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### General ### General
* Use active voice. Avoid passive voice. * Use active voice. Avoid passive voice.
- Passive: The heatmap visualization is displayed. - Passive: The page is displayed.
- Active: Redocly displays the heatmap visualization. - Active: Redocly displays the page.
* Write in the imperative second person. Examples: You can write an API. Click the panel. Close the window. * Write in the imperative second person. Examples: You can write an API. Click the panel. Close the window.
* Write in present tense. * Write in present tense.
- Not: The rule will check content. - Not: The rule will check content.
- Use: The checks content. Redocly checks the content. - Use: The rule checks content. Redocly checks the content.
* Do not use an ampersand (&) as an abbreviation for "and." * Do not use an ampersand (&) as an abbreviation for "and."
- **Exceptions:** If an ampersand is used in the Redocly UI, then match the UI. - **Exceptions:** If an ampersand is used in the Redocly UI, then match the UI.
* Avoid using internal slang and jargon in technical documentation. * Avoid using internal slang and jargon in technical documentation.