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Save and categorize content based on your preferences.\n\n- Home\n- Products\n- Style\n\n\n## Page Summary\n\n- The style guide is actively maintained and updated frequently with new terms, guidance, and best practices.\n- Significant emphasis is placed on clarity, consistency, accessibility, and inclusivity in technical documentation.\n- The "word list" is a core element, regularly updated with preferred and discouraged terms for writers to follow.\n- Updates address a broad range of topics: code formatting, UI elements, grammar, headings, links, images, and more.\n- The style guide aims to improve the overall quality and effectiveness of technical documentation for a global audience.\n\nThe style guide is actively maintained and updated frequently with new terms, guidance, and best practices.\n\nSignificant emphasis is placed on clarity, consistency, accessibility, and inclusivity in technical documentation.\n\nThe "word list" is a core element, regularly updated with preferred and discouraged terms for writers to follow.\n\nUpdates address a broad range of topics: code formatting, UI elements, grammar, headings, links, images, and more.\n\nThe style guide aims to improve the overall quality and effectiveness of technical documentation for a global audience.\n\nThis page provides a summary of significant changes to the style guide.\n\n\n## May 8, 2025\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nRemoved outdated language that indicated that a list of options is treated differently

than other unordered lists. | Lists\nAdded a page about writing prescriptive documentation. | Prescriptive documentation,

Word list\nRemoved guidance that said to include empty parentheses after method names. | Code in text\nChanged footnotes guidance to recommend using numbers instead of symbols. | Footnotes\nSimplified contractions guidance, removing excess explanations and examples. | Contractions\nAdded examples to guidance about introducing sections of a document. | Headings and titles\nAdded an example service account ID. | Example domains and names\nSimplified and clarified guidance about articles, including using articles before

abbreviations and product names. | Abbreviations,

Articles (a, an, the),

Product names,

Word list\nIncluded a general explanation of why we don't document future features.

Document future features | Document future features\nRevised guidance to recommend using an abbreviation in a title or heading only if the

abbreviation is the more commonly known version of the word. | Headings and titles\nAdded a suggestion that when you use an imperative in running text, consider whether to

write a procedure instead. | Second person and first person\nGeneralized existing guidance on what to do when jargon is part of a command or code

sample. | Jargon\nConsolidated guidance about cross-references and linking into one page. | Cross-references and linking\nAdded some specific reasons why we avoid directional language when orienting the

reader to information on a page. | Write accessible documentation\nClarified that spacing around icons is a judgment call based on readability. | UI elements and interaction\nRemoved an example phone number. | Example domains and names\nRemoved the word list entry for property because its usage heavily depends on

the technical context. | Word list\n\nRemoved outdated language that indicated that a list of options is treated differently

than other unordered lists.\n\nAdded a page about writing prescriptive documentation.\n\nRemoved guidance that said to include empty parentheses after method names.\n\nChanged footnotes guidance to recommend using numbers instead of symbols.\n\nSimplified contractions guidance, removing excess explanations and examples.\n\nAdded examples to guidance about introducing sections of a document.\n\nAdded an example service account ID.\n\nSimplified and clarified guidance about articles, including using articles before

abbreviations and product names.\n\nIncluded a general explanation of why we don't document future features.\n\nRevised guidance to recommend using an abbreviation in a title or heading only if the

abbreviation is the more commonly known version of the word.\n\nAdded a suggestion that when you use an imperative in running text, consider whether to

write a procedure instead.\n\nGeneralized existing guidance on what to do when jargon is part of a command or code

sample.\n\nConsolidated guidance about cross-references and linking into one page.\n\nAdded some specific reasons why we avoid directional language when orienting the

reader to information on a page.\n\nClarified that spacing around icons is a judgment call based on readability.\n\nRemoved an example phone number.\n\nRemoved the word list entry for property because its usage heavily depends on

the technical context.\n\n\n## January 17, 2025\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nConsolidated spelling guidance into the introduction to the word list.

Extended guidance about how to use the preferred dictionary to determine which spelling to

use for a word with multiple spellings. | Word list\nGeneralized guidance about when to use spaces or tabs for indentation in code samples. | Code samples\nChanged guidance for formatting telephone numbers to recommend using dashes instead of

parentheses to set the area code off from the rest of the number. | Format phone numbers\nExtended and clarified recommendation to avoid the abbreviations i.e., e.g.,

and etc. in most cases. | Abbreviations,

Comma-separated lists\n\nConsolidated spelling guidance into the introduction to the word list.

Extended guidance about how to use the preferred dictionary to determine which spelling to

use for a word with multiple spellings.\n\n\n## October 29, 2024\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nConsolidated and expanded guidance about hyphens and closed compounds. | Hyphens\nAdded hotspot to the word list. | Word list\n\nConsolidated and expanded guidance about hyphens and closed compounds.\n\n\n## August 15, 2024\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nAdded guidance for distinguishing between binary and decimal units, such as

gibibytes (GiB) and gigabytes (GB). Also corrected abbreviation of kilobyte

to kB. | Decimal and binary units\nExpanded guidance for referring to figures and other images in text. Clarified that

figure numbers are not required. | Figure captions\nAdded word list entries: curl, whitepaper, long-running operation | Word list\nUpdated word list entries: ingest, execute, content type,

media type, MIME | Word list\n\nAdded guidance for distinguishing between binary and decimal units, such as

gibibytes (GiB) and gigabytes (GB). Also corrected abbreviation of kilobyte

to kB.\n\nExpanded guidance for referring to figures and other images in text. Clarified that

figure numbers are not required.\n\n\n## May 16, 2024\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nAdded the term generative AI. | Word list\nAdded the term rehost. Redirected the definition for lift and shift to rehost. | Word list\nClarified that the style guide shows examples of how placeholders render but doesn't

explain how to implement this visual styling. | Format placeholders\nAdded an example to the guidance showing how to use site-root-relative URLs to link to

another page on the same server. | Cross-references\nClarified guidance about how to format anchor text. | Make headings into link targets\n\nAdded the term generative AI.\n\nAdded the term rehost. Redirected the definition for lift and shift to rehost.\n\n\n## March 21, 2024\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nExpanded guidance about avoidance of the term drop-down. | Word list\nAdded examples to guidance about writing documentation that focuses on the present

state of the software. | Timeless documentation\nAdded recommendation to use a more precise term than workload when

possible, or to define what the term means in the specific context.

Added related guidance about avoiding ambiguous or overloaded words like workload,

solution, and support, or defining them in each context. | Word list,

Jargon\nAligned guidance with XML and HTML specifications to recommend against the use of

angle brackets as part of an element name, but instead to only use angle brackets as part

of a tag. | Code in text\n\nExpanded guidance about avoidance of the term drop-down.\n\nAdded examples to guidance about writing documentation that focuses on the present

state of the software.\n\nAdded recommendation to use a more precise term than workload when

possible, or to define what the term means in the specific context.\n\nAdded related guidance about avoiding ambiguous or overloaded words like workload,

solution, and support, or defining them in each context.\n\nAligned guidance with XML and HTML specifications to recommend against the use of

angle brackets as part of an element name, but instead to only use angle brackets as part

of a tag.\n\n\n## January 22, 2024\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nCleaned up word list by removing entries that only provided

hyphenation, spelling, or

abbreviation guidance that followed directly from our

general guidance. | Word list\nConsolidated and clarified guidance regarding alt text, figure captions, and figure

descriptions. | Diagrams, figures, and other images

Write accessible documentation\nAdded recommendation to avoid linking to other document sets from navigation controls

such as a table of contents. | Links to other sites\nClarified guidance about avoiding words such as above and below in

references to documentation and user interfaces for accessibility reasons, and provided

example of appropriate non-directional usage. | Word list\nRemoved prohibition against hyphenation of the phrase open source, so this term

now follows our general guidance for hyphenation, which allows for hyphenation of an

adjectival phrase to add clarity and remove ambiguity. | Word list\nChanged guidance for indicating the omission of code from an instructional code

