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Rule "missing hyphen in 'set top box'"

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Description: missing hyphen in 'set top box'
Message: When \1-\2 is used as a modifier, it is usually spelled with a hyphen.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#compound-adjectives-with-hyphens
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • A set top box (STB), also colloquially known as a cable box is an information appliance.
    Correction suggestion: set-top
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: SET_TOP_BOX_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-02 22:33:08 +0200)