| Change this spelling... |
...into this |
Rationale |
| Addressbook |
Address book |
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| addressbook |
address book |
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| Addressbooks |
Address books |
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| addressbooks |
address books |
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| Anti alias |
Anti-alias |
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| anti alias |
anti-alias |
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| Anti aliases |
Anti-aliases |
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| anti aliases |
anti-aliases |
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| Anti aliasing |
Anti-aliasing |
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| anti aliasing |
anti-aliasing |
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| Antialias |
Anti-alias |
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| antialias |
anti-alias |
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| Antialiases |
Anti-alias |
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| antialiases |
anti-alias |
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| Antialiasing |
Anti-aliasing |
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| antialiasing |
anti-aliasing |
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| Can not |
Cannot |
Only use 'can not' for emphasis |
| can not |
cannot |
Only use 'can not' for emphasis |
| can't |
cannot |
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| Can't |
Cannot |
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| Checkbox |
Check box |
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| checkbox |
check box |
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| Checkboxes |
Check boxes |
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| check boxes |
check boxes |
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| Dropdown list |
Combo box |
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| dropdown list |
combo box |
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| Drop-down list |
Combo box |
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| drop-down list |
combo box |
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| Drop down list |
Combo box |
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| drop down list |
combo box |
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| Dropdown box |
Combo box |
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| dropdown box |
combo box |
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| Drop-down box |
Combo box |
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| drop-down box |
combo box |
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| Drop down box |
Combo box |
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| drop down box |
combo box |
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| Directories |
Folders |
Only use 'directory' for CLI |
| directories |
folders |
Only use 'directory' for CLI |
| Directory |
Folder |
Only use 'directory' for CLI |
| directory |
folder |
Only use 'directory' for CLI |
| Drop-down box |
Drop down box |
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| drop-down boxes |
Drop down boxes |
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| E-mail |
Email |
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| e-mail |
email |
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| E-mails |
Emails |
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| e-mails |
emails |
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| File size |
Filesize |
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| file size |
filesize |
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| File sizes |
Filesizes |
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| file sizes |
filesizes |
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| Filesystem |
File system |
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| filesystem |
file system |
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| Filesystems |
File systems |
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| filesystems |
file systems |
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| Fine tune |
Fine-tune |
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| fine tune |
fine-tune |
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| Fine tunes |
Fine-tunes |
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| fine tunes |
fine-tunes |
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| Formula-bar |
Formula bar |
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| formula-bar |
formula bar |
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| Formula-bars |
Formula bars |
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| formula-bars |
formula bars |
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| Formulabar |
Formula bar |
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| formulabar |
formula bar |
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| Formulabars |
Formula bars |
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| formulabars |
formula bars |
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| Gray scale |
Grayscale |
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| gray scale |
grayscale |
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| Gray scales |
Grayscales |
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| gray scales |
grayscales |
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| Gray scaled |
Grayscaled |
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| gray scaled |
grayscaled |
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| Harddisk |
Hard disk |
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| harddisk |
hard disk |
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| Harddisks |
Hard disks |
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| harddisks |
hard disks |
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| Highscore |
High score |
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| highscore |
high score |
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| Highscores |
High scores |
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| highscores |
high scores |
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| Hit a key |
Press a key |
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| hit a key |
press a key |
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| hz |
Hz |
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| Infra-red |
Infrared |
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| infra-red |
infrared |
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| Infra-reds |
Infrareds |
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| infra-reds |
infrareds |
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| internet |
Internet |
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| it'll |
it will |
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| It'll |
It will |
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| khz |
kHz |
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| lower case |
lowercase |
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| lower-case |
lowercase |
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| Lower case |
Lowercase |
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| Lower-case |
Lowercase |
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| Menu bar |
Menubar |
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| menu bar |
menubar |
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| Menu bars |
Menubars |
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| menu bars |
menubars |
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| Menu-bar |
Menubar |
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| menu-bar |
menubar |
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| Menu-bars |
Menubars |
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| menu-bars |
menubars |
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| Mhz |
MHz |
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| mhz |
MHz |
Unless you mean milliHertz... |
| Ok |
OK |
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| Ok |
Ok |
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| Pop-up menu |
Popup menu |
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| pop-up menu |
popup menu |
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| Pop-up menus |
Popup menus |
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| pop-up menus |
popup menus |
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| Pre-set |
Preset |
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| pre-set |
preset |
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| Pre-sets |
Presets |
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| pre-sets |
presets |
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| Re start |
Restart |
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| re start |
restart |
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| Re starts |
Restarts |
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| re starts |
restarts |
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| Re-start |
Restart |
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| re-start |
restart |
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| Re-starts |
Restarts |
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| re-starts |
restarts |
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| Real time |
Real-time |
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| real time |
real-time |
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| Realtime |
Real-time |
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| realtime |
real-time |
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| Screensaver |
Screen saver |
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| screensaver |
screen saver |
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| Screensavers |
Screen savers |
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| screensavers |
screen savers |
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| Scroll bar |
