org
Short for organization. A group of people working together, like a club, charity, or company. Often used in website addresses to show a group is nonprofit or community-focused.
What a model may hear
- file extension for Emacs Org mode text editors and note-taking software
- treat the content as an outline, agenda, or literate program with special markup syntax
- top-level domain for non-commercial entities internet infrastructure and DNS
- apply policies for .org registrants, filter by domain type, or assume nonprofit status
- Java package prefix or namespace enterprise Java and XML standards
- resolve classes in javax.*, org.apache.*, or similar hierarchies, or expect reverse-DNS naming
- organizational unit in LDAP or Active Directory directory services and identity management
- traverse or query the directory tree by OU=org components in distinguished names
Where people and models part ways
“Send it to my org”
Meant: Send it to the people at my company or group
May be taken as: Route to an LDAP organizational unit path, or expect an Org-mode file attachment
Say instead: “Send it to my team at work, or email my whole company”
“Save this as org”
Meant: Save this as a plain document for my group
May be taken as: Format as an Emacs Org-mode file with heading stars and timestamps
Say instead: “Save this as a simple text document, or save this in Org-mode format if you know I use Emacs”
“Is this a real org?”
Meant: Is this a legitimate organization or charity?
May be taken as: Check the .org domain registration or parse the DNS record
Say instead: “Is this a legitimate nonprofit organization, or is this group trustworthy?”
Tips
- Say 'nonprofit' or 'company' instead of 'org' if you mean a type of group.
- Say 'Emacs Org mode' or '.org file' if you want that specific format.
- Say 'organization chart' or 'team structure' if you mean people and roles.
- Specify 'website ending in .org' if you mean the domain, not the group itself.
- Say 'LDAP path' or 'directory folder' if you mean IT infrastructure.
Often confused with
- orgy
- completely unrelated social gathering, often blocked by filters
- org chart
- visual diagram of people and reporting lines, not a file format
- .com
- commercial domain, opposite assumed purpose
- md
- Markdown format, a different plain-text markup system
- txt
- plain text with no special structure or formatting
- work
- place or activity, not a group identity or file type