G

G, G byte, Gbyte

Do not use as an abbreviation for gigabyte. Use GB instead. See also GB, gigabyte.

gallery

A gallery is a collection of pictures, charts, or other graphics that the user can select from. Use the verb click or select for the items in a gallery.

image with no caption

Microsoft style

Select an option from the gallery.

Click the picture that you want to select.

game pad

Two words.

Gantt chart

Note capitalization.

garbage collection

All right to use in content for a technical audience. Garbage collection refers to the automatic recovery of heap memory or to the automatic deletion of objects that the run-time environment determines are no longer being used. The garbage ...

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