Plural of VI

[stenslat]

What is the correct way to make VI plural? Do you use an apostrophy
even though it is not possesive?

Example: Move the (VIs or VI's) to the root directory.

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[Rick Nelson]

Neat question. Strictly speaking, I think it should read "VIs"
(because, as you pointed out, it's not possessive). But then again, I
like to use apostrophies with acronyms to avoid confusion.

Rick Nelson
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[John W. Lum]

The National Instruments internal documentation convention is "VIs" in
this case (check the LabVIEW manuals or any NI Web content), and we tend
to avoid the apostrophe for other technical acronyms as well (e.g.
"DLLs").

--John Lum
National Instruments

Rick Nelson wrote:

> Neat question. Strictly speaking, I think it should read "VIs"
> (because, as you pointed out, it's not possessive). But then again, I
> like to use apostrophies with acronyms to avoid confusion.
>
> Rick Nelson
> --
> Chesapeake Sciences Corp.
> 1127B Benfield Blvd.
> Millersville, MD 21108
>
> Tel: (410) 923-1300 x3430
> Fax: (410) 923-2669