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title: "Fewer Attributive Nouns"
description: "An attributive noun is a noun that modifies another noun and functions as an adjective. Although attributive nouns make your writing more concise, do not overuse them by building chains of more than 3 nouns. This may not apply to headings."
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# Fewer Attributive Nouns

An attributive noun is a noun that modifies another noun and functions as an adjective. Although attributive nouns make your writing more concise, do not overuse them by building chains of more than 3 nouns.

::: note

This may not apply to headings. For example, you would rather name a topic *Veeam Backup & Replication User Account Permissions* than *Permissions of User Accounts Required for Veeam Backup & Replication Installation and Usage*.

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## Example

Veeam ONE comes with a list of predefined [alarm remediation action settings]{.mdhl-incorrect}.

[Remediation action settings]{.mdhl-correct} allow you to configure Veeam ONE to notify you when a new [alarm]{.mdhl-correct} is triggered.