"format"

[Abdulaziz Al-Arfaj <alarfaj0 at yahoo dot com>]

--- Ossama Khayat <okhayat at yahoo dot com> wrote:
> --- Abdulaziz Al-Arfaj <alarfaj0 at yahoo dot com> wrote:
> > 9. I _highly_ recommend that we adopt "صيغة"
> as
> > the official translation of the word format (the
> noun,
> > not the verb). Its meaning is very self-evident.
> 
> Could be, but wouldn't نَسَق be better?
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I've given this some thought, and I think here is
where we have a chance to be innovative. There is no
reason why we can't use both terms.

I think "صيغة" is best used with relation to
software or visual elements, such as "date format",
"time format" etc..., and we can use "نسق" for
hardware related terms, such as "filesystem format".

Thats just my 2 cents. I hope someone can come up with
a better idea.


	
		
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