Use the Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary and the APA Dictionary of Psychology to determine how to spell, hyphenate, and capitalize words in APA Style papers.
APA receives many questions about the spellings of technology terms. Some examples of common terms are provided next for ease of reference:
| ebook | |
| ereader | database |
| data set | smartphone |
| internet | intranet |
| Wi-Fi | website |
| webpage | the web |
| home page | username |
| login page (but “log in” when used as a verb) | emoji (for the plural, either “emoji” or “emojis”) |
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Spelling is covered in the seventh edition APA Style manuals in the Publication Manual Section 6.11 and the Concise Guide Section 5.1
