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Latest revision as of 02:52, 30 October 2016
Holroy wrote: In most context the summary is the shorter version, giving the gist of everything, whilst the list is the longer version with all the details. At least that is what I've encountered in numerous text books (related to computer programming & co) during my studying for a Master degrees some years back.
Maybe it would be better to start the page with "Summary of Commands", and then just have a "Commands" section?
I have been taught the complete opposite. Summaries often are much more longer than lists, and contain more details/facts; whereas a list includes the connected words or phrases. The summaries explain the lists, you could say. Summaries are meant to be short, but in comparison to lists, they are longer. It depends on what the central idea of the context is, and what details are provided to support it. In this case, the list is much more smaller than the summary.
If this really bothers you, feel free to ask Darth or another staff member. However, the person who edited the page to switch the titles is an experienced editor. Of course, even the most "perfect" people make mistakes, but I agree with him on this one.