snippet to recommend the use of an explanatory comment instead of a mere ellipsis. | Code samples\n\nCleaned up word list by removing entries that only provided

hyphenation, spelling, or

abbreviation guidance that followed directly from our

general guidance.\n\nConsolidated and clarified guidance regarding alt text, figure captions, and figure

descriptions.\n\nAdded recommendation to avoid linking to other document sets from navigation controls

such as a table of contents.\n\nClarified guidance about avoiding words such as above and below in

references to documentation and user interfaces for accessibility reasons, and provided

example of appropriate non-directional usage.\n\nRemoved prohibition against hyphenation of the phrase open source, so this term

now follows our general guidance for hyphenation, which allows for hyphenation of an

adjectival phrase to add clarity and remove ambiguity.\n\nChanged guidance for indicating the omission of code from an instructional code

snippet to recommend the use of an explanatory comment instead of a mere ellipsis.\n\n\n## November 8, 2023\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nChanged guidance regarding run-in headings in description lists to recommend

that the punctuation (such as a colon) is not formatted as bold. Making the punctuation

bold caused the punctuation to seem to be part of the heading string, which caused confusion

in cases such as UI labels. | Lists\nRemoved the recommendation to use a special external icon (indicated by

class="external") for links. Readers and writers have expressed confusion

about the meaning and usage of this icon. We strengthened guidance about using other,

explicit means to inform the reader about the destination and behavior of a link. | Link text\n\nChanged guidance regarding run-in headings in description lists to recommend

that the punctuation (such as a colon) is not formatted as bold. Making the punctuation

bold caused the punctuation to seem to be part of the heading string, which caused confusion

in cases such as UI labels.\n\nRemoved the recommendation to use a special external icon (indicated by

class="external") for links. Readers and writers have expressed confusion

about the meaning and usage of this icon. We strengthened guidance about using other,

explicit means to inform the reader about the destination and behavior of a link.\n\n\n## October 24, 2023\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nRemoved page about custom font styling, which only said to use styles

defined in the style sheet for the website. Redirected link to page about

HTML formatting and semantic tagging. | HTML and semantic tagging\nAdded word-list entry for then and expanded entry for if

to recommend the use of the optional helper word then in many cases in

which it might be omitted in casual usage. | Word list\nSimplified and unified guidance for jank and janky to

recommend that these terms only be used for specific graphics issues. | Word list\nStrengthened guidance against the use of and/or except in cases

where space is limited. | Slashes\n\nRemoved page about custom font styling, which only said to use styles

defined in the style sheet for the website. Redirected link to page about

HTML formatting and semantic tagging.\n\nAdded word-list entry for then and expanded entry for if

to recommend the use of the optional helper word then in many cases in

which it might be omitted in casual usage.\n\nSimplified and unified guidance for jank and janky to

recommend that these terms only be used for specific graphics issues.\n\nStrengthened guidance against the use of and/or except in cases

where space is limited.\n\n\n## September 29, 2023\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nAdded several examples of when and how to use quotation marks. | Quotation marks\nAdded explanation of guidance against anthropomorphism. | Anthropomorphism\nAdded guidance about using a hyphen with the prefix non before hyphenated

compounds. | Hyphens\n\nAdded several examples of when and how to use quotation marks.\n\nAdded explanation of guidance against anthropomorphism.\n\nAdded guidance about using a hyphen with the prefix non before hyphenated

compounds.\n\n\n## August 24, 2023\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nAdded link buttons to each entry in the word list to make deep-linking to

individual entries easier. | Word list\nExtended guidance about example names to recommend using an initial to

represent a person's surname. | Example person surnames\nClarified guidance about when to use present tense and when to use future tense. | Present tense\nExtended link text guidance to include an example for mailto links. | Link text\n\nAdded link buttons to each entry in the word list to make deep-linking to

individual entries easier.\n\nExtended guidance about example names to recommend using an initial to

represent a person's surname.\n\nClarified guidance about when to use present tense and when to use future tense.\n\nExtended link text guidance to include an example for mailto links.\n\n\n## July 26, 2023\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nAdded link to

Google API guidelines for information about

code comments. | API reference code comments\nRevised guidance for the word toggle to recommend against use as a verb. | UI elements and interaction\nExtended and clarified guidance for names for directories and files. | Filenames and file types\nAdded explanation for why to use code format for code items. | Code in text\n\nAdded link to

Google API guidelines for information about

code comments.\n\nRevised guidance for the word toggle to recommend against use as a verb.\n\nExtended and clarified guidance for names for directories and files.\n\nAdded explanation for why to use code format for code items.\n\n\n## June 15, 2023\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nConsolidated guidance about periods and end punctuation. Also removed standalone

pages about exclamation points and about spacing after periods. | Periods and other end punctuation\nRevised guidance about hyphens to suggest a lookup strategy, categorize uses,

and note exceptions. | Hyphens\nCreated firmer guidance about punctuation in lists for run-in headings and at

the end of list items. | Lists\nStrengthened capitalization guidance: when not to use capitalization, and

how to use capitalization with product names. | Capitalization,

Product names\nAdded guidance about using end punctuation when documenting a command-line

option or argument. | Document command-line syntax\nImproved description and examples for using first-person pronouns (we,

our). | Second person and first person\nUpdated word list entries: etc., OK, user, we, you | Word list\n\nConsolidated guidance about periods and end punctuation. Also removed standalone

pages about exclamation points and about spacing after periods.\n\nRevised guidance about hyphens to suggest a lookup strategy, categorize uses,

and note exceptions.\n\nCreated firmer guidance about punctuation in lists for run-in headings and at

the end of list items.\n\nStrengthened capitalization guidance: when not to use capitalization, and

how to use capitalization with product names.\n\nAdded guidance about using end punctuation when documenting a command-line

option or argument.\n\nImproved description and examples for using first-person pronouns (we,

our).\n\n\n## May 9, 2023\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nSoftened guidance regarding the choice between the pronouns who and that. | Pronouns\nAdded web interface as an alternative to console and UI in

general references to a browser-based interface. | Word list\nClarified the purpose of the page about phone number formats. | Format phone numbers in text\n\nSoftened guidance regarding the choice between the pronouns who and that.\n\nAdded web interface as an alternative to console and UI in

general references to a browser-based interface.\n\n\n## March 31, 2023\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nExpanded and clarified guidance about using trademarks only as modifiers. This

guidance emphasizes that you should never modify a trademark, such as by creating a

possessive or plural form. | Use trademarks only as modifiers\nStrengthened guidance against shortening product names to anything other than an

approved alternative name. | Google product names\nExpanded guidance about using ARIA labels in text that describes icons in graphical

user interfaces. This improves accessibility and increases consistency in terminology used

to refer to visual elements in text. | Buttons and icons,

Accessibility\nNew word list entry: toolkit | Word list\n\nExpanded and clarified guidance about using trademarks only as modifiers. This

guidance emphasizes that you should never modify a trademark, such as by creating a

possessive or plural form.\n\nStrengthened guidance against shortening product names to anything other than an

approved alternative name.\n\nExpanded guidance about using ARIA labels in text that describes icons in graphical

user interfaces. This improves accessibility and increases consistency in terminology used

to refer to visual elements in text.\n\n\n## February 13, 2023\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nAdded a page about paragraph structure, which provides guidance about recommended

paragraph length and order of information. | Paragraph structure\nExpanded accessibility guidance to say that a document should convey its information

when you use it without images or animation. | Write accessible documentation\nClarified that letter keys should be represented with uppercase letters. | Press and type keyboard keys\nAdded existing to list of examples of potentially problematic words

in timeless documentation. | Timeless documentation\nRecommended using an empty alt attribute for icons that include a text

label. | Buttons and icons\nStrengthened and clarified guidance about avoiding culturally specific references and

about using simple and consistent language. | Voice and tone\nCreated section about items that are sometimes—but not always—formatted in code font,

such as email addresses. | Items that are sometimes in code font\nAdded information about example internationalized domain names. | Example domain names\nExpanded guidance about choosing example email addresses. | Example email addresses\nExpanded guidance about using second-person you to refer to the reader of a

document and, generally, using third-person user to refer to the intended user of

the software that the reader is developing. | Second person\n\nAdded a page about paragraph structure, which provides guidance about recommended

paragraph length and order of information.\n\nExpanded accessibility guidance to say that a document should convey its information

when you use it without images or animation.\n\nClarified that letter keys should be represented with uppercase letters.\n\nAdded existing to list of examples of potentially problematic words

in timeless documentation.\n\nRecommended using an empty alt attribute for icons that include a text

label.\n\nStrengthened and clarified guidance about avoiding culturally specific references and

about using simple and consistent language.\n\nCreated section about items that are sometimes—but not always—formatted in code font,

such as email addresses.\n\nAdded information about example internationalized domain names.\n\nExpanded guidance about choosing example email addresses.\n\nExpanded guidance about using second-person you to refer to the reader of a

document and, generally, using third-person user to refer to the intended user of

the software that the reader is developing.\n\n\n## December 12, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nNew word list entry: anti-pattern | Word list\n\n\n## November 7, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nTo emphasize a negative, use

