User`s guide

B Documentation Guidelines
B.2 Written Style
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file system filesystem
flash (n.) Flash, flash (v. or gerund)
for example e.g.
FTP ftp
HP-UX HP/UX, HPUX
hardcopy hard copy
home page homepage
hot swap hotswap
I/O i/o, IO, io
ID id
Internet internet
interprocess inter-process
intertask inter-task
inline in-line
ioctl( ) IOCTL, IOctl, IOCtl, ioctl
Iostreams (no bold) IOStreams, iostreams, IoStreams
KB Kb, Kbyte
log in (v.) login, log-in
login (n., adj.) log in, log-in
lowercase lower-case
MB Mb, Mbyte
MC680x0 M68000, M68k
MC68020... M68020, 68020...
Ta b le B -1 Spelling Conventions (cont’d)
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