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Diane...I cannot believe that anyone who has been doing this job for
more than a few months is going to worry that much about something so
trivial.
--- Diane Boos <dboos -at- u -dot- washington -dot- edu> wrote:
>
> I'm on an assignment developing process document for a data center,
> as well
> as the server documentation. Therein lies the problem. TPTB don't
> want to
> use "data center," but datacenter, one word. I'll do what the TPTB
> want, but
> I suspect that there is going to be lots of flack from it. TPTB are
> all techie types.
>
> Every time I type "datacenter" I cringe. I have mentioned Webster's
> doesn't
> agree. I'd like some opinions on this before I buck them on the
> changes. Has
> anyone seen "datacenter" in usage?
=====
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
?Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone
amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built
the Titanic.? - Dave Barry
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