<em>not</em>. | Contractions\n\nTo emphasize a negative, use

<em>not</em>.\n\n\n## October 31, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nNew word list entry: standalone | Word list\n\n\n## October 10, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nAdded guidance about how to document optional arguments for commands.

Special characters that indicate optional and mutually exclusive arguments in

commands—such as brackets, braces, and pipes—break commands if the

user doesn't edit them first. The new guidance offers several approaches for

avoiding these problems. | Code in text,

Code samples,

Document command-line syntax\nClarified that contractions are recommended in general, but not required in all

cases. | Contractions\n\nAdded guidance about how to document optional arguments for commands.\n\nSpecial characters that indicate optional and mutually exclusive arguments in

commands—such as brackets, braces, and pipes—break commands if the

user doesn't edit them first. The new guidance offers several approaches for

avoiding these problems.\n\nClarified that contractions are recommended in general, but not required in all

cases.\n\n\n## September 26, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nIn figure captions, always use end punctuation, and use complete

sentences when possible. | Figures and other images\nAdded separators between word list terms, to improve

readability. | Word list\n\nIn figure captions, always use end punctuation, and use complete

sentences when possible.\n\nAdded separators between word list terms, to improve

readability.\n\n\n## September 19, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nAdded guidance to multiple pages about ways to make documentation

more inclusive for readers who have a variety of cognitive patterns. | Write accessible documentation,

Cross-references, Numbers, Procedures\n\nAdded guidance to multiple pages about ways to make documentation

more inclusive for readers who have a variety of cognitive patterns.\n\n\n## September 12, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nDon't present new information in tables through images or symbols

alone. | Tables\nClarified guidance about using footnotes in tables. | Tables\nAdded instructions for how to look up a UI element's

aria-label attribute. | UI elements and interaction\n\nDon't present new information in tables through images or symbols

alone.\n\nClarified guidance about using footnotes in tables.\n\nAdded instructions for how to look up a UI element's

aria-label attribute.\n\n\n## September 5, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nStrengthened recommendation to avoid using semicolons where possible,

and removed basic information about semicolons.

Our accessibility guidance recommends

against using semicolons where possible, because screen readers may not clearly

indicate them. So we changed our semicolon guidance to be more in line with our

accessibility guidance. | Semicolons\nExpanded and clarified guidance about what to put in code

font. | Code in text\n\nStrengthened recommendation to avoid using semicolons where possible,

and removed basic information about semicolons.\n\nOur accessibility guidance recommends

against using semicolons where possible, because screen readers may not clearly

indicate them. So we changed our semicolon guidance to be more in line with our

accessibility guidance.\n\nExpanded and clarified guidance about what to put in code

font.\n\n\n## August 29, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nChanged and clarified recommended phrasing for describing boolean

parameters in reference docs. | API reference code

comments\nExpanded and clarified explanation of why we use straight quotation

marks and apostrophes. | Quotation marks\nAdded suggested alternative terms for cloud-native. | Word list\nNew word list entries: prebuilt, scroll | Word list\n\nChanged and clarified recommended phrasing for describing boolean

parameters in reference docs.\n\nExpanded and clarified explanation of why we use straight quotation

marks and apostrophes.\n\nAdded suggested alternative terms for cloud-native.\n\n\n## August 22, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nClarified that and then is generally better than just then. | Write for a global audience\nNew word list entries: canary, multi-service, precapture,

pre-existing, presubmit, rebranding, roll out | Word list\n\nClarified that and then is generally better than just then.\n\n\n## August 15, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nExpanded table-formatting guidance, to improve accessibility. | Tables\nImproved guidance about figure captions, descriptions, and alt text. | Figures and other images\n\nExpanded table-formatting guidance, to improve accessibility.\n\nImproved guidance about figure captions, descriptions, and alt text.\n\n\n## August 8, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nWrite a SQL rather than an SQL.

Both are in use, but a SQL is significantly more common. | Articles (a, an, the)\nAdded information about our distinction between don't use and

avoid. | Word list\nNew word list entries: nonce, SQL | Word list\n\nWrite a SQL rather than an SQL.\n\nBoth are in use, but a SQL is significantly more common.\n\nAdded information about our distinction between don't use and

avoid.\n\n\n## August 1, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nExpanded guidance about mobile and related terms. | Word list\nIt's OK to use below in set phrases such as below (the)

average. | Word list\nExpanded our information about serial commas. | Commas\nTo refer to a file with the .tiff extension, use the

phrase TIFF file. | Filenames and file types\nNew word list entries: admin; blue-green; cold,

hot, and warm (in the context of a failover, spare, or standby);

inline; mobile phone; online | Word list\n\nExpanded guidance about mobile and related terms.\n\nIt's OK to use below in set phrases such as below (the)

average.\n\nExpanded our information about serial commas.\n\nTo refer to a file with the .tiff extension, use the

phrase TIFF file.\n\n\n## July 25, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nUpdated guidance about the term Cloud console. | Word list\nClarified guidance about the term see. | Word list\n\nUpdated guidance about the term Cloud console.\n\nClarified guidance about the term see.\n\n\n## July 18, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nRevised guidance about using the term element in HTML and XML

contexts. | Word list\nRevised and expanded guidance about how to form possessives. | Possessives\nNew word list entry: tag | Word list\n\nRevised guidance about using the term element in HTML and XML

contexts.\n\nRevised and expanded guidance about how to form possessives.\n\n\n## June 20, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nNew word list entry: brown bag | Word list\n\n\n## June 13, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nClarified guidance about placement of only. | Write for a global audience\nNew word list entry: using | Word list\n\nClarified guidance about placement of only.\n\n\n## June 6, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nClarified guidance about Interconnect connection. | Word list\n\nClarified guidance about Interconnect connection.\n\n\n## May 16, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nOffset footnote symbols using superscript. | Footnotes\nNew word list entries: could, would | Word list\n\nOffset footnote symbols using superscript.\n\n\n## May 9, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nStrengthened guidance recommending avoiding humor in

documentation.

Most humor is difficult to translate, and much humor is culturally

specific. | Write for a global audience\nChanged the link to a resource about identity-first language.

The site that we had previously linked to has disappeared. | Write inclusive

documentation\n\nStrengthened guidance recommending avoiding humor in

documentation.\n\nMost humor is difficult to translate, and much humor is culturally

specific.\n\nChanged the link to a resource about identity-first language.\n\nThe site that we had previously linked to has disappeared.\n\n\n## April 25, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nAdded a new page about jargon. | Jargon\nExpanded guidance about when to use the various notice types. | Notes, cautions, warnings, and other notices\nClarified and expanded guidance about when to remove locales from URLs. | Link to other sites\nNew word list entries: final solution, gsutil | Word list\n\nAdded a new page about jargon.\n\nExpanded guidance about when to use the various notice types.\n\nClarified and expanded guidance about when to remove locales from URLs.\n\n\n## April 18, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nIntroduce an interactive element (such as a button that expands and collapses) in the

text preceding the element, to improve accessibility. | Write accessible documentation\n\nIntroduce an interactive element (such as a button that expands and collapses) in the

text preceding the element, to improve accessibility.\n\n\n## April 11, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nChanged guidance about taking screenshots. | Figures and other images\nIn code samples, indicate omitted code using three dots and no spaces

(...) | Code samples\nNew word list entries: + (appended to numbers in text) | Word list\n\nChanged guidance about taking screenshots.\n\nIn code samples, indicate omitted code using three dots and no spaces

(...)\n\n\n## April 4, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nRemoved guidance about using lettered lists for mutually exclusive options.

