Are software titles italicized?
The titles of freestanding works (books, movies, plays, albums, etc.) are italicized; smaller parts within these works (chapters in a book, articles in a magazine, songs within an album) are not (they are put in quotes, instead).
How are software titles treated?
My understanding is that if a particular program resembles a book or a dramatic work (like a video game), its title is italicized -- otherwise, it is treated as a proper noun, just like any other product.
I played Grand Theft Auto, instead of reading "Democracy in Ancient Greece" in Microsoft Encarta and preparing my presentation in PowerPoint.
Is this approach correct?
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The titles of freestanding works (books, movies, plays, albums, etc.) are italicized; smaller parts within these works (chapters in a book, articles in a magazine, songs within an album) are not (they are put in quotes, instead).
How are software titles treated?
My understanding is that if a particular program resembles a book or a dramatic work (like a video game), its title is italicized -- otherwise, it is treated as a proper noun, just like any other product.
I played Grand Theft Auto, instead of reading "Democracy in Ancient Greece" in Microsoft Encarta and preparing my presentation in PowerPoint.
Is this approach correct?
proper-nouns quotes computing software italics
edited Apr 16 '15 at 19:40
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asked Dec 14 '11 at 13:03
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The titles of freestanding works (books, movies, plays, albums, etc.) are italicized; smaller parts within these works (chapters in a book, articles in a magazine, songs within an album) are not (they are put in quotes, instead).
How are software titles treated?
My understanding is that if a particular program resembles a book or a dramatic work (like a video game), its title is italicized -- otherwise, it is treated as a proper noun, just like any other product.
I played Grand Theft Auto, instead of reading "Democracy in Ancient Greece" in Microsoft Encarta and preparing my presentation in PowerPoint.
Is this approach correct?
proper-nouns quotes computing software italics
edited Apr 16 '15 at 19:40
Hugo
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asked Dec 14 '11 at 13:03
The English Chicken
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The titles of freestanding works (books, movies, plays, albums, etc.) are italicized; smaller parts within these works (chapters in a book, articles in a magazine, songs within an album) are not (they are put in quotes, instead).
How are software titles treated?
My understanding is that if a particular program resembles a book or a dramatic work (like a video game), its title is italicized -- otherwise, it is treated as a proper noun, just like any other product.
I played Grand Theft Auto, instead of reading "Democracy in Ancient Greece" in Microsoft Encarta and preparing my presentation in PowerPoint.
Is this approach correct?
proper-nouns quotes computing software italics
proper-nouns quotes computing software italics
edited Apr 16 '15 at 19:40
Hugo
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asked Dec 14 '11 at 13:03
The English Chicken
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edited Apr 16 '15 at 19:40
Hugo
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asked Dec 14 '11 at 13:03
The English Chicken
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edited Apr 16 '15 at 19:40
Hugo
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edited Apr 16 '15 at 19:40
Hugo
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edited Apr 16 '15 at 19:40
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It depends on the style guide you're following.
Wikipedia says yes:
Italic type (text like this) is generally used for the following categories of titles:
...
Works of art and artifice
Computer and video games (but not other software)
The Guardian says no:
Use roman for titles of books, films, etc
...
Use italics for foreign words and phrases (with roman translation in brackets)
National Geographic says yes:
The following are printed in italic type without quotation marks:
...
2. Titles of the following:
...
Computer software and CD-ROM and other multimedia product titles
(except applications programs such as WordPerfect)
Take your pick, and be consistent.
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It depends on the style guide you're following.
Wikipedia says yes:
Italic type (text like this) is generally used for the following categories of titles:
...
Works of art and artifice
Computer and video games (but not other software)
The Guardian says no:
Use roman for titles of books, films, etc
...
Use italics for foreign words and phrases (with roman translation in brackets)
National Geographic says yes:
The following are printed in italic type without quotation marks:
...
2. Titles of the following:
...
Computer software and CD-ROM and other multimedia product titles
(except applications programs such as WordPerfect)
Take your pick, and be consistent.
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It depends on the style guide you're following.
Wikipedia says yes:
Italic type (text like this) is generally used for the following categories of titles:
...
Works of art and artifice
Computer and video games (but not other software)
The Guardian says no:
Use roman for titles of books, films, etc
...
Use italics for foreign words and phrases (with roman translation in brackets)
National Geographic says yes:
The following are printed in italic type without quotation marks:
...
2. Titles of the following:
...
Computer software and CD-ROM and other multimedia product titles
(except applications programs such as WordPerfect)
Take your pick, and be consistent.
answered Dec 14 '11 at 13:11
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It depends on the style guide you're following.
Wikipedia says yes:
Italic type (text like this) is generally used for the following categories of titles:
...
Works of art and artifice
Computer and video games (but not other software)
The Guardian says no:
Use roman for titles of books, films, etc
...
Use italics for foreign words and phrases (with roman translation in brackets)
National Geographic says yes:
The following are printed in italic type without quotation marks:
...
2. Titles of the following:
...
Computer software and CD-ROM and other multimedia product titles
(except applications programs such as WordPerfect)
Take your pick, and be consistent.
answered Dec 14 '11 at 13:11
Hugo
57.8k12167267
It depends on the style guide you're following.
Wikipedia says yes:
Italic type (text like this) is generally used for the following categories of titles:
...
Works of art and artifice
Computer and video games (but not other software)
The Guardian says no:
Use roman for titles of books, films, etc
...
Use italics for foreign words and phrases (with roman translation in brackets)
National Geographic says yes:
The following are printed in italic type without quotation marks:
...
2. Titles of the following:
...
Computer software and CD-ROM and other multimedia product titles
(except applications programs such as WordPerfect)
Take your pick, and be consistent.
answered Dec 14 '11 at 13:11
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answered Dec 14 '11 at 13:11
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