Re: Capitalization of Web

Subject: Re: Capitalization of Web
From: Dave Meek <meekd -at- WSERVER -dot- DO -dot- LOSRIOS -dot- CC -dot- CA -dot- US>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 1997 14:25:55 -0700

At 01:05 PM 6/3/97 -0700, Jean LaBella wrote:
>In which of the following cases do you captialize references to the w/Web?
>
>1. w/Web client
>2. w/Web browser
>

I've seen the "w/" construction used only as an abbreviation for "with."
For me, both of your references read as "with Web client" and "with Web
browser." I've never seen "w/Web" to mean "World Wide Web."

I think if you capitalize Web alone, your readers will understand.

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