Hyphens

  • Use hyphenated compound modifiers, unless the adjectival phrase includes -ly.

    The file has DigitalOcean-specific syntax. The automatically provisioned server includes an active firewall.

  • Use suspended hyphens.

    Expect low performance from two- or three-node clusters.

  • Use hyphens for ranges.

    Third-party tools support uploading 2-10 files at once.

  • Do not use hyphens for words ending in -ly.