Word list and term collection

Microsoft 365

Do not abbreviate to M365 unless when used in social media tags.

Do not use to describe a product that isn't an official product, unless used as a suffix.

Microsoft 365 community is OK, because it describes the community using Microsoft 365.

Examples

• Download the CLI for Microsoft 365

PnP

Avoid using the term PnP unless describing the team or a specific resource; use the Microsoft 365 community to describe the community.

Uppercase P, lowercase n, uppercase P.

Examples

• Use the PnP PowerShell to...
• The Microsoft 365 community is lucky to have such amazing contributors
• The PnP Team is proud to welcome...

SharePoint

Uppercase S and uppercase P.

URL

Uppercase. Plural is URLs, not URL's (unless describing something that belongs to a URL)

In content for a general audience, use address rather than URL. In content for a technical audience, don't spell out URL on the first mention. If you have a reason to spell out URL, use uniform resource locator. Use a, not an, as an article preceding URL.

Use of (not for) to describe the relationship of the word URL to a resource.

Example

• Search results include the URL of the page.

web

Lowercase web as a modifier except to match UI or in feature names that include web.

Avoid the phrase World Wide Web. Use the web instead.

Lowercase www in URLs and internet addresses.

Use on to refer to material existing on the web. Use to or on to refer to the action of creating and publishing something to the web or on the web.

The following terms that include web are one word:

• webpage
• website
• webcam
• webcast
• webmaster
• webzine

The following terms that include web are hyphenated:

• web-centric
• web-based
• web-enabled

The following terms that include web are two words:

• web address
• web app
• web browser
• web content
• web crawler
• web document
• web folder
• web part (unless when referring to the WebPart class)