Word list — G
generative AI
Section titled “generative AI”Verdict: style
Use generative AI.
- Alternatives: generative-AI, gen AI, gen-AI
ghetto
Section titled “ghetto”Verdict: avoid
Use a plain alternative, such as clumsy, workaround, or inelegant.
- Replacements: clumsy, workaround, inelegant
Verdict: avoid
Describe the actual limitation directly instead.
- Alternatives: gimpy
grandfathered
Section titled “grandfathered”Verdict: avoid
Use an alternative term, such as legacy or exempt.
- Replacements: legacy, exempt
gray-box
Section titled “gray-box”Verdict: restricted
For testing, describe the actual scope of visibility instead.
- Alternatives: grey-box
grayed-out
Section titled “grayed-out”Verdict: avoid
Instead, use unavailable to indicate the state of the item.
- Alternatives: greyed-out, gray out, grey out
- Replacements: unavailable
grayhat
Section titled “grayhat”Verdict: avoid
Instead, describe the actor’s intent directly.
- Alternatives: greyhat, gray hat, grey hat
graylist
Section titled “graylist”Verdict: avoid
Instead, name the list based on its purpose.
- Alternatives: greylist, gray list, grey list, gray-list, grey-list
graylisted
Section titled “graylisted”Verdict: avoid
Instead, describe the action taken on the item.
- Alternatives: greylisted, gray listed, grey listed, gray-listed, grey-listed
graylisting
Section titled “graylisting”Verdict: avoid
Instead describe what the process does.
- Alternatives: greylisting, gray listing, grey listing, gray-listing, grey-listing
Verdict: avoid
Use expert instead.
- Replacements: expert
Verdict: avoid
Instead, use everyone.
- Alternatives: you guys
- Replacements: everyone