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The discussion around deprecating the term Split from the Wiki was done in [http://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=276&t=120314 this forum].
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'''Split''' has been used to refer to several very different things, and this has been a source of confusion in the Waze editing community. {{U|Its use has therefore been deprecated}}, and more descriptive terms have been chosen.
 
In order to avoid confusion, please use these terms when discussing these topics.
 
* '''Fork''': A fork in the road; a point where a single road diverges into two directions (previously referred to as ''a split in the road'', or ''the road splits'')
* '''Divided''': A divided roadway or dual carriageway; a road comprised of two separate one-way roads with a dividing barrier, median or central reservation (previously referred to as ''split road'')
* '''Divide''', '''Dividing''', '''Un-Dividing'''
** '''Divide''': To convert a two-way road into a divided roadway or dual carriageway on the waze map, by dividing a single two-way road into two adjacent one-way roads (previously referred to as ''splitting a road'' or ''to split a road'')
** '''Un-Divide''': To convert a divided roadway into a single two way road.(previously referred to as ''un-splitting'')
* '''Cutting''' one segment into two shorter segments (previously referred to as ''splitting'')
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Latest revision as of 20:32, 13 February 2019

Depreciation discussion

The discussion around deprecating the term Split from the Wiki was done in this forum.