I don't understand IBM's insistence on "data set", which is a generic phrase equivalent to "set of data". "Dataset" has been in use for decades to mean a collection of records organized in particular ways and stored on a computer system, particularly on our architecture.
Anyway, that's my perception. Common phrases can be used as jargon, or terms of art, but in this case, there's value in making it one word to provide some clarity. "File" is also a generic term, but has gained near-universal acceptance for the same definition, in context. Linguistics ain't like programming. sas On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 2:46 PM, Longabaugh, Robert E < robert.longaba...@ca.com> wrote: > It is two words at CA as well. > > Bob Longabaugh > CA Technologies > Storage Management > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Phil Smith > Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 1:12 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Terminology - Datasets > > Skip wrote: > > Since the term 'data set' (is it one or two words?) is pretty much > confined to mainframe... > > Since you asked: IBM created the term, and in IBM-land it's two words. I > have an autocorrect set so I don't think about it most of the time. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- sas ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
