Tier 2: Strongly Consider Replacing
Terms in this list should be replaced whenever possible, barring major breaking changes. Terms included in this list have one or all of the following:
- Are terms from Tier 3 that have undergone through external review by underrepresented minority groups and outside consultants
- Terms which would otherwise be in Tier 1 but have dependencies on language set by standards bodies, or are deeply embedded in low-level systems and thus difficult to change
Terms
Word List: Tier 2
Term: sanity-check
Definition
Recommendation donated from the IBM Inclusive IT Language Initiative Words Matter working group
Related Terms
- sanity-test
Usage Context
Recommendation
Replace
Recommended Replacements
- confidence check
- coherence check
- test
- verification
Unsuitable Replacements
- N/A
Rationale
This term might be derogatory to neurodiverse people. Jargon, such as “sanity test”, is difficult to translate and is difficult to understand by readers whose first language is not English.
Note: The original recommendation via IBM’s Words Matter group included different recommendations, but INI liked [Twitter’s recommendations][twitter-recs] of “confidence check” and “coherence check” and have opted to use them instead.
Term Status
N/A
Supporting Content
[twitter-recs] ( https://www.mediaite.com/news/twitter-bans-sanity-checks-company-announces-plan-to-make-code-more-politically-correct/ )
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