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AP
Guidelines
For
Frequently
Used
Social
and
Technology
Terms
Last
updated:
March
18,
2011
Bluetooth
Uppercase,
one
word.
download
One
word.
Also,
upload.
Cellphone
Lowercase,
one
word.
click-­‐throughs
Lowercase,
hyphenated
cyberspace
One
word,
lowercase.
domain
name
Two
words,
lowercase.
email
Lowercase,
one
word.
e-­‐book
Lowercase,
hyphenated.
e-­‐reader
Lowercase,
hyphenated.
end
user,
end-­‐user
Two
words
as
noun,
hyphenate
as
adjective.
fan,
follow,
friend
Acceptable
as
both
nouns
and
verbs.
Google,
Googling,
Googled
Uppercase.
handheld
One
word
if
used
as
noun.
Hyphenated
as
adjective
(hand-­‐held)
home
page
Lowercase,
two
words.
hyperlink
One
word,
lowercase.
Also,
hypertext.
Internet
Always
capitalize.
intranet
No
capital,
one
word.
iPad
One
word.
Begins
with
lowercase
I.
iPhone
One
word.
Begins
with
lowercase
I.
IP
address
Internet
protocol
address.
Uppercase
acronym.
JPEG,
JPG
Uppercase
acronym,
lowercase
spelled
out.
login,
logon,
logoff
Lowercase,
no
hyphen.
liveblog
Lowercase,
one
word.
microsite
Lowercase,
one
word.
online
No
hyphen.
plug-­‐in
Hyphenate.
search
engine
Two
words,
lowercase.
smartphone
Lowercase,
one
word.
unfriend
Lowercase,
one
word
URL
Uppercase
acronym,
capitalize
when
spelling
out.
World
Wide
Web
or
Web
Always
capitalize.
website
One
word,
lower
case.