A non-standard term differs from the usually accepted spelling within a community. A term is considered non-standard if it has the same definition as the more usual and has a different spelling.
Since we are a US-based organization, we favor American spelling conventions.
Typically in the UCF, non-standard terms fall into these categories:
a spelling variant
a hyphen or space differentiation
an unconventional, "off-the-wall" term or phraseology
What are not non-standard terms
a term that is defined in the AD
a definition can be found in industry sources
the term is commonly used in industry sources
some criteria that could signal "commonly used":
used in governing body sources,
used business and media sources,
used in technical documentation
What are nonstandard terms
none of the above are true
the term is a new variant of commonly used terminology
only appears in an Authority Document
is not defined in the Authority Document
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