“ID” or “Id” on User Interface

Question

The QA manager where I work just informed me there is a bug in my desktop app due to the sign-on prompt being \"Operator Id\" when it should be \"Operator ID\". Her argument bei

Answer 1

It's interesting that so many feel "Id" should be the way to go. I feel "ID" is appropriate because it hints at how we pronounce it -- I.D. Also, when I read "Id" in a running sentence, I sometimes have to come back and read it again just to ensure it's not a typo for "is" or "it".