TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: Help with a term From:Dossy Shiobara <dossy -at- panoptic -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:42:48 -0400
In following the general principle of "write to your audience," it
sounds like the audience is stuck in the era of ancient pedantry (e.g.,
it's 2012 and they're *now* computerizing a *paper* form), so terms that
would be comfortable and familar to the audience is most appropriate.
On 4/23/12 11:10 AM, Lauren wrote:
> Both of those popped in my mind and I quickly dismissed them for
> being, er, ancient pedantry? "Data entry form," is almost as bad, but
> it seems to be the best option if calling a form a "form" violates
> style rules when there is no other common term for a form other than
> "form." Less informative choices of places to put data entry include
> widget, page, area, tab, screen, and "where the data goes."
>
>
> On 4/23/2012 8:01 AM, Dossy Shiobara wrote:
>> So, you'd rather see "e-form"? :-P
>>
>> On 4/23/12 10:59 AM, Ken Weinberg wrote:
>>> "Electronic" is a little too 1965 for me.
--
Dossy Shiobara | "He realized the fastest way to change
dossy -at- panoptic -dot- com | is to laugh at your own folly -- then you http://panoptic.com/ | can let go and quickly move on." (p. 70)
* WordPress * jQuery * MySQL * Security * Business Continuity *
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Create and publish documentation through multiple channels with Doc-To-Help. Choose your authoring formats and get any output you may need.
Try Doc-To-Help, now with MS SharePoint integration, free for 30-days.
