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Technical Writing Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Breaks up a topic and decribes it in a direction. Kinda like temporal - but its directional. Up to down - left to right.






2. The people who need the information & will use it to make decisions.






3. Describing order of assembly and how it was put together






4. 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.






5. Decorative strokes at the top & bottom of letters.






6. Reports that evaluate - estimate - make recommendations






7. A business letter that goes along with a resume when applying for internship or employment






8. Definition uses a synonym or a clarifying phrase.






9. Any other people who later come in contact with the material.






10. Requests for information.






11. Simplified description of a term.






12. Contains 2 or more independent clauses.






13. Expert to someone with no knowledge of subject






14. A business letter that includes complaint of product - request of refund - or apology






15. The height of lowercase letters such as p -j -y and q that falls below the baseline.






16. Clarifies information presented in the document. Sometimes more than one is needed. If so - they must be in order that they appear in the text - and each is named A - B - etc...






17. Reports that are straightforward info (i.e results of something)






18. A single line carried over the top of a column






19. The height of a lowercase x - which reflects the height of the main bodies of the lowercase letters.






20. Used for complex terms - or when it has multiple meanings. Indicate item - classify - and says what makes it unique.






21. Word on a line by itself at the end of a paragraph






22. Afive pointer speech - 1 - get attetion; 2 - establish problem; 3 - satisfy the need; 4 - visualize the need answered in future; 5 - ask action from audience.






23. Shows meaning of a process or concept






24. Present the main point of the memo then the details






25. Translate numbers into shapes or colors






26. An expert to another expert






27. Written for readers that do not work for the company that prepared the document.






28. Summaries before full report - includes main points and proposal - often persuasive






29. Factual statements - statistics - expert opinions.






30. Margins justified on the left are easier to read.






31. Describes the process from the writer's point of view






32. The abstract before the full report that summarizes version of report






33. When the anticipated audience is familiar with the topic - but has less experience - specialized training - or expertise with the subject than the writer.






34. Front matter - cover letter - title page - table of contents - body: summery - intro - problem - rationale - cost - expertise - responsibility - sales pitch - request for approval - conclusion back matter: appendix - bibliography - glossary






35. Needed if booklet is longer than 10 pages. After the title page and abstract - before the forward.






36. Sent when the writer is dissatisfied with a product or service.






37. Intro: background - purpose statement - Body: Options - Conclusion - Interpretation - Recommendation - Opinion






38. Show steps in process






39. Ununiformed opinions and unverified data






40. Teaching tools for vocational jobs - often paired with audiovisual info






41. Domain name - purpose of the message? - how recent? - author's credentials? Avoid using only one source.






42. The origin of the word






43. Describes a mechanism at rest - what an object is - what it does - what it looks like






44. Summary of written doc that lets reader know if they want to read the article






45. Heading - date - inside address - salutation - text - closing - signature - title. Sometimes include subject lines - like memos.






46. Offer firsthand experience with the subject.






47. External proposal written not in any response to anything






48. Describes the purpose - scope - and method used to arrive to conclusion. Included on the title page - really short.






49. This illustrates a cause and effect method. Is a 2 pointer like problem solution.






50. Explanation of what the term does NOT mean