The semantic distinction that we were making isn't in wide use, and lettered lists aren't

supported in standard Markdown, so we no longer recommend using lettered lists. | Lists\nClarified recommendation about how to italicize in Markdown. | Text-formatting summary\nChanged guidance about dead-letter queue and hold the pointer

over. | Word list\nNew word list entry: break-glass | Word list\n\nRemoved guidance about using lettered lists for mutually exclusive options.\n\nThe semantic distinction that we were making isn't in wide use, and lettered lists aren't

supported in standard Markdown, so we no longer recommend using lettered lists.\n\nClarified recommendation about how to italicize in Markdown.\n\nChanged guidance about dead-letter queue and hold the pointer

over.\n\n\n## March 28, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nClarified guidance about using an introductory phrase before the output of a

command. | Document command-line syntax\nNew word list entry: Unicode | Word list\n\nClarified guidance about using an introductory phrase before the output of a

command.\n\n\n## February 21, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nUse gcloud CLI instead of

gcloud command-line tool. | Word list\nNew word list entry: shift left | Word list\n\nUse gcloud CLI instead of

gcloud command-line tool.\n\n\n## February 7, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nIn general, don't use a single x or a series of x's as

placeholders; instead, use a more informative placeholder. | Formatting placeholders\nNew word list entry: GBps | Word list\n\nIn general, don't use a single x or a series of x's as

placeholders; instead, use a more informative placeholder.\n\n\n## January 31, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nAvoid repeating the exact page title as a heading on the page.

Headings and titles | Headings and titles\nExpanded guidance about runtime and run time. | Word list\nAdded .adoc and .md to the list of examples of filename

extensions. | Filenames and file

types\n\nAvoid repeating the exact page title as a heading on the page.\n\nExpanded guidance about runtime and run time.\n\nAdded .adoc and .md to the list of examples of filename

extensions.\n\n\n## January 24, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nClarified guidance about video formats.

The main reason to avoid using animated GIF is that it's

resource-inefficient. | Figures and other images\nClarified guidance about changing an existing custom anchor for a

heading. | Making headings into link

targets\n\nClarified guidance about video formats.\n\nThe main reason to avoid using animated GIF is that it's

resource-inefficient.\n\nClarified guidance about changing an existing custom anchor for a

heading.\n\n\n## January 18, 2022\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nFor animations and videos, use a compressed format (such as MP4), not

animated GIF. | Figures and other images\nDon't use email as a verb. | Word list\nNew word list entry: healthcare | Word list\n\nFor animations and videos, use a compressed format (such as MP4), not

animated GIF.\n\nDon't use email as a verb.\n\n\n## December 31, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nAdded headings to make guidance about using simple and unambiguous language easier to

find. | Writing for a global audience\nExpanded guidance about demonstrative pronouns. | Ambiguous pronoun references\nClarified guidance about when to use code format for URLs. | Code in text\nRefreshed guidance about optimizing for search (SEO). | Text for images,

Link text,

Filenames,

Headings\n\nAdded headings to make guidance about using simple and unambiguous language easier to

find.\n\nExpanded guidance about demonstrative pronouns.\n\nClarified guidance about when to use code format for URLs.\n\nRefreshed guidance about optimizing for search (SEO).\n\n\n## November 30, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nAdded examples and clarified guidance recommending use of optional pronouns and other

helper words. | Optional pronouns,

Writing for a global audience\nAdded guidance for linking to a section of another page. | Links to sections on another page\nNew word list entries: portal, copy and paste, performant | Word list\n\nAdded examples and clarified guidance recommending use of optional pronouns and other

helper words.\n\nAdded guidance for linking to a section of another page.\n\n\n## November 1, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nAdded guidance about expanding shortened words and symbols. | Abbreviations\nExpanded guidance about the order of information in complex procedures, including the

recommended order for goals, results, and justifications for steps. | Procedures\nAdded guidance about including a description of default behaviors in API reference

documents. | API reference code comments\nReinforced guidance about including words like file after items in code font, such

as filenames. | Filenames\nAdded guidance about using alternatives to directional terms such as above and

below when referring to location in a document. | Writing accessible documentation\nNew word list entries: practitioner, left-nav, right-nav, create new | Word list\n\nAdded guidance about expanding shortened words and symbols.\n\nExpanded guidance about the order of information in complex procedures, including the

recommended order for goals, results, and justifications for steps.\n\nAdded guidance about including a description of default behaviors in API reference

documents.\n\nAdded guidance about using alternatives to directional terms such as above and

below when referring to location in a document.\n\n\n## October 11, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nSimplified placeholder examples and clarified when to repeat an explanation for a

placeholder. | Formatting placeholders\nAdded guidance on using brackets and dots ([...]) to indicate omitted

output in an example. | Output from commands\n\nSimplified placeholder examples and clarified when to repeat an explanation for a

placeholder.\n\nAdded guidance on using brackets and dots ([...]) to indicate omitted

output in an example.\n\n\n## October 4, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nAdded page about philosophy and principles of the style guide. | Philosophy of this style guide\nClarified recommendation to include a noun after a code element and to avoid

inflecting code elements. | Code in text\nAdded guidance to not use numbers in headings to indicate a sequence of sections. | Headings and titles\nUpdated examples for verb forms in headings and titles, including special cases

such as Pricing and Billing. | Headings and titles\n\nAdded page about philosophy and principles of the style guide.\n\nClarified recommendation to include a noun after a code element and to avoid

inflecting code elements.\n\nAdded guidance to not use numbers in headings to indicate a sequence of sections.\n\nUpdated examples for verb forms in headings and titles, including special cases

such as Pricing and Billing.\n\n\n## September 13, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nClarified guidance about specifying the context for a task. | Procedures\nAvoid using run the following command to introduce code.

Instead, focus on what the command does. | Procedures\nExpanded the guidance for CLI. | Word list\nNew word list entries: ransomware | Word list\n\nClarified guidance about specifying the context for a task.\n\nAvoid using run the following command to introduce code.

Instead, focus on what the command does.\n\nExpanded the guidance for CLI.\n\n\n## September 6, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nAvoid words and phrases that anchor the documentation to a point in

time or assume knowledge of prior or future products and features. | Timeless documentation\nAdded navigation menu to the list of UI terms. | UI elements and interaction\nMarked slice and dice as don't use. | Word list\nNew word list entries: web application firewall,

while | Word list\n\nAvoid words and phrases that anchor the documentation to a point in

time or assume knowledge of prior or future products and features.\n\nAdded navigation menu to the list of UI terms.\n\nMarked slice and dice as don't use.\n\n\n## August 30, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nIntroduce a list of placeholders with the phrase This output

includes the following values:

The old guidance for what introductory phrase to use wasn't a complete

sentence. | Formatting placeholders\n\nIntroduce a list of placeholders with the phrase This output

includes the following values:\n\nThe old guidance for what introductory phrase to use wasn't a complete

sentence.\n\n\n## August 16, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nAdded guidance for heading and title phrasing.

