D

dangling modifiers, Dangling and misplaced modifiers–Dangling and misplaced modifiers, Dangling and misplaced modifiers

dashes, Dashes–Ellipses, Ellipses

data, data

data binding, data binding

data center and datacenter, data center vs. datacenter

data formats, formatting, Document conventions

data modem, data modem

data record, data record

data structures and members, formatting, Document conventions

data types, formatting, Document conventions

database, database

database names, formatting, Document conventions

datagram, datagram

dates, International considerations, Dates–International phone numbers, International phone numbers

numerals vs. words, International considerations

datum, data

deaf or hard of hearing, deaf or hard of hearing, hard-of-hearing

debug, debug

deceptive software, deceptive software

decimal fractions, Fractions as words and decimals

decision making processes, Make the right content choices

decrement, decrement

default, default

definition update, Out-of-band release terminology, definition update

defragment, defragment

deinstall, deinstall

delete, cut, delete, purge, remove

Delete key and Del key, Key names

demilitarized zone, demilitarized zone

deprecated, deprecated

depress, depress

descriptions, text and pictures, Accessible writing

descriptive captions, Captions

descriptors, use of, Document conventions in procedures

deselect, deselect

design, Content for multiple platforms, User interface text

for multiple platforms, Content for multiple platforms

UI text and, User interface text

Designer, Designer

desire, desire

desktop, desktop

destination, destination

destination disk, destination drive, and destination file, destination disk, destination drive, destination file

determiners, Machine translation syntax

developer, application developer

development tasks, code examples for, General guidelines

device, device, peripheral, portable computer

device driver, device driver

device names, formatting, Document conventions

devices, Content for multiple platforms

dezoom, dezoom

dial-up, dial-up

dialog, dialog

dialog box, dialog

Dialog Box Launcher, Ribbons, Ribbon terminology

dialog box options, Document conventions in procedures

punctuation, Document conventions in procedures

dialog box titles, formatting, Bold formatting

dialog boxes, User interface syntax, Dialog boxes, Property sheets–How to refer to Backstage view, How to refer to Backstage view, Which verbs to use to refer to mouse actions, Capitalization, Dialog box options, Dialog box options, group, newsgroup–half inch, group box, half inch, list box

capitalization guidelines, Capitalization

clicking in, Which verbs to use to refer to mouse actions

formatting conventions, User interface syntax

group boxes, group, newsgroup–half inch, group box, half inch

list boxes, list box

property sheets, Property sheets–How to refer to Backstage view, How to refer to Backstage view

selecting options, Dialog box options

user interactions with, Dialog box options

different, different

dimensions, numerals for, Numerals vs. words

dimmed, dimmed, gray, grayed

direct address, use of, Sentence structure and grammatical choices

direct objects, Transitive and intransitive verbs

direction keys, direction keys

directional terms, Accessible writing, far-left, far-right, left, right

directives, formatting, Document conventions

directory, directory, folder

directory icon, directory icon

directory names, formatting, Bold formatting, Document conventions

disabilities, terminology for, Do not use stereotypes of people with disabilities, Do not use stereotypes of people with disabilities, Acceptable terminology

disable and disabled, disable

disc, CD, compact disc, disc

discounts, legal considerations, Legal issues with worldwide content

discreet vs. discrete, discreet vs. discrete

discussion list messages, citing, Discussion list messages and email, examples

disjoint selection, disjoint selection

disk, disk

disk cache vs. cache, cache vs. disk cache

disk resource, disk resource

disk space, disk space, storage, storage device

diskette, disk

display, display, monitor, screen

display adapter and display driver, display adapter, display driver

display name, friendly name

displays, appears, displays

disputed territories, avoiding naming, Time and place

DLL, dynamic-link library

DNS, DNS–downlevel, downlevel

Do, quick key

document, document

document conventions, Accessibility considerations, Document conventions in procedures, Supplementary information and text within procedures, Document conventions, Cloud computing style

documentation of source material, Bibliographies and citations–Page breaks, Page breaks

documents, closing, ragged right

domain, DNS

Domain Name System, DNS–downlevel, downlevel

done, done

DOS, DOS

dot-com, dot-com–drag-and-drop, drag-and-drop

dotted rectangle, dotted rectangle

double buffering, double buffering

double word, double word

double-byte text entry, supporting, Web, software, and HTML issues

double-click and double-clicking, Which verbs to use to refer to mouse actions, How to write procedure steps, double-click, double-clicking

double-tap, Keyboard procedures

Down Arrow key, Key names

downgrade, downgrade

downlevel, downlevel

download, download, download

download buttons, Webpage controls

downloads, Web, software, and HTML issues

drag, Which verbs to use to refer to mouse actions, drag

drag and drop and drag-and-drop, drag

drive, drive–e-book, DVD, e-book

drive C, drive

drive name, drive

drive names, style guidelines, File names and extensions

driver, card

drives, drive

drop-down, drop-down

drop-down arrows, Other user interface elements

drop-down combo boxes, Other user interface elements

drop-down list boxes, Other user interface elements

Dumond, Val, Do not use stereotypes of people with disabilities

DVD, DVD–email, email

DWORD, double word

dynamic service capacity, dynamic service capacity

dynamic-link library, dynamic-link library