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https://lists.cellml.org/sympa/arc/cellml-discussion/2007-07/msg00005.html

/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/

Robert

On 07/08/15 14:55, Alan Garny wrote:

As far as I am aware, there isn't.

Alan

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Subject: [cellml-discussion] What does CellML stand for?

Dear all,

Perhaps a silly question, but is there an official non-abbreviated form of

the

term "CellML"?

It's quite easy to guess what it _could_ be, but I can't find an

authoritative

source.

thanks,
Michael

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• [cellml-discussion] OpenCOR mailing lists, Alan Garny, 08/04/2015
  • [cellml-discussion] What does CellML stand for?, Michael Clerx, 08/08/2015
    • RE: [cellml-discussion] What does CellML stand for?, Alan Garny, 08/08/2015
      • Re: [cellml-discussion] What does CellML stand for?, Robert Muetzelfeldt, 08/08/2015
        • Re: [cellml-discussion] What does CellML stand for?, David Nickerson, 08/08/2015
          • Re: [cellml-discussion] What does CellML stand for?, Michael Clerx, 08/08/2015

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