DocumentCode
1330274
Title
The treatment of technical names
Author
Velte, C.
Author_Institution
Toronto Lab., IBM Canada, Don Mills, Ont., Canada
Issue
1
fYear
1977
fDate
6/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
23
Lastpage
26
Abstract
`Rules-of-thumb´ are developed for guidance in the handling of technical names so that readers can benefit-rather than suffer-from italization, and other stylistic conventions in technical writing. The discussion also promotes the elimination of jargon, special meanings and ad hoc abbreviations.
Keywords
technical presentation; ad hoc abbreviations; guidance; handling; jargon; readers; special meanings; technical names; technical writing; treatment; Compounds; Guidelines; Printers; Software; Terminology; Writing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0361-1434
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPC.1977.6594171
Filename
6594171
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