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[cellml-discussion] Expanding the CellML abbreviation


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  • From: dave at bcs.co.nz (David Brooks)
  • Subject: [cellml-discussion] Expanding the CellML abbreviation
  • Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:52:08 +1200
I certainly agree with your intent - more generally I feel is a need to
change people's interpretation of the abbreviation 'ML' from meaning
'Markup Language' to meaning 'Modelling Language' - certainly "Cell
Modelling Language" is more accurate than "Cell Markup Language". What
about "CellML (a mathematical modelling language most commonly used ...)"?

-Dave

On 3/07/2007 10:44 a.m., Andrew Miller wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have noticed that a lot of people who refer to CellML (generally
> people who don't use CellML, but reference it) feel obliged to expand
> the abbreviation, and they generally expand it as "Cell Markup Language".
>
> As far as I am aware, we have never actually said that CellML stands for
> Cell Markup Language, and indeed, that expansion doesn't really make
> sense, because CellML does not aim to mark up cells at all, and it is in
> some sense independent of biology at a technical level. However, unless
> we can agree as a community that CellML doesn't stand for "Cell Markup
> Language", there is a risk that people will keep calling it that, which
> could result in a misunderstanding of what CellML is.
>
> I suggest that we put the following note up as an errata to the CellML
> specifications (please indicate whether you agree with the intention of
> this, and whether you agree with the specific wording):
>
> "CellML is not intended to be an abbreviation, but rather, it is simply
> a name used to identify the language. The fact that CellML starts with
> the word 'Cell' is a result of its original intended use. However,
> CellML is actually a generic mathematical modelling language which can
> be applied in a range of disciplines. It is worth noting that CellML
> does not stand for 'Cell Markup Language'. Instead, when introducing
> CellML to an audience who may be unfamiliar with it, a short explanation
> of CellML is recommended. For example, 'CellML (a mathematical model
> markup language most commonly used to describe biological systems using
> ordinary differential equations)' ".
>
> Best regards,
> Andrew
>
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