Many writers ask what verb forms to use in headings and titles. The new

guidance helps writers make that decision more easily, and it improves

consistency for translators and readers. | Headings and titles\n\nAdded guidance for heading and title phrasing.\n\nMany writers ask what verb forms to use in headings and titles. The new

guidance helps writers make that decision more easily, and it improves

consistency for translators and readers.\n\n\n## August 2, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nWhen you need an example project name, create a name that's

meaningful or descriptive. | Example domains and names\nNew word list entry: pop-up | Word list\n\nWhen you need an example project name, create a name that's

meaningful or descriptive.\n\n\n## July 26, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nNew word list entry: intercluster | Word list\n\n\n## July 19, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nAdded guidance about whether to include an abbreviation if it is used

only once in the document. | Abbreviations\nClarified and added guidance about the terms above, below,

earlier, higher, later, lower, and under | Word list\n\nAdded guidance about whether to include an abbreviation if it is used

only once in the document.\n\n\n## July 12, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nDon't refer to casing styles by names like camel case or

snake case. | Capitalization\n\nDon't refer to casing styles by names like camel case or

snake case.\n\n\n## July 5, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nIn the first sentence of each procedural step, include an imperative

verb. | Procedures\n\nIn the first sentence of each procedural step, include an imperative

verb.\n\n\n## June 28, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nNew word list entries: can, might, must

A writer asked us to clarify our guidance for these terms. | Word list\n\nNew word list entries: can, might, must\n\nA writer asked us to clarify our guidance for these terms.\n\n\n## June 21, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nUpdated guidance on fictitious person names, and added a list of

specific given names to use in examples.

Many writers have asked for a list of recommended names to

use. | Example domains and names\n\nUpdated guidance on fictitious person names, and added a list of

specific given names to use in examples.\n\nMany writers have asked for a list of recommended names to

use.\n\n\n## June 7, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nDon't use UI element labels as if they were English verbs or

nouns. | UI elements and

interaction\n\nDon't use UI element labels as if they were English verbs or

nouns.\n\n\n## May 24, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nClarified phrasing of guidance about avoiding using the same link

text for different target pages. | Link text\nAdded guidance about what to do when link text includes a command or

other code-font element. | Link text\nTry to keep the main subject and verb as close to the beginning of

a sentence as possible. | Writing for a global audience\nUpdated guidance about using a hyphen to indicate a range of

numbers.

For example, we now recommend using an ordinary hyphen rather than a

nonbreaking hyphen, for ease of authoring. | Hyphens\nRemoved the word list entry for AJAX.

The entry was outdated, and Wikipedia covers the term better. | Word list\nNew word list entries: webmaster, white label

Use more specific terms. | Word list\n\nClarified phrasing of guidance about avoiding using the same link

text for different target pages.\n\nAdded guidance about what to do when link text includes a command or

other code-font element.\n\nTry to keep the main subject and verb as close to the beginning of

a sentence as possible.\n\nUpdated guidance about using a hyphen to indicate a range of

numbers.\n\nFor example, we now recommend using an ordinary hyphen rather than a

nonbreaking hyphen, for ease of authoring.\n\nRemoved the word list entry for AJAX.\n\nThe entry was outdated, and Wikipedia covers the term better.\n\nNew word list entries: webmaster, white label\n\nUse more specific terms.\n\n\n## May 3, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nDon't put a link in a heading.

A link in a heading is easy for a reader to miss. | Headings and

titles\nClarified and reorganized the material about which preposition to use

with each UI element. | UI elements and

interaction\n\nDon't put a link in a heading.\n\nA link in a heading is easy for a reader to miss.\n\nClarified and reorganized the material about which preposition to use

with each UI element.\n\n\n## April 26, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nClarified guidance about when to create a custom anchor for a

heading. | Making headings into link

targets\n\n\n## April 19, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nWrite one-step procedures with a bullet. | Procedures\nIn headings, use punctuation sparingly. | Headings and titles\nAdded a link to another resource about active and passive voice. | Active voice\nClarified guidance about the word native. | Word list\nNew entry: sherpa | Word list\n\n\n## April 12, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nClarified that guidance that applies to text generally also applies to

headings. | Headings and titles\nStrengthened recommendation to use contractions. | Contractions\nNew entry: downscope | Word list\n\n\n## April 5, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nExpanded guidance about using simple words and phrases. | Writing for a global audience\nNew entry: instance group | Word list\n\n\n## March 29, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nTo form the plural of an abbreviation, treat the abbreviation like an

English word, and follow standard English pluralizing patterns. | Abbreviations\n\n\n## March 15, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nNew entries: more than 60 terms to not use or to use with caution, for

inclusive-language reasons (too many to list here) | Word list\n\n\n## March 8, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nExpanded and clarified guidance about placeholders. | Formatting placeholders\nNew entries: outside the box (and related terms), and more than

40 networking terms (too many to list here) | Word list\n\n\n## March 1, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nClarified guidance about spelling out an abbreviation. | Abbreviations\nUse documentation set instead of docset. | Word list\n\n\n## February 15, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nNew entry: lock-in | Word list\n\n\n## February 1, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nRevised and clarified guidance about using should. | Word list\nIn some contexts, you can use active/standby as a

replacement for master/slave. | Word list\nUpdated guidance about using firewalls. | Word list\nNew entries: black-box, external IP address,

gray-box, IPsec, N/A, war room,

white-box | Word list\n\n\n## January 25, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nUpdated guidance about link text to remove reliance on external

sources. | Link text\nDon't use abbreviations or product names as verbs. | Abbreviations, Product names\n\n\n## January 11, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nClarified guidance about indentation in code samples. | Code samples\nAdded links to more coding-style guides. | Code in text\nClarified that you can use please under certain specific

circumstances. | Word list\nClarified guidance about terminate. | Word list\nNew entries: hang, MTU, utilize | Word list\n\n\n## January 4, 2021\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nMerged landing page with "Other editorial resources" to help new readers

learn how to use this guide. | About this guide\nNew entry: deprecate | Word list\n\n\n## December 28, 2020\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nAdded an explanation of what placeholders are. | Formatting placeholders\n\n\n## December 14, 2020\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nDistinguished between the Google Cloud product called Identity and

Access Management (IAM) and the general practice of identity and access

management. | Word list\nClarified that the word terminate has a specific meaning in

telephony. | Word list\n\n\n## December 7, 2020\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nWhen you describe navigating through menus using angle brackets, add an

aria-label

attribute to each angle bracket, for use by screen readers:

<span aria-label="and then">></span>. | UI elements and interaction\nNew entry: metageneration | Word list\n\n\n## November 30, 2020\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nUpdated content-navigation titles for some style guide pages. | Content navigation\nClarified guidance for just. | Word list\nNew entry: time to live | Word list\n\n\n## November 23, 2020\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nChanged guidance about fictitious email addresses. | Example domains and names\nNew entry: holiday, the holidays | Word list\n\n\n## November 16, 2020\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nIn examples, use fictional street addresses. | Example domains and names\nClarified guidance for functionality. | Word list\n\n\n## November 9, 2020\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nFormat folder and directory names in code font. | Code in text\n\n\n## November 2, 2020\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nAvoid double negatives. | Writing accessible documentation\nExpanded guidance about how to write around unavoidable references to

non-inclusive words. | Writing inclusive

documentation\n\n\n## October 19, 2020\n\nWe're changing the format of the updates to this page, to focus on what each

change is rather than where it is.\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nYou can use an asterisk to indicate emphasis in Markdown. Don't use a

double underscore to indicate bold in Markdown. | Text-formatting summary\n\n\n## October 12, 2020\n\n\nNew guidance or change | Page\nUse enable or turn on consistently. | Word list\nAll pages about linking are now grouped together under a new

Linking heading. | Content navigation\nDon't link to the same document multiple times in close succession. | Cross-references\nFor subsections, use the phrase in the following sections. | Headings and

titles\nDon't create your own abbreviations. | Abbreviations\nDon't reveal personally identifiable information. | Example domains and names\nFor exponents, use standard mathematical notation. | Numbers\nExpanded guidance about expressing times of day. | Dates and times\nNew entries: aka, America, -aware,

