The Yahoo! Word List

Finally, a word list for all us techies and geeks out there.

A brief idea of what you'll encounter:

24/7

Note slash. Example: The phones are staffed 24/7.

3D

No space. Not 3-D.

3G, 4G

Types of cell phone networks.

50-50

Note hyphen and use of numerals. Example: They figure their candidate has a 50-50 chance.

8x, 16x

Format for values that denote the speed of drives such as CD and DVD drives. Example: The DVD-RW drive boasts write, rewrite, and read speeds of 16x, 8x, and 16x, respectively.

9/11

Acceptable abbreviation for September 11, 2001, when space is tight; however, Sept. 11 is the preferred abbreviation.

°C

Acceptable abbreviation for degrees Celsius. (To create the degree symbol, see “Special characters.”) Example: The average summer temperature is 23°C in the valley. (No space between the numeral and °C, no period after °C.)

°F

Acceptable abbreviation for degree(s) Fahrenheit. (To create the degree symbol, see “Special characters.”) Example: The average summer temperature is 75°F in the valley. No space between the numeral and °F, no period after the abbreviation.

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