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VxWorks 5.5<br />

<strong>BSP</strong> Developer’s <strong>Guide</strong><br />

Table 9-1<br />

Spelling Conventions (Continued)<br />

Use...<br />

super-class<br />

task ID<br />

Tcl<br />

TFTP<br />

that is<br />

timeout<br />

timestamp<br />

tty<br />

UNIX<br />

uppercase<br />

Users’ Group<br />

VxWorks<br />

workaround (n.)<br />

Not...<br />

superclass<br />

task id<br />

TCL, tcl<br />

tftp<br />

i.e.<br />

time-out<br />

time stamp, time-stamp<br />

TTY<br />

Unix<br />

upper-case, upper case<br />

User’s Group Users Group<br />

VxWORKS, VXWORKS<br />

work-around<br />

Acronyms<br />

Define acronyms at first usage, except for widely recognized acronyms (see<br />

Table 9-2). At first usage, give the full definition, followed by the acronym in<br />

parentheses, for example:<br />

Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)<br />

Do not use an apostrophe ( ’ ) to form the plural of an acronym. The plural of CPU<br />

is CPUs.<br />

Table 9-2<br />

Common Acronyms<br />

Acronym<br />

ASCII<br />

ANSI<br />

Definition<br />

American Standard Code for Information Interchange<br />

American National Standards Institute<br />

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