B

back end, back end

Back key, Names of keyboard “quick access” keys

back up and backup, back up, backup

backbone, backbone

backgrounds, screens and tints, Accessible graphics and design

backlight, backlight

backslash (), Slash mark

backspace, backspace

Backspace key, Key names

Backstage view, Backstage view–How to refer to Backstage view, How to refer to Backstage view, How to refer to Backstage view

backtab, backtab

backward, backward

badge, badge

bars, Toolbars

base line and baseline, base line vs. baseline

baud, baud

because vs. since, because vs. since

beep, alarm, beep

below, below

beta, beta

better, greater, better

between vs. among, among vs. between–and/or, and/or

bi-, bi-

bias-free communication, Bias-free communication–Anthropomorphism, Do not use stereotypes of people with disabilities, Anthropomorphism

Bias-Free Word Finder, The (Maggio), Do not use stereotypes of people with disabilities

bibliographies, Bibliographies and citations–Page breaks, Page breaks

bidirectional text, navigation of, Accessible webpages

big-endian, big-endian, little-endian

Bing Translator, Web, software, and HTML issues

bio, bio

bitmap, bitmap

bitmask, bitmask

bitplane, bitplane

bits per second, baud, bits per second

bits, numerals for, Measurements and units of measure

bitwise, bitwise

black box, black box

black hole, black hole

blacklist, blacklist

blank, blank

blog, blog, weblog

blogger, blog, weblog

blogs, Make the right content choices, Blogs

blue screen and bluescreen, blue screen, bluescreen

board, board

bold, bold

bold formatting, User interface terminology, Style of menu names and commands, Style of toolbar names and buttons, Control Panel, Bold formatting–Bold formatting, Bold formatting, Bold formatting, Bold formatting, Bold formatting, Document conventions in procedures, Security, Attribute formatting, Other formatting, Term lists, folder, font and font style, toolbox

for control panel items, Control Panel

for folder names, folder

for menu and command names, Style of menu names and commands, Bold formatting

for namespaces, Other formatting

for term lists, Term lists

for toolbar names and buttons, Style of toolbar names and buttons, Bold formatting

for toolbox labels, toolbox

for user input, Document conventions in procedures, Security

for user interface elements, Bold formatting–Bold formatting, Bold formatting, Bold formatting

for XML tags, Attribute formatting

referring to, font and font style

use of, User interface terminology

book titles, formatting, Document conventions

bookmark, bookmark

books, Structure and style of cross-references, Citing books and printed articles–CD-ROMs and computer programs, examples, Books, examples, CD-ROMs and computer programs, examples

citing, Citing books and printed articles–CD-ROMs and computer programs, examples, Books, examples, CD-ROMs and computer programs, examples

cross-references to, Structure and style of cross-references

Boolean, Boolean

boot, boot

bootable disk, bootable disk

bot, bot

bottom left and bottom right, bottom left, bottom right

bounding outline, bounding outline, dotted rectangle

box, bounding outline

bps, bps

bracket format for menus, Right angle brackets for menu items

brackets ([]), Formatting punctuation

branding elements, in video content, Video content for the web

Break key, Key names

breakpoint, breakpoint

Briefcase, Briefcase

broadcast, broadcast

broken links, Links

browse, browse, navigate

browsers, Web, software, and HTML issues, broadcast, favorite

favorites and bookmarks, favorite

use of term, broadcast

worldwide audience, supporting, Web, software, and HTML issues

bug, bug

bug fix, bug fix

build, build

bulleted, bulleted

bulleted lists, Multiple-step procedures, Bulleted lists–Numbered lists, Numbered lists, Numbered lists, Punctuation

in procedures, Multiple-step procedures

punctuation, Punctuation

Burchfield, R. W., -able, -ible

burn, burn

button, action button, button

button names, Capitalization, Bold formatting

bold formatting for, Bold formatting

capitalization guidelines, Capitalization

buttons, Toolbars, Toolbar Terminology, Kinds of toolbars, Unnamed buttons, ellipsis button, radio button

ellipsis, ellipsis button

radio, radio button

referring to, Toolbar Terminology

toolbar, Toolbars, Kinds of toolbars

unnamed, Unnamed buttons

by using, using vs. by using

bytes, numerals for, Measurements and units of measure