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Citation rules/Internet and media/18.11 Hardware and Software

Italicize the software's name

Warning²Federal courts, Illinois courts22nd edition only

A software citation names the developer, then the software's own name, then the version number, in that order; the software's own name is italicized. Underlining serves as italics in a document filed with a court.¹

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1R. 18.11.2(a) In general.
2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.

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Abbreviate the developer’s name
Add the date-and-time parenthetical
Add the network to the parenthetical
Add the owner or the software’s name
Add the platform it is emulated on
Add the time to the date parenthetical
Add the version label
Add the version number
Italicize the software's name

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More in 18.11 Hardware and Software

Abbreviate the developer’s name
Add the date-and-time parenthetical
Add the network to the parenthetical
Add the owner or the software’s name
Add the platform it is emulated on
Add the time to the date parenthetical
Add the version label
Add the version number
Italicize the software's name

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