RE: [techs] Acronyms and abbreviations

Modifying John's suggestion slightly, how about

- Provide the expansion of each acronym or abbreviation, in context
or in markup, the first time the acronym or abbreviation appears in any
form that users experience as a "page."

Substituting "expansion" for "full meaning;" the latter being way too much.
But "expansion" not usually applied to an abbreviation, is it?

Jim
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Subject: RE: [techs] Acronyms and abbreviations


OK-- how does this sound as a practical suggestion for What to Do Today?

- Provide the full meaning of each acronym or abbreviation, in context
or in markup, the first time the acronym or abbreviation appears in any
form that users experience as a "page."

John


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-----Original Message-----
From: Jens Meiert [mailto:jens.meiert@erde3.com] 
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 12:18 pm
To: John M Slatin; michaelc@watchfire.com
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Subject: RE: [techs] Acronyms and abbreviations


> In principle, I agree that every occurrence of an acronym or 
> abbreviation should be tagged with the appropriate element.
> 
> In practice, however, what ends up happening is that people using 
> screen readers/talking browsers never actually hear the acronym or 
> abbreviation [...]

Sounds like a draw anyway, doesn't it? What should we do and recommend
now, is there the need to update the corresponding GL items? -- I really
challenge this issue since I just had this discussion occupationally
(again), and there are of course benefits as well as problems linked
with it, as also pointed out by both of you.


 Jens.


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