[sc34wg3] "Topic Map" or "Topic Maps"?

Michel Biezunski sc34wg3@isotopicmaps.org
Thu, 2 Jan 2003 19:37:54 -0500


> Definitely not, since we have two standards on our books that
> use the singular: Topic Map Query Language and Topic Map
> Constraint Language!
> 
> As things stand, I don't think we are inconsistent, even
> though 13250 uses the plural. What *would* be inconsistent is
> to start creating compounds of type 'TM foo' using the plural.
> If you want to say Topic Maps Standard Model (for example),
> you should propose to change TMQL and TMCL accordingly.

Yes, I think if this proposal is accepted, TMQL and TMCL
should get an "s" after "Topic Map", so that it's consistent.

Michel

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