---
kind: brain-preference
id: pref-no-unexplained-abbreviations
created_at: "2026-03-20T09:00:00Z"
_confirmed_at: "2026-04-03T09:00:00Z"
unconfirmed_until: "2026-04-03T09:00:00Z"
tags: [brain, brain/preference, brain/topic/no-unexplained-abbreviations, brain/scope/writing]
topic: no-unexplained-abbreviations
_status: confirmed
principle: Do not use internal abbreviations in user-facing copy without expanding them on first use.
_evidenced_by: []
_applied_count: 4
_violated_count: 0
_last_evidence_at: "2026-05-15T10:05:00Z"
_confidence: medium
_confidence_value: 0.4983
pinned: true
scope: writing
---

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