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1、The Yahoo! Word ListThe Yahoo! word list covers terms related to communications, technology, branding, and other topics that our U.S. editors have encountered frequently. Following is a healthy sampling of the full Yahoo! word list. The list also identifies words that are trademarks and notes the ri
2、ght way to treat them.Your own list may naturally have very different entries, but you may find ours useful as a springboard or as an additional reference.Numerics20-something Note numeral and hyphen.24/7 Note slash. Example: The phones are staffed 24/7.3D No space. Not 3-D.3G, 4G Types of cell phon
3、e networks.50-50 Note hyphen and use of numerals. Example: They figure their candidate has a 50-50 chance.8x, 16x Format for values that denote the speed of drives such as CD and DVD drives. Example: The DVD-RW drive boasts write, rewrite, and read speeds of 16x, 8x, and 16x, respectively.9/11 Accep
4、table abbreviation for September 11, 2001, when space is tight; however, Sept. 11 is the preferred abbreviation.Aa lot Two words. Not alot.A.D. Note capital letters and periods, no space after the first period. Place before the year. Example: The city of Hippos was destroyed by an earthquake in A.D.
5、 749. For more information, see “Years” on page 267.a.m. Lowercase, no space after first period. Include a space between the number and a.m. (9 a.m.). See “Time” on page 269.ActiveX Note capitalization of this Microsoft trademark. Term should be used as an adjective only. Example: ActiveX control, A
6、ctiveX technologies. For more about proper use of trademarks, see “Trademarks” on page 424.actor Use actor for everyone, not actress for female actors. See “Write gender-neutral copy” on page 77.add-on (n., adj.), add on (v.) Note hyphen when used as a noun or adjective. Two words when used as a ver
7、b.address book adware African American (n., adj.) Two words, no hyphen. This term may be used interchangeably with black. But note: The term black applies to any black person of African descent; African American applies only when you know for certain that the person is American and not Canadian, Hai
8、tian, or another nationality.afterparty (n.) One word. A party that takes place after a big event or larger party. Example: She wore one designers creation on the red carpet, anothers to the afterparty.aka Abbreviation for also known as. Lowercase, no periods, no spaces.all right Two words. Not alri
9、ght. Hyphenate when it precedes the word it modifies. Examples: Do you feel all right? It was an all-right daynot great, but not bad, either.all-star (n., adj.) Note hyphen. Capitalize when referring to sports events and teams with all-star as part of the official name: This is his third time being
10、picked as an MLB All-Star. The All-Star Game will air next week. Lowercase when using it generically: The movie features an all-star cast.alright Dont use. See “all right.”alt text Short for alternative text, which is text entered into the HTML alt attribute associated with an image on a webpage. Se
11、e “Alt text and image captions” on page 132.American Indian (n., adj.) Two words, no hyphen. Can be used interchangeably with Native American where appropriate, but follow the subjects preference and use a more specific name (such as Lakota Sioux or Navajo) where possible.amid, amidst The preferred
12、U.S. word is amid. Amidst is chiefly British and is considered a variant of amid in the United States.among, amongst The preferred U.S. word is among. Amongst is chiefly British and is considered a variant of among in the United States.anti- Generally, close up this prefix with root words unless the
13、 root word starts with an i or a capital letterif it does, hyphenate. Examples: anti-intelligence, anti-American, antispyware.antivirus Lowercase when used generically. When referring to the name of a specific antivirus product, use the manufacturers spelling, hyphenation, and capitalization. Exampl
14、e: Our review of antivirus software starts with Symantecs Norton AntiVirus.app Short form of application. Plural: apps. Do not use if theres any room for confusion.ASCII Acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. Acronym is always OK.Asian American (n., adj.) Two words, no hyphe
15、n.Asian Pacific American (n., adj.) Three words, no hyphen. Refers to Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent.audio conference auto-renew (adj., v.) Note hyphen. Example: The software includes an auto-renew feature. For the verb, its preferable to use automatically renew, unless space is ver
16、y tight and the meaning of auto-renew will be clear from the context. Examples: Your subscription will automatically renew. Check this box to auto-renew.Auto-Tune Note capitalization of this Antares Audio Technologies trademark. Use the term as an adjective or as a proper noun, and do not use it as
