Word list — N
Verdict: style
Use N/A (capitalized, with slashes) as the abbreviation for not applicable in tables and forms.
name server
Section titled “name server”Verdict: style
Write name server as two words.
namespace
Section titled “namespace”Verdict: style
Write namespace as one word.
native
Section titled “native”Verdict: restricted
Native code is acceptable. When referring to people, use a more specific term appropriate to the context.
network IP address
Section titled “network IP address”Verdict: restricted
Use internal IP address when the address is private (contrast: external); use IP address when routing scope is irrelevant. Only substitute internal when the address is genuinely private. Doesn’t apply to network address (the subnetting term for the first address in a block).
- Replacements: internal IP address
Verdict: avoid
Don’t use this slang term because it has multiple meanings, can be difficult to translate, and may be offensive. Use expert instead.
- Replacements: expert
Verdict: avoid
Outside a narrow cryptographic sense, rewrite around the specific value.
Verdict: avoid
Name the actual action, such as remove, attack, or denial-of-service attack.
- Replacements: remove, attack, denial-of-service attack