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  1. "Extensible" vs. "extendible" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Nov 7, 2012 · Extensible was, through the mid-20th century, the most common form, but today it trails extendable by a substantial margin, while extendible continues to appear infrequently. …

  2. Why "motherboard" is used to refer to main board of computer

    Why is motherboard used to refer to the main board of a computer? What is the relationship with the word mother here?

  3. What’s the term for an acronym that refers to another acronym?

    Apr 8, 2022 · For example, AIM stands for AOL Instant Messenger, and AOL stands for American OnLine. This isn’t quite the same thing as a recursive acronym, which refers to itself. Maybe …

  4. "Good at" or "Good in" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Good - I thought of "good in bed", but hadn't noticed it was extensible. But I concur that its complement must be a place, not an activity.

  5. What is the difference between "practical" and "practicable"?

    Nov 13, 2015 · The distinction that I've drawn in my mind is that practical means easily practiced and practicable means capable of being put into practice.

  6. Word for the possibility of being many things at once

    Nov 20, 2016 · I'm searching for a term describing the possibility of an entity to be seen many different things at the same time. The general concept of being able to categorize an entity into …

  7. Questions about history and usage of the word "paren"

    May 19, 2021 · The character lists and extensible specifications are defined at the beginning of the program file. Then come the programs for individual characters, most of which use …

  8. How do you quote a passage that has used '[sic]' mistakenly?

    May 12, 2011 · The problem with anything other than the first option is that if you then quote those, into a third level of siccing or beyond, then you will be required by poetic imperative to …

  9. A or an XML report? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    +1 - Even if the reader expands the abbreviation to "Extensible Markup Language", it would still take "an". With some abbreviations, you'd need to consider what's being abbreviated and …

  10. Is there a single word that means "a purchase order and all …

    Oct 3, 2022 · Documents a piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information or evidence or that serves as an official record. Unless there are other documents, this is clear …