Scrollbar |
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| scroll bar |
scrollbar |
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| Scroll bars |
Scrollbars |
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| scroll bars |
scrollbars |
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| Scroll-bar |
Scrollbar |
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| scroll-bar |
scrollbar |
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| Scroll-bars |
Scrollbars |
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| scroll-bars |
scrollbars |
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| Sidebar |
Navigation panel |
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| sidebar |
navigation panel |
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| Sidebars |
Navigation panels |
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| sidebars |
navigation panels |
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| Keybinding |
Shortcut |
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| keybinding |
shortcut |
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| Keybindings |
Shortcuts |
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| keybindings |
shortcuts |
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| Key binding |
Shortcut |
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| key binding |
shortcut |
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| Key bindings |
Shortcuts |
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| key bindings |
shortcuts |
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| Spell check |
Spellcheck |
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| spell check |
spellcheck |
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| Spell checking |
Spellchecking |
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| spell checking |
spellchecking |
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| Spell checks |
Spellchecks |
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| spell checks |
spellchecks |
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| Spell-check |
Spellcheck |
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| spell-check |
spellcheck |
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| Spell-checking |
Spellchecking |
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| spell-checking |
spellchecking |
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| Spell-checks |
Spellchecks |
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| spell-checks |
spellchecks |
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| statusbar |
status bar |
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| status-bar |
status bar |
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| Statusbar |
Status bar |
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| Status-bar |
Status bar |
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| Sub process |
Sub-process |
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| sub process |
sub-process |
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| Sub processes |
Sub-processes |
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| sub processes |
sub-processes |
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| Subprocess |
Sub-process |
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| subprocess |
sub-process |
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| Subprocesses |
Sub-processes |
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| subprocesses |
sub-processes |
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| Taskmanager |
Task manager |
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| taskmanager |
task manager |
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| Taskmanagers |
Task managers |
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| taskmanagers |
task managers |
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| textbox |
text box |
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| textboxes |
text boxes |
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| text-box |
text box |
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| text-boxes |
text boxes |
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| title bar |
titlebar |
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| title-bar |
titlebar |
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| Title bar |
Titlebar |
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| Title-bar |
Titlebar |
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| To-do |
Todo |
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| to-do |
Todo |
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| To-dos |
Todos |
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| to-dos |
Todos |
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| Tool bar |
Toolbar |
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| tool bar |
toolbar |
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| Tool bars |
Toolbars |
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| tool bars |
toolbars |
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| Tool tip |
Tooltip |
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| tool tip |
tooltip |
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| Tool tips |
Tooltips |
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| tool tips |
tooltips |
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| Tool-bar |
Toolbar |
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| tool-bar |
toolbar |
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| Tool-bars |
Toolbars |
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| tool-bars |
toolbars |
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| Tool-tip |
Tooltip |
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| tool-tip |
tooltip |
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| Tool-tips |
Tooltips |
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| tool-tips |
tooltips |
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| tool bar |
toolbar |
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| tool-bar |
toolbar |
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| Tool bar |
Toolbar |
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| Tool-bar |
Toolbar |
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| tool bars |
toolbars |
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| tool-bars |
toolbars |
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| Tool bars |
Toolbars |
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| Tool-bars |
Toolbars |
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| treeview |
tree view |
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| Treeview |
Tree view |
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| TreeView |
tree view |
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| treeviews |
tree views |
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| Treeviews |
Tree views |
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| TreeViews |
tree views |
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| Upper case |
Uppercase |
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| upper case |
uppercase |
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| Upper-case |
Uppercase |
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| upper-case |
uppercase |
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| Webbrowser |
Web browser |
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| webbrowser |
web browser |
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| Webbrowsers |
Web browsers |
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| webbrowsers |
web browsers |
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| Webpage |
Web page |
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| webpage |
web page |
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| Webpages |
Web pages |
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| webpages |
web pages |
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| Webserver |
Web server |
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| webserver |
web server |
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| Webservers |
Web servers |
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| webservers |
web servers |
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| Whitespace |
White space |
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| whitespace |
white space |
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| Whitespaces |
White spaces |
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| whitespaces |
white spaces |
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| ! |
! |
No spacing before punctuation |
| ? |
? |
No spacing before punctuation |
| , that |
that |
Don't usually need comma before 'that' |
| 'll |
will |
Use contractions only in informal sections |
| 'd |
had' or `would |
Use contractions only in informal sections |
| 've |
have |
Use contractions only in informal sections |
| I'm |
I am |
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| i'm |
I am |
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| they're |
they are |
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| They're |
They are |
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The following mappings are only relevant to documentation authors:
| Change this spelling... |
...into this |
Rationale |
| i.e. |
&ie; |
Use the entity! |
| I.e. |
&ie; |
Use the entity! |
| ie. |
&ie; |
Use the entity! |
| e.g. |
⪚ |
Use the entity! |
| eg. |
⪚ |
Use the entity! |
| etc. |
&etc; |
Use the entity! |
| etc |
&etc; |
Use the entity! |
| <!-- <othercredit role= |
<othercredit role= |
This can be uncommented when the bug is fixed |
| " |
<quote>... |
Should this be contained in a <quote>? |
| &kcontrol; |
&kcontrolcenter; |
Use &kcontrol; only when you want to expand to 'KControl' |
| &kappname |
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Use the respective entity for this application instead. |
| &kmyapplication |
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Use the respective entity for this application instead. |