Programming Conventions; Truncation Rule - Agilent Technologies Infiniium 90000 Series Programmer's Manual

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Programming Conventions

Truncation Rule

The truncation rule is used to produce the short form (abbreviated
spelling) for the mnemonics used in the programming headers and
parameter arguments.
Command Truncation Rule
N O T E
The mnemonic is the first four characters of the keyword, unless the fourth character is a
vowel. Then the mnemonic is the first three characters of the keyword. If the length of the
keyword is four characters or less, this rule does not apply, and the short form is the same
as the long form.
This document's command descriptions shows how the truncation rule is
applied to commands.
Table 5
Long Form
RANGe
PATTern
DISK
DELay
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Mnemonic Truncation
Short Form
RANG
PATT
DISK
DEL
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How the Rule is Applied
Short form is the first four characters of the
keyword.
Short form is the first four characters of the
keyword.
Short form is the same as the long form.
Fourth character is a vowel; short form is the
first three characters.