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Fix a spelling error and simplify the acronym definition paragraph.

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Warren Block 2013-07-22 23:56:53 +00:00
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<sect2> <sect2>
<title>Acronyms</title> <title>Acronyms</title>
<para>Acronyms should be spelled out the first time <para>Acronyms should be defined the first time
they appear in a document, as in: <quote>Network Time Protocol they appear in a document, as in: <quote>Network Time Protocol
(<acronym>NTP</acronym>)</quote>. (<acronym>NTP</acronym>)</quote>.
After the acronym has been defined, use After the acronym has been defined, use
the acronym alone unless it makes more the acronym alone unless it makes more
sense contextually to use the whole term. Usually, acronyms sense contextually to use the whole term. Acronyms are usually
are defined only one per document. But they can also be defined only once per chapter or per document.</para>
defined the first time they appear in a
chapter.</para>
<para>All acronyms should be enclosed in <para>All acronyms should be enclosed in
<sgmltag>acronym</sgmltag> tags.</para> <sgmltag>acronym</sgmltag> tags.</para>