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Re: NetCDF vs netCDF

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  • Subject: Re: NetCDF vs netCDF
  • Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 12:40:07 -0700
Steve,

> We're getting far enough along we need to spend some time ironing out
> details. One of those details is the proper spelling of the name of the
> format. Within the Unidata pages, we can find NetCDF with the N both upper
> case and lower case.
> 
> Is there a correct or preferred way to present it?
> 
> Our preference is with an upper case N, but we could go lower if that's more
> appropriate.

This should help:

  http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/nEtCDF.html

In short, feel free to use "NetCDF" in titles or when the name stars a
sentence, but otherwise "netCDF" is preferred, because if the "N" is
also capitalized it dilutes the homage being paid to the original
developers of "CDF" :-).

--Russ