as per prep Do not use. Use a phrase such as "according to," "as," or "as in." as well as conj Do not use to mean "and." ASCII n Write as shown - uppercase. Do not use "USASCII." assembler n Do not use to refer to the language used for an assembler. Use either "assembly language" or "assembler language," depending on the terminology used in your product. Use "assembler" only to refer to a computer program that converts assembly language instructions into object code. assembler language n Use "assembler language" only to refer to the language used by products that include the term "Assembler" in their name (for example "High Level Assembler for z/OS)." In most cases, use "assembly language" to refer to low-level programming languages used by assemblers. assembly language n In most cases use "assembly language," rather than "assembler language," to refer to low-level programming languages used by assemblers. attach v Do not use as an intransitive verb (for example, "the cable attaches to the monitor") unless the subject actually performs the action without human intervention. Instead, use "attach" as a transitive verb (for example, "the cable is attached to the monitor").