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Spelling Conventions

Clarifies naming conventions used in Kotlin DataFrame documentation for the library, data format, and Kotlin type. Understand how to distinguish between "Kotlin DataFrame", "dataframe", and `DataFrame` in the documentation. Spelling and naming rules for using "Kotlin DataFrame", "dataframe", and `DataFrame` properly.

While reading Kotlin DataFrame documentation, you may come across several similar terms referring to different concepts:

• Kotlin DataFrame (or just "DataFrame") — the name of the official library.
• dataframe — a general term for data in a tabular (frame) format.
• DataFrame — a Kotlin type or its instance that represents a wrapper around a dataframe.

Here’s a correct usage example:

Kotlin DataFrame allows you to read a dataframe from a CSV file into a `DataFrame`.