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Subject:Re: Need another word for "enterable" From:Jo Baer <jbaer -at- mailbox1 -dot- tcfbank -dot- com> To:Bill Hartzer <BHartzer -at- cha-systems -dot- com> Date:Tue, 28 Mar 2000 16:38:32 -0600
Keyable?
Editable?
Updatable?
Unprotected? (Our programmers use protected and unprotected to
distinguish between fields that can be updated by keying and those that
can't.)
You might want to reword it--something like "All fields that can be
updated must have a white background." (I tend to avoid "should"--it
sounds wishy-washy to me.)
Bill Hartzer wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I need some help. A techy SME type insists that "enterable"
> is an acceptable term for use in technical documentation.
> I'd like to use something else, but can't come up with anything.
>
> Here's an example:
> All enterable fields should have a white background.
>
> Is there a better way of saying this?
> We're documenting software programming standards.
