documentation-packages team mailing list archive

[Chris Perry <clissold345@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

In the desktop help (development version - and very likely 16.10 too)
the terminology for USB flash drive is inconsistent. For example:

disk-format.html refers to "USB memory stick"
files-share.html refers to "USB flash drive"
backup-where.html refers to "USB memory key"
backup-why.html refers to "USB drive"
etc

This is confusing for users. I suggest we use just the most common term
("USB flash drive"?) and not give any of the synonyms.

Wikipedia seems to favour "USB flash drive":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive

** Affects: ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of
Documentation Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-docs in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1651233

Title:
  Inconsistent terminology for USB flash drive

Status in ubuntu-docs package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In the desktop help (development version - and very likely 16.10 too)
  the terminology for USB flash drive is inconsistent. For example:

  disk-format.html refers to "USB memory stick"
  files-share.html refers to "USB flash drive"
  backup-where.html refers to "USB memory key"
  backup-why.html refers to "USB drive"
  etc

  This is confusing for users. I suggest we use just the most common
  term ("USB flash drive"?) and not give any of the synonyms.

  Wikipedia seems to favour "USB flash drive":

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-docs/+bug/1651233/+subscriptions