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


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  • From: David Nickerson <david.nickerson AT gmail.com>
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  • Subject: Re: [cellml-discussion] What does CellML stand for?
  • Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 21:28:23 +1200
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Just to add that Andrew's email quoted by Robert is correct...at least
as far as I recall the origin of the name :)

Cheers,
David.

On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 6:15 AM, Robert Muetzelfeldt
<r.muetzelfeldt AT ed.ac.uk>
wrote:
> Try googling on
> what does cellml stand for
>
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
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>
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>
> request AT lists.cellml.org]
> On Behalf Of Michael Clerx
> Sent: 07 August 2015 15:42
> To:
> cellml-discussion AT lists.cellml.org
> 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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