I'm on a mission to eradicate the misuse of i.e.


i.e. 

An abbreviation for id est, a Latin phrase meaning "that is." It
indicates that an explanation or paraphrase is about to follow: "Many
workers expect to put in a forty-hour week - i.e., to work eight hours a
day."

[Chapter:] Conventions of Written English
The American Heritage(r) New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third
Edition
Copyright (c) 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 


e.g. 

An abbreviation meaning "for example." It is short for the Latin exempli
gratia, "for the sake of example." A list of examples may be preceded by
e.g.: "She loved exotic fruit, e.g., mangoes, passion fruit, and
papayas."

[Chapter:] Conventions of Written English
The American Heritage(r) New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third
Edition
Copyright (c) 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 


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...For IT backups also have a retention period i.e. 3 months, 1 year, or
infinite...  

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