Bind source code question

[Kevin Darcy]

I think "delegee" is one attempted solution of the noun/verb ambiguity
of "delegate". I also have circumstantial evidence that it is a term in
Law (I'll double-check my Black's when I get home), which as you know
considers itself exempt from the normal rules of English. In particular,
"delegee" appears in some of the ICANN official documents (e.g.
http://www.icann.org/gac/gac-cctldprinciples-23feb00.htm), which is why
it leaped to my mind when discussing ICANN-related matters. But, you're
right, it's not a real word in common (or even computer) parlance and
I will try to screen it out in my posts.


- Kevin

Cricket Liu wrote:

> > Perhaps a better question is: will DNSSEC ever be implemented by
> > ICANN or one of its delegees?
>
> Man, who made up "delegee"?  That's not a real English word.
> Not even close.
>
> If someone delegates something to you, like a task, you're a
> "delegate."  Even if the verb "delegate" had standard "-er/-or"
> and "-ee" cognates, the word would be "delegatee."  You
> can't just drop the "-ate" suffix and expect it to retain its
> meaning.
>
> cricket