Note capitalization and hyphen.
Word List
The Yahoo! Word List
The Yahoo! word list covers terms related to communications, technology, branding, and other topics that our U.S. editors have encountered frequently. Following is a healthy sampling of the full Yahoo! word list. (We update the online list quarterly—see what’s new.)
These are the decisions that Yahoo! has come to after years of writing and editing for the Web. You may naturally make different choices and have different entries, but our word list can be useful as a springboard or as an additional reference.
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X-ray
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Xbox
One word. Note capitalization of this Microsoft trademark. Do not add es to form the plural.
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XHTML
Abbreviation for Extensible Hypertext Markup Language. Depending on audience, may require explanation on first reference.
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XML
Abbreviation for Extensible Markup Language. Depending on audience, may require explanation on first reference.
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