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On 17 Sep 2001, rra@stanford.edu wrote:
> Paul Jarc <prj@po.cwru.edu> writes:
>> ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu> wrote:
> 
>>> while "back-end" is found in FOLDOC.  What should we write?
>>> Opinions?
> 
>> Any of them would be equally clear, I think.  Is "backend" any more
>> awkward than the others?
> 
> I believe the gcc folks just standardized on one of these, but I
> forget which one (either back end or back-end).  Probably should
> just use the same one they used.

IIRC they decided on "back-end" when used as an adjective, and "back
end" when used as a noun.  But you should probably search the
arvhieves on gcc.gnu.org before you take my word for that.

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