Black Friday, Cyber Monday, leverage, possible,

postmortem | Word list\n\n\n## October 5, 2020\n\n- In the word list, updated guidance about

the term disable.\n\n\n## September 28, 2020\n\n- On the Capitalization page, expanded

guidance about using consistent capitalization.\n- On the Procedures page, added guidance

about including keyboard shortcuts in procedures.\n\n\n## September 21, 2020\n\n- On the Figures and other images page, added

guidance about using image maps.\n- On the Text-formatting summary

page, added guidance about using a variable to indicate a range of version

numbers, and clarified guidance about using <em>.\n- Added entries to the word list:

distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), UTF.\n\n\n## September 14, 2020\n\n- On the Figures and other images page and the

Tables page, added guidance about introductory

sentences.\n- In the word list, clarified the

distinction between terms to never use and terms to avoid when possible. Also

added icons for both kinds of terms.\n\n\n## September 7, 2020\n\n- On the Writing for a global audience

page, clarified guidance about using simple verbs.\n- Added entries to the word list:

single pane of glass, will.\n\n\n## August 31, 2020\n\n- On the Figures and other images

page, clarified guidance about using SVG.\n\n\n## August 24, 2020\n\n- Added an entry to the word list:

see.\n\n\n## August 10, 2020\n\n- On the UI elements and interaction

page, added guidance about when to use in and when to use on.\n- On the Making headings into link

targets page, added guidance about changing anchors, and reorganized the

page.\n\n\n## August 3, 2020\n\n- On the Dates and times page, added

guidance about avoiding referring to seasons of the year.\n- In the word list, added more suggested

alternatives for master and slave.\n\n\n## July 27, 2020\n\n- Added entries to the word list:

grandfathered, graylist, greylist, multi-regional,

Unix epoch time. Expanded and clarified guidance for the

blacklist, master, and multi-region entries.\n\n\n## July 20, 2020\n\n- Reorganized and updated the Other editorial

resources page, and moved that page to near the top of the left nav.\n- On the Figures and other images page, added

links to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) resources.\n- On the Procedures page, added guidance

about introducing a procedure with an imperative.\n- Added entries to the word list:

bar, baz, canceled, foo, like, such

as.\n- As of this week, we've stopped including small-detail changes in this

page. For example, when we corrected a typo in the style guide in the past, we

used to mention that correction on this page, but we're no longer mentioning

minor changes that have no effect on guidance.\n\n\n## July 13, 2020\n\n- Renamed this summary-of-recent-changes page from "Release notes" to

"What's new," and moved it to near the top of the left nav.\n- In the Pronouns page, slightly updated the

guidance about using gender-neutral they.\n\n\n## June 29, 2020\n\n- On several pages, reorganized guidance about formatting code and

command lines. In particular:

Moved the guidance that was in a page about command-line terminology

to the Documenting command-line syntax page,

and deleted the separate command-line terminology page.

Moved the guidance about placeholders to a new Formatting placeholders page.

Added cross-references among various code-related pages.\n- Moved the guidance that was in a page about command-line terminology

to the Documenting command-line syntax page,

and deleted the separate command-line terminology page.\n- Moved the guidance about placeholders to a new Formatting placeholders page.\n- Added cross-references among various code-related pages.\n- In the word list, corrected a typo.\n\n- Moved the guidance that was in a page about command-line terminology

to the Documenting command-line syntax page,

and deleted the separate command-line terminology page.\n- Moved the guidance about placeholders to a new Formatting placeholders page.\n- Added cross-references among various code-related pages.\n\n\n## June 22, 2020\n\n- In the word list, changed guidance about

using earlier and later for a range of version numbers.\n\n\n## June 15, 2020\n\n- On the Capitalization page and other

pages, made guidance consistent about capitalizing references to document

titles.\n- On the Cross-references page and

other pages, added guidance about not forcing a link to open in a new tab.\n- On the Code in text page, added

guidance about when to put UI elements in code font.\n- Added an entry to the word list: best

effort.\n\n\n## June 8, 2020\n\n- On the Writing inclusive

documentation page, added guidance about avoiding figurative language that

relates to the slaughter of animals.\n\n\n## June 1, 2020\n\n- On the Figures and other images page,

updated guidance about alt text, figure descriptions, and figure captions.\n- Reorganized the HTML and semantic

tagging page, and added guidance about not using the br

element to change visual presentation. Also replaced a broken link to a

third-party site.\n- On the Numbers page, added guidance about

avoiding using Roman numerals.\n- Added entries to the word list:

currently, dash, NoOps.\n\n\n## May 25, 2020\n\n- On the Numbers page, corrected two examples

to match our guidance.\n- On the Abbreviations page, added

guidance about use of the term acronym.\n- Added entries to the word list:

happiness, scale, service level agreement, service level

indicator, service level objective. Also clarified guidance for

app.\n\n\n## May 18, 2020\n\n- On the Filenames and file types page,

added guidance about how to refer to a filename.\n- On the Headings and titles page, updated

the guidance about using code font in headings.\n- On the UI elements and interaction page

and elsewhere, replaced the term arrow notation with angle

bracket.\n- On the Procedures page, clarified the

guidance about stating the location of an action before stating the action.\n- Added entries to the word list:

config, extract, unarchive, uncompress,

untar. Also changed the guidance about ssh and related terms.

Also corrected a typo.\n\n\n## May 11, 2020\n\n- Major change: On the Code in text

page, changed guidance for placeholder styling. The new preferred style is

all-uppercase with underscore delimiters.\n- Also on the Code in text page,

corrected guidance about how to mark up placeholders with Markdown.\n- On the Figures and other images page,

corrected a typo.\n\n\n## May 4, 2020\n\n- On the Second person and first person page,

clarified guidance about when to use implicit you.\n- On the UI elements and interaction

page, added guidance about toggle.\n- Added entries to the word list:

dashboard, master. Unrelatedly, fixed a longstanding word list

typo.\n\n\n## April 27, 2020\n\n- On the Documenting command-line syntax

page, added guidance about showing the output of commands.\n- On the Example domains and names page,

added example IPv6 addresses.\n- On the Words as words page,

clarified guidance.\n- In the word list, clarified guidance for

the word following. Also clarified guidance for the various

console terms.\n- Added an entry to the word list:

native.\n\n\n## April 20, 2020\n\n- On the Units of measurement page,

added guidance about using per when referring to rates.\n- On the UI elements and interaction

page, clarified the distinction between text input and keyboard shortcuts, and

added guidance about when to use the code and

kbd elements. On the Code in

text page, added text input to the list of things to put in code font.\n- On the Accessible content page, added

a recommendation to use a screen reader to test your documentation. Also added

guidance about introducing tables.\n- On the Example domains and names page,

changed the recommended example company names to avoid camel case.\n- On the Code in text page and the Colons page, clarified and expanded guidance about how

to format a colon after text that's bold or in code font.\n- Added entries to the word list:

key, key ring, per, vice versa.\n\n\n## April 13, 2020\n\n- On the Lists page, expanded the guidance

about when not to use sentence-ending punctuation.\n- Added cross-references between the Abbreviations page and the Headings and titles page.\n- On the Numbers page, clarified the

guidance about hyphens and en dashes in ranges of numbers.\n- On the Units of measure page,

clarified guidance about what counts as a unit.\n- In the word list, clarified guidance

about using blacklist and whitelist.\n- Added entries to the word list:

ad tech, easily, fintech, NLU, quick,

quickly.\n\n\n## April 6, 2020\n\n- On the Abbreviations page, clarified

guidance about using abbreviations in headings and titles.\n- On the Text-formatting summary

page, added guidance on formatting mathematical variables.\n- On the Link text page, added guidance

about abbreviations in link text.\n- On the Dates and times page, added

guidance about how to express time zones.\n- In the word list, clarified guidance

about key-value pair.\n- Added an entry to the word list:

personally identifiable information (PII).\n\n\n## March 30, 2020\n\n- On the Hyphens page, clarified guidance

about ranges of numbers.\n- In the UI elements and interaction

page, changed guidance for formatting input for text boxes to recommend using

the HTML code element instead of the

kbd element.\n\n\n## March 23, 2020\n\n- On the Capitalization page, made the

following changes:

Removed outdated guidance about capitalization after a run-in heading.

For the current guidance, see "Description lists that use run-in headings" on

the Lists page.

