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# Knative word and phrase list
For the correct spellings of words, see [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/).
| Correct Term | Incorrect Term(s) | Notes |
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| autoTLS | auto TLS<br>Auto&nbsp;TLS<br>AutoTLS | |
| autoscaling | Auto-Scaling<br>auto-scaling<br>AutoScaling<br>Autoscaling | |
| because | since | "Since" is ambiguous; it can refer to the passage of time. "Because" refers to causation or the reason for something. |
| Broker | broker | |
| can | may | Use "can" to convey permission, to refer to an optional action, or to refer to a possible outcome. |
| Channel | channel | |
| CLI | command-line<br>command-line&nbsp;tool<br>command&nbsp;line| Use CLI instead of command line interface. Command line is slightly different and for this context should not be used. |
| component | Component | |
| ConfigMap | configmap<br>cm<br>config&nbsp;map<br>Config&nbsp;Map | |
| CloudEvent | cloud&nbsp;event<br>Cloud&nbsp;Event | |
| Docker | docker | |
| earlier | above | Don't use directional language to refer to a position in a document. |
| event | Event | |
| event&nbsp;source | Event&nbsp;Source | |
| following | below | Don't use directional language to refer to a position in a document. |
| hostname | host&nbsp;name | |
| Knative&nbsp;Eventing | eventing<br>Eventing&nbsp;Component | |
| Knative&nbsp;Service<br>Service | Knative&nbsp;service<br>service<br>ksvc<br>svc | |
| Knative&nbsp;Serving | serving<br>Serving&nbsp;Component | |
|\`knative/docs\`&nbsp;GitHub&nbsp;repository | Knative&nbsp;Docs&nbsp;repo<br>Docs&nbsp;repo | This is true for every Knative repo, such as Sandbox, etc. |
| Kubernetes | kubernetes | |
| later | below | Don't use directional language to refer to a position in a document. |
| might | may | Reserve "may" for official policy or legal considerations. To convey possibility, use "can" or "might". To convey permission, use "can". |
| minikube | Minikube | https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/start/ |
| on-premises | on-prem<br>on-premise | |
| rollout | roll-out |
| SIG Docs | SIG-DOCS<br>Sig-docs<br>Sig-Docs<br>Sig&nbsp;Docs | |
| standard&nbsp;input | stdin<br>STDIN | |
| standard&nbsp;output | stdout<br>STDOUT | |
| Trigger | trigger |
| time-based | time based |
| v | ver.<br>version<br>v. | Preface version numbers with "v". |
| v<version-number>&nbsp;and&nbsp;earlier | or/and&nbsp;lower<br>or/and&nbsp;below<br><=<br>v2.7&nbsp;and&nbsp;later&nbsp;patches.<br>Where patches are mentioned, use three digits: "v2.7.0 and later patches".| |
| v<version-number>&nbsp;or&nbsp;earlier | or/and&nbsp;lower<br>or/and&nbsp;below<br><=<br>v2.7&nbsp;and&nbsp;later&nbsp;patches.<br>Where patches are mentioned, use three digits: "v2.7.0 and later patches".| |
| v<version number>&nbsp;and&nbsp;earlier&nbsp;patches | or/and&nbsp;lower<br>or/and&nbsp;below<br><=<br>v2.7&nbsp;and&nbsp;later&nbsp;patches.<br>Where patches are mentioned, use three digits: "v2.7.0 and later patches".| |
| v<version number>&nbsp;or&nbsp;earlier&nbsp;patches | or/and&nbsp;lower<br>or/and&nbsp;below<br><=<br>v2.7&nbsp;and&nbsp;later&nbsp;patches.<br>Where patches are mentioned, use three digits: "v2.7.0 and later patches".| |
| v<version-number>&nbsp;and&nbsp;later | or/and&nbsp;higher<br>or/and&nbsp;greater<br>or/and&nbsp;above<br>>=<br>"v2.7&nbsp;and&nbsp;later&nbsp;patches".<br>Where patches are mentioned, use three digits: "v2.7.0 and later patches".| |
| v<version-number>&nbsp;or&nbsp;later | or/and&nbsp;higher<br>or/and&nbsp;greater<br>or/and&nbsp;above<br>>=<br>"v2.7&nbsp;and&nbsp;later&nbsp;patches".<br>Where patches are mentioned, use three digits: "v2.7.0 and later patches".| |
| v<version-number>&nbsp;and&nbsp;later&nbsp;patches| or/and&nbsp;higher<br>or/and&nbsp;greater<br>or/and&nbsp;above<br>>=<br>"v2.7&nbsp;and&nbsp;later&nbsp;patches".<br>Where patches are mentioned, use three digits.| |
| v<version-number>&nbsp;or&nbsp;later&nbsp;patches | or/and&nbsp;higher<br>or/and&nbsp;greater<br>or/and&nbsp;above<br>>=<br>"v2.7&nbsp;and&nbsp;later&nbsp;patches".<br>Where patches are mentioned, use three digits.| |
| v1.6 | v1.6.X<br>v1.6.x | It's likely better to omit the wildcard, leaving the unspecified major, minor, or patch as implied. | |
| | should | Avoid "should"; it is ambiguous; "should" implies that the action is recommended but optional; if the document writer intends to mandate an action, "should" is not an appropriate choice. |