I need to title an application button that moves an image 90 degrees clockwise/anticlockwise.
Which of the following fits better?
- Spin image
- Rotate image
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If possible, I'd use an icon that shows the meaning, avoiding language ambiguity.– FuhrmanatorCommented May 17, 2012 at 17:11
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In these technical terms, we don't have much choice but to follow standards and conventions, or the user will not understand us correctly.– KrisCommented May 17, 2012 at 17:11
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@Fuhrmanator Yes, there are icons for both 'Rotate CW' and 'Rotate CCW'.– KrisCommented May 17, 2012 at 17:39
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There is no one right answer, So I don't think this is a constructive question.– Matt E. ЭлленCommented May 18, 2012 at 9:33
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"Rotate".
That is the correct and standard word.
Rotate can be used for a turn that is less than, equal to or more than 360°. Spin usually implies more than one full turn around -- even many turns at high speed.
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1To me, "Spin" also has a connotation that is perhaps best expressed in physics terms as "impart angular momentum", i.e. when you let go of the object, it keeps moving around its axis. So for example you spin a wheel to see where it stops (due to friction), but you rotate a wheel to position one of its spokes pointing northward.– HellionCommented May 17, 2012 at 18:34
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Spin means to rotate quickly, implying that it will rotate through more than 90 degrees. I'd say "rotate".
answered May 17, 2012 at 17:01
