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Which term is better to use: "end user" or "end-user"?
TIA,
Noam
I used to think the brain was the most wonderful organ in the entire body... then I realized who was telling me this. Emo Phillips
Noam
I used to think the brain was the most wonderful organ in the entire body... then I realized who was telling me this. Emo Phillips
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It has always seemed to me that "end user" could be understood as "the user of the end", in the same way that "drug user" is a user of a drug. I usually hyphenate "end-user" because it seems to clarify the sense. I don't think of the hyphen, however, as compulsory.
- It has always seemed to me that "end user" could be understood as "the user of the end", in the same way that "drug user" is a user of a drug.
- I usually hyphenate "end-user" because it seems to clarify the sense.
- I don't think of the hyphen, however, as compulsory.
- In fact, for all I know it may violate some prescription about hyphen usage.
- On the other hand, I'm sure that "end" could be dropped from most instances of the term with no change or loss in reader comprehension.
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It has always seemed to me that "end user" could
be understood as "the user of the end", in the same way that "drug user" is a user of a drug.
I usually hyphenate "end-user" because it seems to clarify the sense. I don't think of the hyphen, however, as compulsory. In fact, for all I know it may violate some prescription about hyphen usage.
On the other hand, I'm sure that "end" could
be understood as "the user of the end", in the same way that "drug user" is a user of a drug.
I usually hyphenate "end-user" because it seems to clarify the sense. I don't think of the hyphen, however, as compulsory. In fact, for all I know it may violate some prescription about hyphen usage.
On the other hand, I'm sure that "end" could
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[nq:1]When do we need to distinguish an end-user from a user?[/nq]
If we're reading Freddie Forsyth's 'Dogs of War' where the end-user certificate is an important piece of paper in the movement of arms for sale around the globe.
John Dean
Oxford
If we're reading Freddie Forsyth's 'Dogs of War' where the end-user certificate is an important piece of paper in the movement of arms for sale around the globe.
John Dean
Oxford
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[nq:1]Which term is better to use: "end user" or "end-user"?[/nq]
end user - noun
end-user - adjective
Adrian
end user - noun
end-user - adjective
Adrian
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On 16 Feb 2004 04:47:06 -0600, "Michael West"
[nq:1]When do we need to distinguish an end-user from a user?[/nq]
Any time sales tax is charged on a purchase. The user may be exempted from paying the tax if there is an end-user that will pay it later in the chain of sales.
The Web Bloodhound:
[nq:1]When do we need to distinguish an end-user from a user?[/nq]
Any time sales tax is charged on a purchase. The user may be exempted from paying the tax if there is an end-user that will pay it later in the chain of sales.
The Web Bloodhound:
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[nq:2]Which term is better to use: "end user" or "end-user"?[/nq]
[nq:1]end user - noun end-user - adjective[/nq]
End-user can also be a noun. I'm not sure
if your sentence fragments are meant to
represent the only possible usage, or just one
possible usage.
Michael West
[nq:1]end user - noun end-user - adjective[/nq]
End-user can also be a noun. I'm not sure
if your sentence fragments are meant to
represent the only possible usage, or just one
possible usage.
Michael West
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[nq:2]Which term is better to use: "end user" or "end-user"?[/nq]
[nq:1]end user - noun end-user - adjective[/nq]
end( adj.) user (noun)
end-user (noun or adj.)
Ref.: AHD4 and Online Dictionary of Computing.
Answering the OP's question, I'd suggest "end-user" (the noun).
Skitt (in Hayward, California)
www.geocities.com/opus731/
[nq:1]end user - noun end-user - adjective[/nq]
end( adj.) user (noun)
end-user (noun or adj.)
Ref.: AHD4 and Online Dictionary of Computing.
Answering the OP's question, I'd suggest "end-user" (the noun).
Skitt (in Hayward, California)
www.geocities.com/opus731/
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[nq:1]TIA, Noam I used to think the brain was the most wonderful organ in the entire body... then I realized who was telling me this.[/nq]
Woody Allen said it was only his second favourite organ.
Charles Riggs
My email address: chriggs¦at¦eircom¦dot¦net
Woody Allen said it was only his second favourite organ.
Charles Riggs
My email address: chriggs¦at¦eircom¦dot¦net
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[nq:1]TIA, Noam I used to think the brain was the most wonderful organ in the entire body... then I realized who was telling me this. Emo Phillips[/nq]
Thanks for all the replies.
I would use "end-user", as a noun, in the document. Regards,
Noam
Thanks for all the replies.
I would use "end-user", as a noun, in the document. Regards,
Noam
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