Re: app vs. application

Subject: Re: app vs. application
From: Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca>
To: Julie Stickler <jstickler -at- gmail -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:45:18 -0800

I think with a push for mobile and cloud, "App" has taken on its own life
where it doesn't need to be translated. For instance, 'sushi', 'espresso',
'pizza'.

Not claiming expertise. Just FFT.

-Tony


On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 10:40 AM, Julie Stickler <jstickler -at- gmail -dot- com>wrote:

>
> International considerations:
> Using the abbreviation 'app' does not save space when content is localized.
> In many languages, the full term is translated because an abbreviation is
> not available."
>


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References:
app vs. application: From: David Renn
Re: app vs. application: From: Julie Stickler

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