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Appendix A: Terminology, Usage, And SpellingAPPENDIX A: TERMINOLOGY, USAGE, AND SPELLING STANDARD: As much as possible, terms should be used and spelled the same way across the UWRF Web presence. The following list of standard usages may be adjusted and expanded as time goes on. Correct uses of “University of Wisconsin-River Falls” date format: avoid expressing dates as three numerals divided by forward slashes (e.g., 6/11/01); internationally, this format can mean November 6, 2001, not June 11, 2001. Use the name of the month wherever possible; for example: July 4, 1998, or Jul-4-98. download: one word, no hyphen e-mail: spelled with a hyphen e-government: spelled with a hyphen, lower case “e” and lower case “g.” At the beginning of a sentence, spelled “E-government.” e-services, e-commerce, e-voting, e-signature, and like constructions: same conventions as in home page: two words HTML: for hyper-text markup language; use capitals when using the term in a phrase or sentence; use lower case letters at the end of a URL, or if for some reason it is placed at the end of a hyperlink (e.g., “Find course listings [html]”). interactive: one word, no hyphen Internet: always capitalized (it is a proper name) intranet: not capitalized multimedia: one word, no hyphen online: one word, no hyphen PDF: for “portable document file”; use capitals when using the term in a phrase or sentence; use lower case letters when placed at the end of a hyperlink. If used at the end of a hyperlink, include the file size (e.g., “Find Course listings [pdf 10k]”). phone number format: divide with hyphens or periods (international convention); do not use parentheses. That is, either of the following is correct: 888-555-1010 or 888.555.1010. portal/channel: use “portal” to refer only to the UWRF home page (www.uwrf.edu). The opening page for other institutional sites should be called the home page of that site. Major paths of information on the UWRF portal (e.g., citizen, business, government) are called “channels.” Neither “portal” nor “channel” should be capitalized except at the beginning of a sentence. site map: two words state: the word state is spelled with a lower case “s” - for example, “Trenton is the capital of the state,” “state legislators.” Web: preferred form is with a capital “W” when referring to the World Wide Web. Web-enabled: hyphenated with upper case “W.” Web enable: two words Web page: preferred form is two words with upper case “W.” Web site: preferred form is two words with upper case “W.”
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