Formatting Environment Variables in Technical Documentation
Formatting Environment Variables in Technical Documentation records a distinct Microsoft Style Guide authoring convention and keeps it explicitly scoped to technical documentation rather than presenting it as a universal grammar rule.
ReviewedEvidence1 sourceSectionWriting & Style
Quick answer
Format environment-variable names according to Microsoft’s developer-text convention.
Key details
Core IssueMicrosoft developer-content guidance provides a separate convention for environment-variable names.
RegisterMicrosoft technical and professional documentation
Important caveats
Scope Boundary
Preserve the exact environment-variable name and case required by the platform; the style convention does not authorize rewriting the identifier.
Further guidance
Content
Format environment-variable names according to Microsoft’s developer-text convention.
Purpose
Help readers distinguish literal variable names from descriptive prose.
Sources and evidence
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