Work language analysis and the naming problem

The n a m i n g p r o b l e m f o r c o m p u t e r i n t e r f a c e s is o n e o f c h o o s i n g l a b e l s so t h a t t h e y c o n v e y i n t e n d e d m e a n i n g s . For t h i s c o m m u n i c a t i o n t o succeed , b o t h users a n d d e v e l o p e r s m u s t re ly on a s s u m p t i o n s a b o u t w h a t t h e i r c o u n t e r p a r t s k n o w a n d i n t e n d , in t h i s a r t i c l e w e p r e s e n t a f r a m e w o r k f o r g e n e r a t i n g a n d e v a l u a t i n g n a m e s t h a t t a k e s t h i s p r a g m a t i c a s p e c t o f l a n g u a g e use i n t o a c c o u n t .

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