Re: Uninstalling vs Removing

Subject: Re: Uninstalling vs Removing
From: Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:14:16 -0700

Bill, I repeat from my first response to Megan's question:

"In general, use *uninstall* to refer to removing hardware or software from
a computer system. However, if the context talks about *adding*(rather than
*installing*) sw or hw, the preferred term is *remove*."

*M$ Manual of Style, 4th Edition*
*
*
*~~~~~~~~~*
*
*
I grant you that the MMoS isn't the final word. Megan, and all others on
this forum, should follow whatever style has been adopted for their
employer or project. The point I made yesterday is to follow a *style
guide*and not just wing it according to one's own personal preference.

*> *Chris


On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 9:28 PM, Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>wrote:

> My copy of the latest MMoS is at the office, but I recall it favoring
> "remove".
>
> Uninstall is a command, not an action.
>
> On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 2:28 PM, Bruce Megan (ST-CO/ENS2.5-NA)
> <Megan -dot- Bruce -at- us -dot- bosch -dot- com> wrote:
> > Hello All:
> >
> > What is the preferred word to use when writing about taking software off
> a machine?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Megan
>
> --
> Bill Swallow
> Content Solutions Manager
> GlobalScript, a division of LinguaLinx
> http://globalscript.com
> http://lingualinx.com
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 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.
>
> http://bit.ly/doc-to-help
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com -dot-
>
> To unsubscribe send a blank email to
> techwr-l-leave -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>
>
> Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit
> http://www.techwhirl.com/email-discussion-groups/ for more resources and
> info.
>
> Looking for articles on Technical Communications? Head over to our online
> magazine at http://techwhirl.com
>
> Looking for the archived Techwr-l email discussions? Search our public
> email archives @ http://techwr-l.com/archives
>

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.

http://bit.ly/doc-to-help

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- web -dot- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-

To unsubscribe send a blank email to
techwr-l-leave -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com


Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit
http://www.techwhirl.com/email-discussion-groups/ for more resources and info.

Looking for articles on Technical Communications? Head over to our online magazine at http://techwhirl.com

Looking for the archived Techwr-l email discussions? Search our public email archives @ http://techwr-l.com/archives


Follow-Ups:

References:
Uninstalling vs Removing: From: Bruce Megan (ST-CO/ENS2.5-NA)
Re: Uninstalling vs Removing: From: Bill Swallow

Previous by Author: Re: PDF-to-Unformatted-Mess Conversion
Next by Author: Re: Kindle? Other Hardware? How to Choose
Previous by Thread: Re: Uninstalling vs Removing
Next by Thread: Re: Uninstalling vs Removing


What this post helpful? Share it with friends and colleagues:


Sponsored Ads