Re: "install" as a noun?

Subject: Re: "install" as a noun?
From: Bonnie Granat <bgranat -at- att -dot- net>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 21:48:35 -0400

Chris L wrote:
>
> Hey gang --
>
> Has anyone run across any tech documents written by
> engineers using "install" as a noun? I checked
> Websters but the word is strictly a verb. I'm
> wondering if in certain tech circles it is acceptable
> to bend the rules to use the word as a noun.
>
> Chris
>

We let them _talk_ like that, but in
documentation, it is "installation" or
nothing.



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