# Which verb to use

## Save vs OK vs Done <a href="#id-77f90b" id="id-77f90b"></a>

Use **Save** when a change is saved immediately. If the context is not clear enough or you feel the need to emphasize the action, use the **Save + \[noun]** structure.

Use **Done** when you need users to confirm a change or an update (usually in a modal) before saving all the changes at the end of a flow.

Use **OK** when you need users to confirm they've read a message, an announcement for example.

## Activate vs Enable <a href="#id-9335d9" id="id-9335d9"></a>

Use **activate** when the meaning is to put into action immediately.

{% hint style="success" %}
As an operator, you then decide to **activate** the feature for your sellers.
{% endhint %}

Use **enable** when the meaning is to give the ability to perform an action.

{% hint style="success" %}
Ask the Mirakl Support Team to **enable** this feature.
{% endhint %}

## Deactivate vs Disable <a href="#id-066e86" id="id-066e86"></a>

Use **deactivate** when the meaning is to stop an action or feature immediately.

{% hint style="success" %}
As an operator, you then decide to **deactivate** the feature for your sellers.
{% endhint %}

Use **disable** when the meaning is to remove the ability to perform an action.

{% hint style="success" %}
Ask the Mirakl Support Team to **disable** this feature.
{% endhint %}

## Create vs Add <a href="#id-14739e" id="id-14739e"></a>

Use **Create** when you want operators or sellers to design something new within Mirakl.

{% hint style="success" %}

* Create store
* &#x20;Create channel
* Create order
* Create user
* Create product
* Create shipping method
  {% endhint %}

Use **Add** when you add a characteristic to an existing Mirakl object.

{% hint style="success" %}

* Add a shipping fee (to a shipping method)
* Add price (to a product)
  {% endhint %}

## Delete vs Remove <a href="#id-139218" id="id-139218"></a>

Use **Delete** if the item ceases to exist.

Use **Remove** if the item still exists after its removal.

## Compute vs Calculate <a href="#id-14101d" id="id-14101d"></a>

Compute and calculate are almost always interchangeable, as are the related forms “computation” and “calculation”.

We use a calculator to perform simple arithmetic operations, whereas a computer is typically used to perform complicated tasks, often involving complex algorithms. You may therefore use the words “calculate” and “calculation” to indicate simplicity and “compute” and “computation” to indicate complexity.

## Select vs Choose <a href="#id-29409c" id="id-29409c"></a>

Use **Select** if the user needs to make a choice within a dropdown menu or when the choice sounds very obvious, like selecting a country or a file.

Use **Choose** for more informal or subjective questions.

## Cancel vs Discard <a href="#id-99cf8b" id="id-99cf8b"></a>

Use **Discard** if the user is about to delete any data, for example, abandoning changes made to a form and staying on the page.

Use **Cancel** if the user wants to stop a specific action, for example, stopping the creation of a user and exiting the page.

## View vs See <a href="#id-579bd4" id="id-579bd4"></a>

Use **View** to make more information appear on the interface or to push users to another page on Mirakl.

{% hint style="success" %}
**View** order details
{% endhint %}

**Show** is a synonym, but we prefer to use **View**.

Use **See** when writing more generic sentences.

## Display vs Appear <a href="#id-153254" id="id-153254"></a>

Use **Display** when referring to something already visible on the back-office interface.

{% hint style="success" %}
The Orders page **displays** information.
{% endhint %}

Use **Appear** when referring to a pop-up or a message shown in a dedicated dialog box on the back-office interface (usually the consequence of an action).

{% hint style="success" %}
A confirmation message **appears**.
{% endhint %}

## Next vs Continue <a href="#id-23f28b" id="id-23f28b"></a>

**Continue** in the user interface, usually the Save bar, as we prefer verbs.

## Deprecate vs Depreciate <a href="#id-602e58" id="id-602e58"></a>

Only use deprecate, but as it sounds technical, you may also use expressions such as "no longer recommends using".

{% hint style="success" %}
Mirakl has deprecated the import feature.
{% endhint %}