From f87cbf0a2c43856b60931a480589ca811861e2dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kristopher Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2025 18:22:16 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] style-guide: update to add standardised `regex` (#17266) Update style-guide.md --- contributing-guides/style-guide.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/contributing-guides/style-guide.md b/contributing-guides/style-guide.md index a2dd2bf575..746142ece3 100644 --- a/contributing-guides/style-guide.md +++ b/contributing-guides/style-guide.md @@ -315,6 +315,14 @@ When describing keycaps or a keyboard shortcut for a utility, use the same [keyp If a program requires root privileges to run and doesn't provide its own prompt for a password, prepend the command with `sudo` (e.g. `sudo apt update`). +### Standardized Terms + +Some terms are used repeatedly throughout pages, and as such, should be standardized. These include: + +| Term | Standard | Explanation | +|---|---|---| +| Regular expression | `` `regex` `` | `regex` defines a match pattern given a string of characters (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expression). | + ## Heading ### Program description