styleguides
nounUK /ˈstaɪl.ɡaɪdz/
US /ˈstaɪl.ɡaɪdz/
A styleguide is a set of rules that tells people how to write or design things the same way.
The teacher gave us a styleguide so all our reports would look the same.
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2. Books or documents that explain a company's rules for how its writing and designs should look.
The new employee read the company styleguide before writing her first email.
3. Guides that show how to format citations and references in school papers.
Our styleguide says to put the author's name first in every citation.
4. Sets of rules for how a website or app should look and work.
The designers followed the styleguide to keep all the buttons the same color.