Eric Allman wrote:
So Dave, is this a vote for a formal definition?
For crying out loud. Here is the definition from Marion Webster's.
Main Entry: *rep·u·ta·tion*
Pronunciation: "re-py&-'tA-sh&n
Function: /noun/
Etymology: Middle English /reputacion,/ from Anglo-French, from Latin
/reputation-, reputatio/ consideration, from /reputare/
*1 a* *:* overall quality or character as seen or judged by people in
general *b* *:* recognition by other people of some characteristic or
ability <has the /reputation/ of being clever>
*2* *:* a place in public esteem or regard *:* good name <trying to
protect his /reputation/>
- *rep·u·ta·tion·al* /-shn&l, -sh&-n^& l/ /adjective/
This is the common meaning of the term that matches the document's use.
Eliot
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