Use of English
hands-free |
use hyphen Read more |
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HE-LHC |
Higher-Energy LHC Read more |
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headline |
A headline is a short statement (60 characters max, including spaces) that should entice readers to read on. It should grab their attention and interest, and give them an idea of what to expect in the story. Headlines should be understandable on their own. Use active verbs where possible ("Experiment opens at CERN"; "LHCb discovers new particle") unless the impact is stronger in the passive ("Higgs boson found"). Read more |
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headquarters |
Not capitalised to Headquarters. Read more |
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healthcare (adj. and noun) |
one word Read more |
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helium-3 |
not helium 3 Read more |
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HEP |
High-Energy Physics Read more |
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HEPAP |
High-Energy Physics Advisory Panel (in the US) Read more |
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HEPTech |
Technology Transfer Network of institutions active in particle, astroparticle and nuclear physics Read more |
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HERA |
Hadron-Electron Ring Accelerator, a former particle accelerator at DESY Acronym doesn’t need spelling out for the CERN Courier Read more |
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HESS |
High Energy Stereoscopic System, a system of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes investigating cosmic gamma rays, located in Namibia Acronym doesn’t need spelling out for the CERN Courier Read more |
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HFM |
High-field magnets Read more |
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hi-tech |
not "high-tech" Read more |
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HIE-ISOLDE |
High-Intensity and Energy ISOLDE Read more |
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Higgs boson |
Upper-case "H", lower-case "b". Avoid the tautology "Higgs-boson particle". A boson is a particle; there is no need to repeat yourself. Named after the English physicist Peter Higgs, the Higgs boson is a subatomic particle whose existence is predicted by the theory that unified the weak and electromagnetic interactions. Read more |
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Higgs field |
not "Higgs' field" or, worse, "Higg's field" Read more |
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Higgs-like |
Capital H, hyphen. The ATLAS and CMS experiments have discovered a Higgs-like particle. They are not sure yet if it is the Higgs boson that the Standard Model predicts, or another, more exotic Higgs boson. Read more |
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HiLumi |
High-Luminosity LHC (also: HL-LHC) Read more |
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HiRadMat |
High-radiation materials test facility Read more |
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his or her |
Avoid "his or her" in web texts (it's OK in legal/administrative texts, for example). "Their" is acceptable in informal contexts and quotes if the gender is unclear or ambiguous, but should not be used in formal texts. Read more |
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HL-LHC |
High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider, High-Luminosity LHC (also: HiLumi) Capital letters, note the hyphen. The High-Luminosity LHC project (HL-LHC) will take the accelerator to new energy frontiers. Read more |
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HMPID |
High-Momentum Particle Identification Detector Read more |
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Holland |
Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. Don't use "Holland" to mean the whole of the Netherlands – it's incorrect. Read more |
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homemade |
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honour |
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however |
Don't use it in a web context. Say "but". See Words to avoid in web texts. Read more |
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HP |
Acronym doesn’t need spelling out for the CERN Courier Read more |
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HP-SPL |
High-Power Superconducting Proton Linac Read more |
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HST |
Hubble Space Telescope Spell out in first use then use acronym for the CERN Courier Read more |
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hydrolyse |
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hyperon |
An unstable subatomic particle classified as a baryon, heavier than the neutron and proton. Read more |
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hyphens |
Too many hyphens make text look cluttered, so avoid them where you can, but they are often necessary to avoid ambiguity. See ndash. Compound adjectivesUse a hyphen to join the parts of compound adjectives, for example: Green-belt land, zero-gravity environment, state-of-the-art phones, well-behaved patients, ill-considered attack, better-trained staff, a little-known city. Read more |
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IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency Spell out in first use then use acronym for the CERN Courier Read more |
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ibid. |
use italics Read more |
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IBL |
Insertable B-layer (ATLAS sub-detector upgrade) Read more |
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IC |
Investment Committee (CERN Pension Fund) Read more |
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ICFA |
International Committee for Future Accelerators Read more |
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ICHEP |
International Conference on High Energy Physics Read more |
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ICTs |
Information and communication technologies Read more |
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iframe |
See video Read more |
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IHEP |
Institute of High Energy Physics Spell out in first use then use acronym for the CERN Courier Read more |
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ILC |
International Linear Collider Spell out in first use then use acronym for the CERN Courier Read more |
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ILD |
International Large Detector (for the ILC) Read more |
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ILL |
Institut Laue-Langevin (France) Read more |
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ILO |
Industrial Liaison Officer (also ILO Forum) Read more |
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