Altova Mailing List Archives>Archive Index >xml-dev Archive Home >Recent entries >Thread Prev - Re: [xml-dev] Is "XML" an abbreviation or an acronym? [Thread Next] Re: [xml-dev] Is "XML" an abbreviation or an acronym?To: "Crawford, Mark" <mark.crawford@---.---> Date: 8/25/2008 4:47:00 AM Crawford, Mark wrote: > For semantically rich, avoid all uses of both acronyms and abbreviations as there is NEVER a guarantee of uniqueness. If you insist, pick a dictionary (most consider the full version of the OED to be the most authoritative) and use its definition consistently. Everything else will just be opinions. > I understand your impatience with the thread, Mark. BTW, what is the meaning of OED? I thought you don't advocate use of acronyms... Regards, Chin Chee-Kai | ||||||
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