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Do not use terms

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Do not use error terms. Use the correct term as described in Red Hat Supplementary Style Guide (SSG).

Additional resources
  • Red Hat supplementary style guide for product documentation - Glossary of terms and conventions

  • IBM Style Guide (print) - Appendix C. Word usage, p. 300

  • IBM Style Guide - Word usage

  • DoNotUseTerms.yml source code

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