Re: Slightly OT but need advice on invented verbs (e.g., to gate)

[Jo Baer <jbaer -at- mailbox1 -dot- tcfbank -dot- com>]

Ah, the verbing of America. I would probably write something like "Access to
this function is permitted or denied based on role authorization." Or, "Role
authorization determines which users are allowed access to this function."

Jo

Jo Baer
Senior Technical Writer
TCF National Bank
Minneapolis, Minnesota
jbaer -at- mailbox1 -dot- tcfbank -dot- com

If you can remain calm, you
just don't have all the facts.


skwpt wrote:

> <snip>
>
>     "The Create New User Profile dialog flow
>     illustrates the steps that create a new user
>     profile. This functionality is gated to
>     specific users based on role authorization."
>
> (Ok, ok, I know that's a huge noun string and a
> passive sentence, to boot! <Aaaargh>)
>
> Anyway, I leaped upon the word "gated" and said, "No,
> no, no," but my PM really wants it. The tech lead said
> she's merely implying security, but she insists that
> "gated" implies an additional security measure/step. I
> see her point but can't---for the life of me--- come
> up with a grammatically correct verb to replace "to
> gate."--

<snip>


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