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> From: Bonnie Granat
>
> Karen West wrote:
> > I usually follow the guidelines in the Microsoft Manual of Style but
> > I've drawn a blank with these two, as has FOLDOC and Webopedia:
> >
> > focus - the window has focus, has regained focus
> > proc'd - when the application has proc'd Command Mode
> >
> > Are these terms okay to use in user software documentation?
>
> What is "proc'd"?
>
It's what a guy gets from his doctor when he turns 40.
Seriously, Karen, I'm not going to ask for a show of hands but I'll bet that
Bonnie and I aren't the only ones who've never heard of it. The oldest SME
at my company says he hasn't heard it for so long he's forgotten what it
meant. I would look for other words if I were you.
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