For information on how to capitalize heads, see "capitalization" on page 10. For more information about using heads in Taligent documents, see the Taligent Publications Handbook.
See individual entries for hyphenation of specific terms.
See "number" on page 52 for rules regarding numbers and hyphenation.
See also "dash" on page 19, "em dash" on page 21, and "en dash" on page 22 for the distinction between dashes and hyphens.
hard-coded
(modifier) hard copy
(noun) hard-copy
(modifier) hardwired
(modifier) head
Heads introduce the material that follows, summarizing the information covered in the upcoming section. 
hertz (Hz)
Abbreviate units of measure when using them with a number to indicate a specific measurement. Note capitalization. hexadecimal
(modifier) high end
(noun) high-end
(modifier) high level
(noun) high-level
(modifier) highlight
(noun verb) Not hilite or hilight. high performance
(noun) high-performance
(modifier) high resolution
(noun) high-resolution
(modifier) high speed
(noun) high-speed
(modifier) hotline
(modifier, noun) hour (h)
(noun) Abbreviate units of measure when using them with a number to indicate a specific measurement. hue, saturation, and light (HSL)
Spell out on first occurrence. hue, saturation, and value (HSV)
Spell out on first occurrence. human interface
Use instead of user interface. humor
Avoid using humor in technical documentation. Also, humor does not translate well. It can be confusing to the reader, and even worse, offensive.
hyperbolic cosecant (csch)
Spell out on first occurrence. hyperbolic cosine (cosh)
Spell out on first occurrence. hyperbolic cotangent (coth)
Spell out on first occurrence. hyperbolic secant (sech)
Spell out on first occurrence. hyperbolic sine (sinh)
Spell out on first occurrence. hyperbolic tangent (tanh)
Spell out on first occurrence. hyphen
Use hyphens to join material. In general, nouns and verbs are not hyphenated, though modifiers can be. Do not leave space between the hyphen and neighboring characters.
Joining compound modifiers
Use a hyphen to join compound modifiers.
short-term message
Use an en dash with complex compound adjectives.
first-, second-, and third-class rates
32-bit address space
operating system-independent software
Do not join compound modifiers that end with ly.
post-Cold War period
highly advanced system
internally consistent documentation
Using hyphens with prefixes
Use a hyphen to separate a prefix from its root when:
See "non" on page 52 and "re" on page 67 for more information on hyphenating with these prefixes.
un-ionized (as opposed to unionized)
co-op (as opposed to coop)
re-sign (as opposed to resign)
non-English speaker
mid-fifties
ex-president
self-addressed stamped envelope
all-inclusive
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