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Rule "missing hyphen in 'set top box'"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: missing hyphen in 'set top box'
Message: When <suggestion>\1-\2</suggestion> 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
ID: SET_TOP_BOX_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)