Clarified guidance about avoiding all-uppercase and camel case.

Clarified guidance about avoiding lowercase at the start of a

sentence.

Clarified guidance about capitalization when referring to documents by

title in various contexts.\n- Removed outdated guidance about capitalization after a run-in heading.

For the current guidance, see "Description lists that use run-in headings" on

the Lists page.\n- Clarified guidance about avoiding all-uppercase and camel case.\n- Clarified guidance about avoiding lowercase at the start of a

sentence.\n- Clarified guidance about capitalization when referring to documents by

title in various contexts.\n- Expanded and reorganized the Code in

text page. In particular:

Expanded the guidance about documenting placeholders.

Expanded the list of items to put in code font.\n- Expanded the guidance about documenting placeholders.\n- Expanded the list of items to put in code font.\n- On the Commas page, added guidance about

using a comma with because.\n- On the Dashes page, added guidance about not

using en dashes.\n- Added entries to the word list:

datastore, tutorial. Also added guidance (in the entry for

documentation) about phrases like in this document.\n\n- Removed outdated guidance about capitalization after a run-in heading.

For the current guidance, see "Description lists that use run-in headings" on

the Lists page.\n- Clarified guidance about avoiding all-uppercase and camel case.\n- Clarified guidance about avoiding lowercase at the start of a

sentence.\n- Clarified guidance about capitalization when referring to documents by

title in various contexts.\n\n- Expanded the guidance about documenting placeholders.\n- Expanded the list of items to put in code font.\n\n\n## March 2, 2020\n\n- On the Capitalization page, added

guidance about using sentence case for labels and callouts.\n- On the Cross-references page,

added guidance about how to format the titles of web series.\n- Added an entry to the word list: web

server.\n\n\n## February 24, 2020\n\n- On the Resources page, added links to the

Kubernetes glossary and the Kubernetes style guide.\n- On the Lists page, added guidance about how

and when to use a bulleted list with run-in headings.\n- Updated the word list to refer to

Google Cloud instead of GCP, in accord with a recent name change.

In particular, changed entries for GCP, GCP Console, and GCP

project ID to Google Cloud, Google Cloud Console, and

Google Cloud project ID, respectively.\n- Added an entry to the word list: GKE

node. Also updated guidance for GKE.\n- In the left nav, moved the word list and the product-names page to near

the top.\n- On the Plurals in parentheses

page, added guidance about using the phrase one or more.\n\n\n## January 13, 2020\n\n- In the Writing for a global audience

page, fixed a broken link.\n- In the Code in text page, added

environment variable names to the list of items to put in code font.\n- Added entries to the word list:

A/B testing, BGP.\n\n\n## January 6, 2020\n\n- Added entries to the word list:

DevOps, ECMP, GFE, NoSQL, PostgreSQL. Also

updated guidance on virtual machine (VM) instance.\n\n\n## December 23, 2019\n\n- Expanded and clarified the Writing for a

global audience page.\n- Renamed the "Typographical conventions" page to "Text-formatting summary."\n- On the Tables page, clarified guidance

about punctuation in table column heads.\n- On the Filenames and file types page,

added .jar to the list of filename extensions.\n- On the UI elements page and the word

list, clarified guidance about when to use box and field to refer

to text boxes.\n\n\n## December 16, 2019\n\n- On the Abbreviations page, expanded

guidance about when to spell out abbreviations.\n- On the conventions page,

fixed two broken links.\n- Added entries to the word list:

as, big-endian, google.dev, little-endian.\n\n\n## December 9, 2019\n\n- On the Tables page, added guidance about

sorting tables, and clarified guidance about when to use tables.\n- Reverted last week's changes about using earlier and

later instead of lower and higher; those changes need

further refining.\n\n\n## December 2, 2019\n\n- On the Cross-references

page, added guidance about using the word about in cross-references,

rather than on.\n- Added entries to the word list: about

versus on, for instance, SLA. Also changed guidance about

using earlier and later for a range of version numbers.\n\n\n## November 25, 2019\n\n- On the UI elements and interaction

page, added guidance about focusing on the task rather than on UI elements as

such.\n- On various pages, added cross-references linking to other pages.\n\n\n## November 18, 2019\n\n- Added a new Typographic

conventions page.\n- Reorganized the Units of

measurement page. Also added guidance about Kelvin temperatures.\n- On the Cross-references page,

clarified guidance about cross-references that aren't links.\n- On the UI elements and interaction

page, added information about expander arrows.\n- Added a term to the word list:

slice and dice.\n\n\n## November 11, 2019\n\n- On the Figures and other images page,

clarified guidance about figure descriptions.\n- On the Units of measurement page,

added guidance about ranges of numbers.\n- On the Product names page, clarified

guidance about using full trademarked product names.\n- Added terms to the word list:

billing charges, port, repo, UI.\n\n\n## October 28, 2019\n\n- Added guidance about what to do if there's more than one way to complete a

task.\n- Added terms to the word list:

just, multi-tenancy.\n\n\n## October 21, 2019\n\n- Added a page about formatting

words as words.\n- Added a page about formatting key

terms.\n- Changed the guidance about how to capitalize a UI element name when the label is

all-uppercase in the UI.\n- Added guidance about explaining

placeholders.\n- Updated the list of items to put in

code font.\n- Clarified the guidance about using official capitalization for names of products.\n- Changed the title of the style guide landing

page.\n- Deleted the page about URLs in links, and moved the material that was on

that page to the cross-references

page. Also added some examples to that page.\n- Removed unnecessary explanations of the icons that indicate that a

guideline applies only in Android documentation or only in Google Cloud Platform

documentation.\n- Added examples to the footnotes

page.\n- Improved a link on the Accessible

content page.\n- Added terms to the word list:

BMaaS, US.\n\n\n## October 8, 2019\n\n- Reorganized the page about notices, and

added examples.\n- Cleaned up some minor formatting and phrasing issues in the word list.\n- Corrected a typo on the Accessible

content page.\n- Changed the title of the style guide to use sentence case.\n\n\n## September 30, 2019\n\n- Added a term to the word list:

PoP.\n\n\n## September 23, 2019\n\n- Added a page about footnotes.\n- Reorganized the Other editorial resources

page.\n\n\n## September 16, 2019\n\n- Added a page about using material from

other sources.\n- Added guidance about using

a and an with product names.\n- Removed contradictory guidance about quotation marks with link text.\n- Clarified guidance about periods

with abbreviations.\n- Clarified guidance about capitalization

following a colon.\n- Moved the list of UI-related verbs from the UI elements page to the word list.\n- Also added other terms to the word list:

cons, Gbps, Kbps, Mbps, pros. Also updated

the entry for service.\n\n\n## June 24, 2019\n\n- Added guidance about US currency to the Numbers page.\n\n\n## June 17, 2019\n\n- Added further guidance about accessibility to the Accessible content page and other related

pages.\n- Added guidance about graphically violent terms to the Writing inclusive documentation

page.\n- Added guidance about the term wheelchair-bound to the Writing inclusive documentation

page.\n- Added guidance about currency to the Units of measure page.\n- Added an example showing how to use

Markdown to mark up images.\n- Added terms to the word list:

disclosure triangle, hamburger menu, kebab menu,

outpost, STONITH. Also expanded guidance about should.\n\n\n## May 20, 2019\n\n- Added a new page about avoiding excessive claims.\n- Added material about file types to the Filenames and file types page.\n- Added terms to the word list: CSV,

traditional, YAML.\n\n\n## April 29, 2019\n\n- Replaced the guidelines on the Accessible content page with a new set of more

relevant guidelines.\n- Added a term to the word list:

execute.\n- Added material about Linux signals on the Command-line terminology page, and

updated related entries in the word list.\n\n\n## April 22, 2019\n\n- Added a term to the word list:

method. Also added to the guidance for Cloud.\n\n\n## April 15, 2019\n\n- Added more guidance about digit-group separators on the Numbers page.\n- Fixed a broken link on the Numbers

page, and another on the Writing for a global

audience page.\n- Updated guidance about example names on the Example domains and names page.\n- Added guidance about removing personally identifying information from

screenshots on the Figures and other images

page.\n- Added guidance about using code font for names of command-line utilities

on the Code in text page.\n- Added guidance about short and long versions of words like app and

demo on the Abbreviations page.\n\n\n## March 4, 2019\n\n- Clarified guidance about person-first and identity-first language on the

Writing inclusive documentation

page.\n- Added guidance about passive voice on the Active voice page.\n- Added more guidance about links on the Linking to other sites page.\n- Added terms to the word list:

guru, spin up. Also revised the guidance for Container

Engine.\n\n\n## February 25, 2019\n\n- Added extensive new material to the inclusive documentation page.\n- Updated the word list:

Clarified guidance for argument and flag.

