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; Not anacronyms, and best to keep uppercase
; Not anacronyms, and best to keep uppercase
* RTT
* JI
* JI
* FJS
* FJS
* HEJI
** Better written as ''Helmholtz–Ellis notation''.
* TAMNAMS
* TAMNAMS
* CS
* CS
* TE, CTE, etc.  
* TE, CTE, etc.  
; Debatable
* HEJI ''or'' heji
** Better written as ''Helmholtz–Ellis notation''.


; Don't use acronyms
; Don't use acronyms
* Equal temperament
* Equal temperament
** But ''n-et'' or ''n equal temperament''.
** But ''n-et'' or ''n equal temperament''.
* Regular temperament
** Best written as ''temperament'', since contemporary temperaments are regular by default;
** Link like this: <code><nowiki>[[regular temperament|temperament]]</nowiki></code>.

Revision as of 10:34, 12 March 2025

Acronyms

Anacronyms
  • Edo
  • Mos, modmos
    • Don't use the plurals; use mos/modmos scales instead.
  • Neji
Not anacronyms, but convenient to type in lowercase (cf. ac/dc)
  • Edt, edf, ed-p
  • Afdo, ifdo, p-fdo
Not anacronyms, and best to keep uppercase
  • RTT
  • JI
  • FJS
  • TAMNAMS
  • CS
  • TE, CTE, etc.
Debatable
  • HEJI or heji
    • Better written as Helmholtz–Ellis notation.
Don't use acronyms
  • Equal temperament
    • But n-et or n equal temperament.
  • Regular temperament
    • Best written as temperament, since contemporary temperaments are regular by default;
    • Link like this: [[regular temperament|temperament]].