Truncation rules
These are the truncation rules for mnemonics used in headers and alpha
arguments:
The mnemonic is the first four characters of the keyword.
If
the fourth character is a vowel,
then
the mnemonic is the first three characters of the keyword.
This rule is not applied if the length of the keyword is exactly four characters.
Some examples of how the truncation rules are applied to various commands
are shown in the following table.
Mnemonic Truncation
Long Form
Short Form
RANGE
RANG
PATTERN
PATT
TIMEBASE
TIM
DELAY
DEL
TYPE
TYPE
Programming and Documentation Conventions
Truncation rules
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