Re: A little respect for "unvalidated"

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

If I was using this in something that would be read by laypeople, I think I 
would probably use a parethetical note in the first instance, i.e., "the 
unvalidated (has not been validateed) data..."  Or define it in a glossary 
or list of terms.

I know industry readers would probably roll their eyes, but I'd prefer that 
to having the wrong person (for example, a juror in a liabillity case) 
confusing "unvalidated" with "invalidated."

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>
> No need to worry about our readers. In our industry (medical devices),
> "unvalidated" has an exact and unambiguous meaning.


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