Microsoft® Manual of Style, Fourth Edition

L

label, labeled, labeling

For consistency in Microsoft documentation, do not double the final l.

landscape orientation

Printing orientation so that the page is wider than it is long.

Compare portrait orientation.

laptop

One word. Use laptop to refer to a portable computer that has a flat LCD or plasma screen, an integrated keyboard, and a lid.

In general, use the most generic term that describes a device. For example, use just computer or PC unless you need to call out the mobility of the computer.

Do not use laptop as a modifier for computer or PC, or to refer to tablet PCs or slates. See also computer, PC, portable computer, tablet PC.

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