# Style guide

The guidelines below are specific to Apache Pinot's documentation.

For general style questions or guidance on topics not covered here, see the [Google developer documentation style guide](https://developers.google.com/style).

## Star-tree index

When describing the index type, use star-tree (adjective) or star tree (noun). StarTree refers to the company only.


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