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Technical Writing Vocab
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1. Defines by using a synonym - or a clarifying phrase (if less than 4 terms)
Sales
Emphatic
Parenthetical
Formal reports
2. Include material that other people have drawn from primary sources.
Secondary source
Semitechnical presentations
Business letter structure
Compound-complex sentence
3. Reports that can be used for policies - instructions - recommending - and requesting info. Written to colleagues.
Sentence
Feasibility reports
Memo
Inside address
4. Margins justified on the left are easier to read.
Compound-complex sentence
Justification
Claim Letters
Gray spaces
5. Reports that require length - extensive research - multiple writers
Formal reports
Archaic terms
Descender
Semitechnical presentations
6. Areas that are occupied by text.
Gray spaces
Titles
Ascender
Descender
7. Intro: background - purpose statement - Body: Options - Conclusion - Interpretation - Recommendation - Opinion
Laboratory reports
Process analysis
Informal reports
Feasibility report structure
8. Written for repair technicians. Contain trouble shooting chart
Process narrative
Process description
Service manuals
Feasibility report structure
9. Show steps in process
Flowchart
Executive
Claim Letters
Appendix
10. External proposal that could be long or short depending on size of potential sale
Purpose and audience
Sequential
Sales
Operation
11. A subject-oriented description
Cause and effect
Jargon
Functional sequence
Process analysis
12. Expert to someone with no knowledge of subject
Nontech
Semitechnical presentations
Informal reports
Sequential
13. Word on a line by itself at the end of a paragraph
Informative
Formal reports
Pictograms
Orphan
14. Describes a mechanism at rest - what an object is - what it does - what it looks like
Parenthetical
Exploded diagrams
Spatial sequence
Gantt charts
15. Proposals used when requesting large funds
Formal Internal
Jargon
Letters of complaint
Parenthetical
16. Defines following this pattern: Indicate the item - what class it belongs to - and what makes it different than other in that class (if more than 4 terms) . Placed in glossary.
Sentence
Semi tech
Grant
Instructions
17. Reports that evaluate - estimate - make recommendations
Soft evidence
Analytical reports
Process narrative
Emphatic
18. Describes the problem and gives a solution in the body. First point is the problem - second is the solution.
Exploded diagrams
Functional sequence
Process description
Problem Solution (Method)
19. Requests for information.
Descriptive
RFI
Glossary
Informative
20. Written for readers that do not work for the company that prepared the document.
Memo
Feasibility
External document
Line graphs
21. One that is intended to be used only within the company or organization that prepared it.
Internal document
Questions for progress report
Process analysis
Descriptive Abstract
22. Teaching tools for vocational jobs - often paired with audiovisual info
Training manuals
Emphatic
Cap height
Descriptive
23. A business letter that goes along with a resume when applying for internship or employment
Business letter structure
Job Application
Gray spaces
Expanded definition
24. The empty space inside letter such as Q - O - and D.
Bowl
Jargon
Job Application
Causal Method
25. The height of the segment of lowercase lettes such as h -d -f - and b that rises above the x-height.
Bar graphs
Formal Internal
Ascender
Sequential
26. Defines the item by breaking it down into smaller parts.
Operation
Unsolicited
Spatial Method
Definition by components
27. Reports that are straightforward info (i.e results of something)
Compound sentence
Informational reports
Soft evidence
Flowchart
28. Useful in reports discussing problems and solutions
Process analysis
Bar graphs
Long proposals
Cause and effect
29. Writers strive for balanced evidence - no exaggeration.
Etymology
Primary audience
Ethical Tech
Inquiry Letters
30. When the anticipated audience is familiar with the topic - but has less experience - specialized training - or expertise with the subject than the writer.
Purpose and audience
Technical writing
Technical brief
Semitechnical presentations
31. The height of a lowercase x - which reflects the height of the main bodies of the lowercase letters.
Progress reports
Table of Contents
X-height
Operator's manuals
32. Translate numbers into shapes or colors
Descriptive
Justification
Bar graphs
Spatial sequence
33. Emphasizes important info. Used for recommendations
Emphatic
Solicited
Informal reports
Problem Solution (Method)
34. Describes the process from the writer's point of view
Closing
Questions for feasibility report
Black spaces
Process narrative
35. Proposals in short format. Frequent for minor requests
Inside address
Etymology
Routine Internal
Formal Internal
36. Show trends and changes over time
Feasibility
Serif
Executive
Line graphs
37. Summaries either at the beginning or end of the body - reviews main points and findings
Gray spaces
Business letter structure
Closing
External document
38. Summary of written doc that lets reader know if they want to read the article
Topical Method
Process analysis
Abstract
Table of Contents
39. Should be determined before writing
Purpose and audience
Working definition
Questions for progress report
Justification
40. A worksheet used to organize and summarize the likely readers' characteristics & needs.
Definition by components
Soft evidence
Technical brief
Descriptive Abstract
41. The expanded version of the descriptive abstract. Covers conclusions and recommendations. Placed before full report.
Descriptive
Informative Abstract
Subordinate clause
Memo
42. Alphabetical - lists definitions of words - Short and precise definitions - Required if there are more than 5 terms in need of definitions. They should be defined in the text or as a footnote as well.
Visuals
Business letter structure
Glossary
Causal Method
43. A single line carried over the top of a column
Etymology
Widow
Descriptive Abstract
Exploded diagrams
44. External proposal requesting funding for a study
Routine Internal
Laboratory reports
Grant
Serif
45. Words & phrases that are not generally used in modern communications but were common in previous decades.
RFI
Cap height
Archaic terms
Functional sequence
46. Needed if booklet is longer than 10 pages. After the title page and abstract - before the forward.
Table of Contents
Pictograms
Ascender
Primary audience
47. Written for trained operators of computers or manufacturing equipment on the job
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48. The height of lowercase letters such as p -j -y and q that falls below the baseline.
User manuals
Descender
Emphatic
Parenthetical definition
49. What is new since the last report - What needs to be done - Unanticipated problems - Expected timetable for completion
Abstract
Functional sequence
Closing
Questions for progress report
50. The abstract before the full report that summarizes version of report
Informative
Formal reports
Expanded
Widow