second (MFLOPS)
million instructions per second (MIPS)
millisecond (ms)
minimum (min)
minute (min)
momentary control
momentary item
monochrome
month (mo)
mouse down
mouse-down
mouse up
mouse-up
multilevel
multimedia
multitasking
multithread safe
multithreading
multiuser
N
name space
namespace
naming identifier
NaN
nano (n)
nanosecond (ns)
negative (neg)
network (net)
Nil
non
nonproprietary
nontechnical
nonzero
note
Null
number
Using numerals or words
Punctuating numbers
Forming plurals
numbered list
O
object
object-oriented (OO)
offline
offload
offsite
OK
online
onsite
onscreen
Open Systems Interconnection (OSI)
operating system (OS)
operator
optical character recognition (OCR)
OEM
out of line
out-of-line
output
P
PA-RISC
page description language (PDL)
parentheses
Enclosing explanatory material
Using parentheses with function names
Using parentheses with other punctuation
passive voice
pathname
pen width
period
Using periods
Placing periods
personal computer (PC)
pico (p)
picosecond (ps)
pixel
plural
p.m.
pop up
pop-up
positive (pos)
pound (lb)
possessive
PowerPC
preposition
present tense
press
printout
private
procedure
pronoun
Avoiding unclear antecedents
Avoiding sexist language
Avoiding we
protected
public
pull down
pull-down
punctuation
push button
Q
quotation mark
When to use quotation marks
Using quotation marks with other punctuation
R
radian (rad)
radio button
radio control group
random-access
raster file
raster-file
raster image
raster-image
re
read-only
read/write
real time
real-time
reboot
redundancy
remote procedure call (RPC)
require
retry
right justify
right-justified
routine
run time
Runtime
runtime
S
scroll bar
scrolling list
scrolling pop-up menu
scrolling view
scrolling window
secant (sec)
second (s)
semicolon
Joining independent clauses
Separating items in a series
Using semicolons with other marks of punctuation
separate
services
set up
setup
sexist language
shut down
shutdown
since
sine (sin)
single-tasking
single threaded
single-threaded
single threading
slash
slider
SNiFF+
source code
source-code
square (sq)
square foot (sq ft)
square inch (sq in)
square meter
square mile (sq mi)
square yard (sq yd)
standalone
standard (std)
start
start up
startup
step
struct
structure
style run
subclass
submenu
subset
subsystem
subtree
support
synchronous (sync)
system
Systems Network Architecture (SNA)
T
table
Taligent
Taligent Application Environment (Tal Æ)
tangent (tan)
task-centered
taxonomy
tear-off
temperature (temp)
tera (T)
terahertz (THz)
terminate
testcase
text control
text-only
that
threadsafe
3-D
time frame
time-out
timesharing
time stamp
time zone
title bar
toggle button
toolkit
topdown
trademark
trade-off
troubleshoot
troubleshooting
true
2-D
type
typedef
type definition
U
underlining
United States (U.S.)
unit in the last place (ULP)
units of measure
UNIX
unselect
uppercase
user
user interface (UI)
user name
V
versus (vs.)
via
video disc
virtual
viz
voice
W
want
we
which
wildcard
wish
word-processing
words to avoid
workaround
workgroup
workspace
workstation
writable
writing style
X86
x-axis
x-coordinate
Y, Z
yard (yd)
y-axis
y-coordinate
z-axis
z-coordinate
Appendix: units of measure

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