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Landauer, T.K., Galotti, K.M., Hartwell, S., "Natural command names and initial learning: A study of text-editing terms", Communications of the ACM, 26, 7, pp. 495-503, July 1983. Google
497 ;;Quote: three most popular verbs for each operation totaled a third of all responses
497 ;;Quote: natural terms for insert ('add'), delete ('omit'), replace ('change')
501 ;;Quote: command name choice has little effect as long as differences in commands reflect differences in syntax and function
502 ;;Quote: quicker learning if line-internal commands distinguished from whole-line commands
503 ;;Quote: best command names may be low frequency words with appropriate meanings
503 ;;Quote: differences in command names should reflect differences in syntax and function
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