17、a verb.autumn Lowercase the season name. See also “seasons.”avatar Lowercase when used generically.BB.C. Note capitals and periods. No space after the first period. Place B.C. after the year. Example: The ruins of the city date back to around 900 B.C. For more information, see “Years” on page 267.B2
18、B Abbreviation for business-to-business.BA Abbreviation for Bachelor of Arts. No periods.baby boomer (n.), baby-boomer (adj.) back end (n.), back-end (adj.)backdoor (n., adj.) One word. A method or tool for surreptitiously gaining access to a computer system.back-to-school (adj.), back to school (ad
19、v.) Note hyphens when it precedes the word it modifies. Three words in all other cases. Examples: Back-to-school shopping can be a painful experience. The kids are headed back to school in the fall.backup (n., adj.), back up (v.) One word when used as a noun or an adjective. Two words when used as a
20、 verb. Examples: When the backup is complete, youll see a list of all backup files. We automatically back up your website.backward, backwards (adv.) Use backward in American English; backwards is more prevalent in British English.bar code (n., adj.) Two words, no hyphen.Bcc (adj., v.) Abbreviation f
21、or blind carbon copy. Abbreviation is always OK. Example: Put email addresses in the Bcc field if you dont want anyone else to see them. If you send that email, be sure to Bcc me. Other forms: Bccd, Bccing, Bccs.best-seller (n.), best-selling (adj.) Note hyphen.beta Capitalize beta if it is part of
22、an official product name. Otherwise, lowercase it. Examples: Sign up for the new Yahoo! Messenger Beta. Try the beta version of Yahoo! Messenger.biannual(ly), bimonthly, biweekly Dont use any of these words. They can mean either every other year, month, or week, or twice a year, month, or week. Inst
23、ead, use the longer but unambiguous every two years, months, or weeks, or twice a year, month, or week.bil Acceptable as an abbreviation for billion when space is tight. Include a space between the number and bil. Example: Senate passes $20 bil financial aid plan. See also “billion.”billion Use nume
24、rals with billion. Dont hyphenate the numeral and billion even before a noun. As part of a hyphenated compound, use a hyphen between the numeral and billion. Examples: 4 billion people, a $2 billion contract, 5-billion-year history. In general, spell out billion. If space is tight, bil is an accepta
25、ble abbreviation. See also “bil.”Bing Capitalize when referring to Microsofts search engine.biodiesel (n., adj.) birth date Two words. Not birthdate.bitstream (n.) One word. A stream of data.black (n., adj.) Lowercase when referring to race. African American may also be used when it is certain that
26、the person is American. Plural: black people or some other phrase using black as an adjective is preferable to blacks (see “Banish bias” on page 75).black-and-white, black and white Note hyphens when it precedes the word it modifies. Three words in all other cases. Examples: You can print the map in
27、 black and white. You can print a black-and-white map.BlackBerry (adj.) One word. Note capitalization of this Research In Motion (RIM) trademark. Plural: BlackBerry devices (because the word is a trademark, dont use BlackBerrys unless its part of a direct quotation). For more about proper use of tra
28、demarks, see “Trademarks” on page 424.blog (n., adj., v.) Preferred to weblog.blogroll (n.) One word. A bloggers list of other recommended blogs.Bluetooth One word. Note capitalization of this Bluetooth SIG trademark. Use the term as an adjective, and do not add an s to make it a plural noun. For mo
29、re about proper use of trademarks, see “Trademarks” on page 424.Blu-ray No e in Blu. Note capitalization and hyphen of this Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) trademark. Use the term as an adjective, and do not add an s to make it a plural noun. For more about proper use of trademarks, see “Trademarks”
30、on page 424.BMP Abbreviation for bitmap. Generally used to refer to a graphic file (the file extension is .bmp). Abbreviation is always OK.bowl Capitalize when used in a proper noun: Rose Bowl Stadium, Fiesta Bowl. Lowercase when used generically: college bowl games, bowl schedule.bps Abbreviation f
31、or bits per second. Lowercase. Do not include a space between the number and bps. Abbreviation is always OK.breadcrumb One word. A navigational term for the path youve taken to get to a certain webpage. (Breadcrumb is short for breadcrumb trail; it can also refer to the individual links in the trail
32、.) To see an example of a breadcrumb trail, see “User-interface text basics” on page 118 and “Example: Give visitors good directions” on page 150.brick-and-mortar (adj.) Note hyphens.browsable Not browseable.businessperson Use this gender-neutral term instead of businessman or businesswoman. See “Wr
