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allan
06-13-2002, 11:00 PM
I know this is probably the waaaayyyyy wrong place to for spelling-related questions :D...but I can't seem to find a definitive answer anywhere else:

Is it firewall ruleset or rule set?

Lats
06-13-2002, 11:24 PM
According to Google, there's over 100,000 entres for ruleset.

Dictionary.com doesn't recognize the word, nor does my Outlook dictionary.

I'd go with the Google result.


Lats...

ScottD
06-14-2002, 07:18 AM
I would go for ruleset, it's a relatively new term but it is a noun nonetheless and shouldn't be separated into two words. At most it should be hyphenated, but I'd rather it wasn't.

allan
06-14-2002, 08:14 AM
Following Lats' lead I googled the terms (which I should have done in the first place :)):

ruleset: 99,600 mentions

"rule set" and "rule-set" (Google can't distinguish between the two): 50,200 mentions

So, ruleset it is :). Thanks!!