### 6.1.1. Spelling Conventions

ANSYS CFX documentation uses American spelling:

- atomize/atomization rather than atomise/atomisation

- color rather than colour

- customize/customization rather than customise/customisation

- discretize/discretization rather than discretise/discretisation

- initialize/initialization rather than initialise/initialisation

- linearize/linearization rather than linearise/linearisation

- meter rather than metre

- normalize/normalization rather than normalise/normalisation

- oxidize/oxidizer/oxidization rather than oxidise/oxidiser/oxidisation

- vapor/vaporize/vaporization rather than vapour/vaporise/vaporisation

When searching, use American spellings:

For: | Search for:
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Colour Map | Color Map (or try Color Map Command in the CFD-Post User's Guide)
Colour Mode | Color Mode (or try Color Mode in the CFD-Post User's Guide)
Colour Scale | Color Scale (or try Color Scale in the CFD-Post User's Guide)
Colour Tab | Color Tab (or try Color Tab in the CFD-Post User's Guide)
Customisation | Customization (or try Customization in the CFX-Pre User's Guide)
Domain Initialisation | Domain Initialization (or try Domain: Initialization Tab in the CFX-Pre User's Guide)
Global Initialisation | Global Initialization (or try Initialization in the CFX-Pre User's Guide)
Initialisation Tab | Initialization Tab (or try Initialization Tab in the CFX-Pre User's Guide)
Linearisation | Linearization
Turbo Initialisation | Turbo Initialization (or try Turbo Initialization in the CFD-Post User's Guide)
Auto-initialise | Auto-initialize (or try Requirements for Initialization in the CFD-Post User's Guide)
Uninitialise | Uninitialize (or try Uninitializing Components in the CFD-Post User's Guide)
Initialise All Components | Initialize All Components (or try Initialize All Components in the CFD-Post User's Guide)
Oxidise/Oxidiser | Oxidize/Oxidizer
Undefined Colour | Undefined Color (or try Undefined Color in the CFD-Post User's Guide)
Synchronise Camera | Synchronize Camera (or try Case Comparison in the CFD-Post User's Guide)

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