Re: geo-fence or geofence or geo fence?

[Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>]

Google Geo seems to be a slang umbrella label for all their
map-related projects (Google Maps, Google Places, Google Earth, etc.).
I don't see that they actually use it as a word. And they use
geofence, no hyphen or space.

On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 3:18 PM, Lauren <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net> wrote:
> On 1/22/2014 11:49 AM, Robert Lauriston wrote:
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>> Looking at the Google results, it seems like "geofence" is more common
>> among big players in the map and GPS markets.
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>> I would not use "geo fence" since "geo" is not a word.
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> Google might take issue with that statement. Google Geo is not exactly new
> and there are quite a few Google Geo products.
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> https://sites.google.com/site/gmapstips/google-geo-products
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> In discussing geofences, it is probably best to use Google's style since
> this is a Google widget.
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> https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/tracks/geofences?hl=en
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> Regarding whether to use a hyphen, never use a hyphen for code or terms used
> in code.
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