Re: A little respect for "unvalidated"

Subject: Re: A little respect for "unvalidated"
From: "Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:48:47 -0700

If I was using this in something that would be read by laypeople, I think I
would probably use a parethetical note in the first instance, i.e., "the
unvalidated (has not been validateed) data..." Or define it in a glossary
or list of terms.

I know industry readers would probably roll their eyes, but I'd prefer that
to having the wrong person (for example, a juror in a liabillity case)
confusing "unvalidated" with "invalidated."

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>
> No need to worry about our readers. In our industry (medical devices),
> "unvalidated" has an exact and unambiguous meaning.


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A little respect for "unvalidated": From: Dan Goldstein
RE: A little respect for "unvalidated": From: Combs, Richard
RE: A little respect for "unvalidated": From: Dan Goldstein

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