atw: Re: Is "non-null" an acceptable term?

What would be wrong with using "actual values?"

Elizabeth Fullerton wrote:
> Hi all
> Yesterday when we were reviewing a document, we needed to describe
> values-which-are-not-null - and I facetiously (so unlike me, I know!)
> scribbled down "unnull" (it has a nice symmetry, don't you think?).
> 
> When I made the change, I said "non-null values". I think this is an
> acceptable term. Unfortunately, "unnull" has hunted me down and bitten
> me on the bum, because the others, knowing I was joking with "unnull"
> are now confusing the two terms, and think "non-null" is also a joke.
> The alternative is the longer "values which are not null".
> 
> It's a small thing, but I'd prefer not to write a whole sentence when a
> single, unambiguous word will do the same job. What do you lot think? Is
> non-null actually a valid choice? (Could I possibly be wrong?) Is there
> a better option? Ultimately, for this particular document, it's not
> worth wrangling over, and I will use whichever term causes the least
> trouble (in terms of coming back interminably for changes). But I'm
> interested in your thoughts...
> 
> Regards
> 
> Elizabeth Fullerton
> Business Solutions Architect
> Infosys Australia
> Tel: +61 3 9911 3529
> Fax: +61 3 9911 3407
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