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interrupt
Use as a verb when describing what happens at the hardware level when a running
program is stopped. Hardware interrupts a running program; a user stops a running
program.
in-use light
Note hyphenation.
inverse,
displayed in
If you include this term in a user manual, be sure to explain it on first occurrence.
inverted
Do not use when you mean highlighted.
invoke (a
program)
Do not use; use load or run, whichever is appropriate in the context.
I/O device
Abbreviation for input/output device. Note capitalization and slash. Spell out on first
occurrence.
Italic
Use italics for
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references to titles of disks and titles of manuals
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letters as letters, words as words, and phrases as phrases
the i, the o’s
the word boot
the phrases Welcome to Billing Concepts
But: Type Q, press Ctrl-S.
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emphasis
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metasymbols in syntax examples
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introduce terms
In on-screen text, use quotation marks.
In manuals use italics, not quotation marks, after stands for, labeled, named, termed,
the term, and so on. If the term is an on screen element, however, use plain text for
elements whose names are caps/lowercase or plain text in quotation marks for
elements whose names are initial cap only.
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