33、ite gender-neutral copy” on page 77.CC Acceptable abbreviation for degrees Celsius. (To create the degree symbol, see “Special characters” on page 386.) Example: The average summer temperature is 23C in the valley. (No space between the numeral and C, no period after C.)caf OK to use accented charac
34、ter in webpage copy and HTML emails, but use cafe (with no accent) in plain-text emails, in copy that may appear in an RSS feed, and in other places where special characters are not always supported (in comment systems and certain content management systems, for example)such characters may become ga
35、rbled. (Alternative style: Use the unaccented version in all cases to simplify decision making for editors; this term without accents is unlikely to be misread in English.)camera phone cancellation (n.), canceled, canceling (v.) The preferred U.S. spelling has two ls in noun form and one l in verb f
36、orms. The preferred British spelling has two ls in all forms.CAPTCHA Acronym for Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart. Acronym is always OK. Plural: CAPTCHAs.Cascading Style Sheets A Web-building technology (see Chapter 16, “Get Familiar With Basic Webpage Codin
37、g”). OK to abbreviate as CSS after initial explanation. Use lowercase style sheets to refer to CSS documents. Example: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) specifications allow a site designer to use style sheets to specify layout and other visual aspects of a webpage.Cc (adj., v.) Abbreviation for carbon c
38、opy. Abbreviation is always OK. Example: When sending email to colleagues, Cc those people who need to know about your message but who dont necessarily need to act on it. Other forms: Ccd, Ccing, Ccs.CD Abbreviation for compact disc. Abbreviation is always OK. Plural: CDs.CDMA Abbreviation for code
39、division multiple access, a digital communication method used by some mobile devices. Abbreviation is always OK.CD-R Abbreviation for CD-recordable. Note hyphen. Plural: CD-Rs.CD-ROM Abbreviation for CD-read-only memory. Note hyphen. Abbreviation is always OK. Plural: CD-ROMs.CD-RW Abbreviation for
40、CD-rewritable. Note hyphen. Plural: CD-RWs.cell phone (n., adj.) Two words, no hyphen. Examples: He left the message on my cell phone. Type in your cell phone number. Note: Cell phone is interchangeable with mobile phone in the U.S.; in the U.K., mobile phone is the more common term. In parts of Asi
41、a, handphone is common.Celsius An acceptable abbreviation for degree(s) Celsius is C. See also “C.”centigram An acceptable abbreviation for centigram(s) is cg (no period).centiliter An acceptable abbreviation for centiliter(s) is cl (no period).centimeter An acceptable abbreviation for centimeter(s)
42、 is cm (no period).cg Acceptable abbreviation for centigram(s). Include a space between the number and cg. For information about when its OK to use the abbreviation, see “Units of measure” on page 273.CGI Do not use the initialism alone in a first reference. Use one of the following instead, dependi
43、ng on the term youre referring to: computer-generated imaging (CGI), common gateway interface (CGI), or computer graphics interface (CGI). OK to use CGI by itself in subsequent references.chair, chairperson Use these gender-neutral terms rather than chairman or chairwoman. See “Write gender-neutral
44、copy” on page 77.chat room checkbox check-in (n., adj.), check in (v.) As a noun or an adjective, its hyphenated. As a verb, its two words, which may be followed by at, to, with, or another preposition. Examples: Please check in on the registration page. All visitors must go through a check-in proce
45、dure.checkout (n., adj.), check out (v.) One word when used as a noun or an adjective. Two words when used as a verb. Examples: The checkout process is very short. You enter this information during checkout. Youll find that you can check out very quickly.cl Acceptable abbreviation for centiliter(s).
46、 Include a space between the number and cl. For information about when its OK to use the abbreviation, see “Units of measure” on page 273.click (v.) Depending on the object, use click (for a button, link, or other interface element) or click on (for a file, photograph, icon, etc.). For details, see
47、“Mouse actions” on page 149.clickableclickthrough (n., adj.), click through (v.) One word when used as a noun or an adjective. Two words when used as a verb. Examples: The companys online ads consistently earn a high clickthrough rate. Click through to the last page to see your score.client/server (
48、adj.) A type of network (a client/server network).clip art closed caption (n.), closed-caption (adj.) Two words when used as a noun, hyphenated when used as an adjective. Example: Provide closed captions with your videos. Search engines may be able to crawl your closed-caption files to search for keywords.cloud computing (n., adj.) Lowercase this term, which means accessing software and other computer resources over the Internet. (The software or other