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Should one write "and vice versa" or "or vice versa"?

Examples:

A) Autocomplete can be set to 'on' for the form, but 'off' for specific input fields, and vice versa.

B) Autocomplete can be set to 'on' for the form, but 'off' for specific input fields, or vice versa.

I'm sorry about the examples, they look weird out of context. I was wiring an HTML5 tutorial when the question popped into my head.

Best Answer

The key is useless without the lock, and vice versa.

= The key is useless without the lock, and the lock is useless without the key.

... BUT

You can put on the cream before the strawberry jam, or vice versa.

= You can put on the cream before the strawberry jam, or [you can put on] the strawberry jam before the cream.

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