Added terms: allows you to, desire, drop-down,

wish.

Removed the recommendations against using enable and

disable, and clarified guidance for those terms.\n- Clarified guidance for argument and flag.\n- Added terms: allows you to, desire, drop-down,

wish.\n- Removed the recommendations against using enable and

disable, and clarified guidance for those terms.\n\n- Clarified guidance for argument and flag.\n- Added terms: allows you to, desire, drop-down,

wish.\n- Removed the recommendations against using enable and

disable, and clarified guidance for those terms.\n\n\n## February 4, 2019\n\n- Added terms to the word list:

add-in, add-on.\n- Added guidelines about avoiding repetitive procedures.\n\n\n## January 28, 2019\n\n- Updated the word list:

Changed guidance for above and below.

Added terms: gcloud, ML.

Updated guidance for &.

Improved alphabetization.\n- Changed guidance for above and below.\n- Added terms: gcloud, ML.\n- Updated guidance for &.\n- Improved alphabetization.\n- Fixed a broken link in the Lists page.\n\n- Changed guidance for above and below.\n- Added terms: gcloud, ML.\n- Updated guidance for &.\n- Improved alphabetization.\n\n\n## January 14, 2019\n\n- Added terms to the word list:

comprise, console, fail over, GCP Console, Google

Cloud Platform Console, populate, surface.\n- Reorganized the UI elements page,

and added guidance and examples.\n- Added Markdown information to the URLs for

images page.\n- Clarified guidance about end punctuation for lists on the Periods page.\n- Clarified guidance about nonbreaking spaces in the Units of measurement page.\n\n\n## December 3, 2018\n\n- Added a term to the word list:

lifetime.\n- Elaborated on our guidance in the Closed compounds and prefixes section of

the word list.\n- Added a new page about command-line terminology for gcloud

and Linux.\n- Added a section on straight and

curly quotation marks to the Quotation marks page.\n- Added guidance about avoiding overuse of bolding to the Procedures page.\n- Added guidance about the phrases hold the pointer over and

point to to the UI elements and

interaction page.\n\n\n## October 29, 2018\n\n- Added terms to the word list:

blacklist, whitelist.\n- Reorganized the dates and times page,

and added guidance about times and about ISO 8601.\n\n\n## October 8, 2018\n\n- Added recommendations for example company names.\n- Added guidance about using monospace formatting to the UI elements and interaction page.\n- Added guidance about giving the location of an action in a procedure

to the Procedures page.\n\n\n## September 18, 2018\n\n- Added terms to the word list: GKE,

POJO.\n\n\n## September 4, 2018\n\n- Added guidance about cases where filenames aren't under your

control.\n- Added a term to the word list:

big data.\n\n\n## August 13, 2018\n\n- Added guidance about avoiding internet slang.\n- Added terms to the word list:

multi-cloud, RTFM, tl;dr, ymmv.\n\n\n## July 30, 2018\n\n- Added terms to the word list:

disaster recovery, file system, high availability,

high performance computing, OS, tarball, tar

file.\n- Updated guidance in the word list for on-premises.\n- Rephrased a paragraph of the landing page.\n\n\n## June 25, 2018\n\n- Added terms to the word list:

IP, SAP.\n\n\n## June 19, 2018\n\n- Added a term to the word list:

trojan.\n- Improved the organization, formatting, and phrasing of the filenames page.\n\n\n## June 12, 2018\n\n- Added terms to the word list:

appendix, index, matrix.\n\n\n## May 21, 2018\n\n- Changed the guidance about how to link to Android

reference documentation.\n- Added information about using the with

product names.\n- Added a note about indefinite and casual numbers to the Numbers page.\n- Fixed a broken link on the authorial tone

page.\n\n\n## May 14, 2018\n\n- Added terms to the word list:

multi-cluster, via. Clarified guidance on firewalls.\n\n\n## April 2, 2018\n\n- Added a page about writing inclusive documentation.\n- Added terms to the word list:

at scale, IAM, RFC.\n\n\n## March 26, 2018\n\n- Added information about alt text for

decorative images to the images page.\n- Added terms to the word list:

fill in, fill out, microservices.\n\n\n## February 26, 2018\n\n- Added a term to the word list:

ad hoc.\n\n\n## February 12, 2018\n\n- Added terms to the word list:

Cloud, Container Engine, ephemeral external IP address,

firewalls, GCP, GCP project ID, internal IP

address, NAT, network IP address, non-key,

on-premises, persistent disk, project, RDP,

static external IP address, subnet, table name,

textbox, turn on.\n- Added information about closed compounds and prefixes to the word list.\n\n\n## January 29, 2018\n\n- Added terms to the word list:

alpha, autohealing, autoscaling, autotagging,

bare metal, beta, CLI, Cloud SDK, colocate,

CPU, curated roles, data center campus, data

cleaning, data source, ETL, IaaS, impact,

ingest, k8s, key pair, PaaS, preemptible,

regex, SaaS, screenshot, sign-in, sign into,

sign-out, sub-command, v, virtual machine

instance.\n- Added a section on placeholder variables to the code in text page.\n\n\n## January 8, 2018\n\n- Added terms to the word list:

argument, backup, dataflow, flag, higher,

later, long press, multi-region, option,

slave, touch & hold, transpile, wildcard.\n- Added an item (DNS record types) to the list of items to put

in code font.\n\n\n## December 11, 2017\n\n- Added material on numerical

dimensions.\n- Added material about possessives of

company and product names.\n- Added terms to the word list:

docset, documentation, startup, sync.\n\n\n## November 13, 2017\n\n- Changed guidelines on end punctuation for

list items.\n- Added alphabetical headings to the word

list, so you can now jump to a specific letter using the in-page TOC.\n- Updated word list entries for

error-prone, real time, and Search.\n- Added terms to the word list:

dataset, legacy, nonfatal.\n\n\n## October 23, 2017\n\n- Added a new page about plurals in

parentheses.\n- Added a link to the C++ coding style guide, in the Code style guides section.\n\n\n## September 4, 2017\n\n- Added several more terms to the word list:

check, checkbox, clear, deselect, open

source, select, target, uncheck, Unix-like,

unselect.\n- Added material to the Trademarks page

about using trademarks as adjectives. Also added links to a couple of other

trademark-related pages from Google.\n- Removed Android-specific material from the Headings page, to bring Android doc guidelines more

into line with non-Android guidelines. Also, added notes about things not to

include in headings.\n- Removed Android label from material on the Tables page, to make that material also apply to

non-Android docs.\n- Added mention of degrees and percents to the Units of measurement page.\n\n\n## August 28, 2017\n\n- Added 160+ terms to the word list. (Too

many to list here.)\n- Added recommendations for image size and placement to the Images page.\n- Moved material about Javadoc links to the Code in text page.\n\n\n## August 21, 2017\n\n- Added new File names page.\n- Added new Units of measurement

page.\n- Changed "internet" to

lowercase.\n- Added material about line lengths and Javadoc-style links to the HTML formatting page.\n\n\n## July 31, 2017\n\n- Added new Headings and titles page, mostly

focused on Android documentation.\n- Added information about tables in Android docs to

the Tables page.\n\n\n## July 10, 2017\n\n- Added words to the word list: deep

linking, jank, wake lock.\n\n\n## June 8, 2017\n\n- Public release.\n