Talk:Heads-up display

This is called a "head-up" display, not heads-up. Is there a way to change the title of the article without moving it to a new article? –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.162.82.208 (Talk) 00:11, 16 October 2012‎ (UTC). Please sign your posts with


 * No, that is the correct name. And when you move a page, it automatically creates a redirect to its previous name. You do not copy over the page's contents. -- Hower64 01:23, 16 October 2012 (UTC)


 * A little more digging at wikipedia finds that 'head-up display' is the original term, and is still preferred by the aviation industry. 'Heads-up display' seems to be the result of careless conflation with the expression 'heads up', though some people make a technical distinction between the two. -- Orthotope 05:58, 16 October 2012 (UTC)


 * That looks about right. Though in the gaming and computing industries, "heads-up display" seems to refer to something else, although its name is derived from the "head-up-displays" used in aircraft. -- Hower64 06:39, 16 October 2012 (UTC)