# HG changeset patch
# User Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
# Date 1186558833 0
# Node ID 2405271364e8859f2ad89fcd01267f75b8ea1873
# Parent  277460ceef6cf6303c3566e9f4ccbcb6f1bcf37f
(Glossary): Deprecate `iff'.

diff -r 277460ceef6c -r 2405271364e8 man/glossary.texi
--- a/man/glossary.texi	Wed Aug 08 07:40:09 2007 +0000
+++ b/man/glossary.texi	Wed Aug 08 07:40:33 2007 +0000
@@ -603,7 +603,8 @@
 
 @item Iff
 ``Iff'' means ``if and only if.''  This terminology comes from
-mathematics.
+mathematics.  Try to avoid using this term in documentation, since
+many are unfamiliar with it and mistake it for a typo.
 
 @item Inbox
 An inbox is a file in which mail is delivered by the operating system.