Formatting of defined terms

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In my report, I am defining/describing some terms. What is a proper way to start and format a sentences like:

The term crawling denotes the practice of ...

Should I put the word/term crawling in quotes, bold, italic, or something else?

I think

The term "crawling" denotes the practice of ...

looks a bit ugly but is probably easier to read.

On Wikipedia, most terms seem to be formatted in bold font.

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 20 '15 at 08:34

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Obey your manual of style, either the one you choose or the one thrust upon you. I use The Chicago Manual of Style, which notes that different fields (mathematics, ethnography, etc.) have different styles. In general, for ordinary words used in a specialized sense, they recommend enclosing the word in quotes.

answered Jun 20 '15 at 08:34

deadrat

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I am using the APA style but I don't know what to look for in the style guide relevant for my case – Jamgreen Jun 20 '15 at 15:54
Go here: http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2015/04/using-italics-for-technical-or-key-terms.html – deadrat Jun 20 '15 at 16:39

Formatting of defined terms

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