Re: Partnumbers

Subject: Re: Partnumbers
From: "Subash" <subash_tc -at- speedpost -dot- net>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 04:48:54 -0800


On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 04:54:50 -0700 (PDT), "Goober Writer"
<gooberwriter -at- yahoo -dot- com> said:
> Well, I assume you mean "part" as in section of a
> document and not "part" as in pieces of a product.
>
> Part numbers are no different than chapter numbers,
> only they pertain to a higher grouping. Most people
> use part numbers because they follow the same logic as
> chapter numbering, and so a part of a document can be
> easily referenced ("see Part 1" instead of "see
> chapters 1-5" or "see the section of the document
> pertaining to X").

I feel that it is not right to go by the literal definition of "part" and
"number". The concept of "part number" in my organization means the use a
unique number to identify a version of a particular document. It is for
the production, distribution, and access purposes. I would be interested
to know whether any of you use a similar concept.

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