May there be an acronym, an abbreviation for the term «as is», «as it is»? The context the term used: to leave as it is, remain unchanged.
P.S.: Found a word stet, which translates to let it stand.
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3FWIW, there is the fixed latinism sic (thus, this way, that way) used in writing after quoting something literally, especially to justify what you consider wrong or outdated orthography or grammar. It comes from sic erat scriptum, which could be (a bit freely) translated as 'this is how it was written'– RafaelCommented Oct 13, 2021 at 21:52
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I think you should write stet into its own answer, since I think it's a better option than any of the others (including the one you've accepted).– dbmag9Commented Oct 14, 2021 at 10:10
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5Some more context (like an example) would definitely help here.– Federico PoloniCommented Oct 14, 2021 at 12:36
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1@chzzh Could you write an example of code annotation then? With the literal code and the comment you'd like to add to it. Make one up with a "hello world" if you haven't any real code at the moment.– Federico PoloniCommented Oct 15, 2021 at 12:09
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As you have found for yourself, a very suitable choice would be stet. This is a subjunctive 'let it stand' or 'it should stand'.
In the comments it was clarified that the intended use here is code annotations, which makes stet even more appropriate since it has a history of being used as annotation while editing a document. Typically the proofreader/editor might indicate a change they thought was suitable, but if the author disagreed with the change they would write stet indicating that the original should remain without the changes.
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@cmw It felt appropriate since it was the OP's answer, taken from where they edited into the question.– dbmag9Commented Oct 15, 2021 at 21:29
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It's up to you, but although the suggestion is OP's, the explanation is yours and so you deserve just as much credit. I can reverse the wiki-ization if you'd like, but as I said, up to you.– cmw ♦Commented Oct 15, 2021 at 23:31
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@cmw Happy for you to reverse the CW-ization, thank you for offering. :)– dbmag9Commented Oct 16, 2021 at 18:37
You could consider in statu quo ante, "in the state in which it was before".
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3Not the biggest fan of doing so, but this could potentially be made into a proper acronym: ISQA.– cmw ♦Commented Oct 13, 2021 at 20:49
Since you're asking on this particular stack, I imagine you're looking for specifically a Latin phrase that can be used or abbreviated in English.
With those criteria, the best I can think of is in situ, literally "in place" but generally meaning something more like "unmodified" or "undisturbed".
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I'm struggling to imagine a context where this expression would be appropriate - even in English beauracratese the expression means "left where found", eg. in archeology or criminalistics. This it's a description of fact, "found this way" or "is currently in its proper place". I'm positive it can't be used to mean "don't modify" (situs is a description of location, not of quality) or as a command or suggestion, as can't noun phrases in Latin in general - you need a verb. Commented Oct 22, 2021 at 18:43
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@Unbrutal_Russian Not as a command on its own, but I'm sure I've seen instructions like "leave in situ".– Draconis ♦Commented Oct 22, 2021 at 18:58
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@Draconis Sure, that would be possible, but the meaning of that is "don't move around" while the OP is looking for a note meaning "don't modify the contents". This requires a different verb entirely, mūtāre, or more preferrably something like nē tangās, or sīc voluī/sīc estō (the latter in fact already in use in the European tradition shortened as sic, which it only now occurs to me probably started out as a note to correctors). Commented Oct 22, 2021 at 19:22