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Technical Writing Vocab
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1. The abstract on the title page that briefly summarizes the scope and purpose of the document
Formal Internal
Descriptive
Purpose and audience
Bar graphs
2. Puts stuff into chronological order. Each point is a step in a process.
Informative Abstract
Temporal Method
Process narrative
Inquiry Letters
3. A single line carried over the top of a column
Widow
Operation
Problem Solution (Method)
Grant
4. Proposals in short format. Frequent for minor requests
Inside address
Descender
Tutorial
Routine Internal
5. Steps to complete a task
Ethical Tech
Training manuals
Instructions
Feasibility
6. 1-2 pages - well organized - easy to read - free of mistakes.
Internal document
Formal Internal
Resume
Line graphs
7. Emphasizes important info. Used for recommendations
Emphatic
Claim Letters
User manuals
Technical brief
8. The height of lowercase letters such as p -j -y and q that falls below the baseline.
Sentence
Descender
Purpose and audience
Spatial Method
9. Contains 2 or more independent clauses.
Inside address
Formal reports
Compound sentence
Bowl
10. Written for skilled and unskilled
User manuals
Informational reports
External document
Inquiry Letters
11. Sent when the writer is dissatisfied with a product or service.
Letters of complaint
Secondary audience
Serif
Pictograms
12. Words & phrases that are not generally used in modern communications but were common in previous decades.
Process description
Abstract
Archaic terms
Jargon
13. 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
Long proposals
Process description
Secondary audience
Black spaces
14. A subject-oriented description
Emphatic
Service manuals
Process analysis
Analytical reports
15. Often help the reader determine if s/he wants to read it. A good one includes topic - tone - scope - purpose.
Etymology
Letters of inquiry
Titles
Justification
16. Describes the problem and gives a solution in the body. First point is the problem - second is the solution.
Problem Solution (Method)
Solicited
Business letter structure
Internal document
17. 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...
Appendix
Etymology
Informational reports
Service manuals
18. Shows how parts of a principle - process or function fit together
Spatial Method
Inside address
Schematic diagrams
Feasibility reports
19. Specialized language used in a field of study or profession.
Formal reports
Working definition
Jargon
Line graphs
20. Uses extensive detail for the item. Can be several pages long.
Nontech
Expanded
Semi tech
Expanded definition
21. Includes the name - title - company - and address of the intended recipient.
Job Application
Inside address
Sequential
Spatial sequence
22. Show trends and changes over time
Topical Method
Memo
Descriptive Abstract
Line graphs
23. Use of icons to represent quantities. Nice for nonexperts to understand
Purpose and audience
Sentence definition
Questions for feasibility report
Pictograms
24. Summary of written doc that lets reader know if they want to read the article
Indirect pattern
Abstract
Gray spaces
Archaic terms
25. Describes how something works - breaks down process into steps
Sentence definition
Expanded
Process description
Executive
26. External proposal requesting funding for a study
Business letter structure
Grant
Questions for feasibility report
Functional sequence
27. Margins justified on the left are easier to read.
Justification
Inquiry Letters
Hard evidence
Long proposals
28. The expanded version of the descriptive abstract. Covers conclusions and recommendations. Placed before full report.
Closing
Informative Abstract
Formal reports
Purpose and audience
29. Self study guide for the users of the product
Direct Pattern
Definition by components
Etymology
Tutorial
30. Reports that can be used for policies - instructions - recommending - and requesting info. Written to colleagues.
Gantt charts
Nontech
Widow
Memo
31. Explanation of what the term does NOT mean
Operator's manuals
Letters of inquiry
Formal Internal
Negation
32. Simplified description of a term.
Unsolicited
Working definition
Procedures
Informal reports
33. The height of the uppercase letters.
Cap height
Archaic terms
Primary audience
Unsolicited
34. Communication written for and about business & industry - focusing on products and services; presented in a user-friendly format
Problem Solution (Method)
Technical writing
Process analysis
Procedures
35. A business letter that includes complaint of product - request of refund - or apology
Resume
Claim Letters
Functional sequence
Formal Internal
36. Shows how phases of a chart relate to each other
Titles
Line graphs
Gantt charts
Direct Pattern
37. Defines by using a synonym - or a clarifying phrase (if less than 4 terms)
Cap height
Laboratory reports
Job Application
Parenthetical
38. An expert to another expert
Solicited
Line graphs
Pictograms
High tech doc
39. Definition uses a synonym or a clarifying phrase.
Business letter structure
Expanded
Operator's manuals
Parenthetical definition
40. The people who need the information & will use it to make decisions.
Claim Letters
Primary audience
User manuals
Memo
41. A worksheet used to organize and summarize the likely readers' characteristics & needs.
Technical brief
Indirect pattern
User manuals
Informal reports
42. Domain name - purpose of the message? - how recent? - author's credentials? Avoid using only one source.
Indirect pattern
Reliability of source
Sentence definition
Feasibility
43. Defines the item by breaking it down into smaller parts.
Definition by components
Appendix
Operator's manuals
Expanded definition
44. Writers strive for balanced evidence - no exaggeration.
Process narrative
Ethical Tech
Closing
Subordinate clause
45. Reports lacking in research - typically reflects a memorandum
Expanded definition
Informal reports
Exploded diagrams
Negation
46. A business letter that goes along with a resume when applying for internship or employment
Job Application
Informal reports
Cause and effect
Line graphs
47. Decorative strokes at the top & bottom of letters.
Etymology
Serif
Secondary source
Nontech
48. Reports that are straightforward info (i.e results of something)
Appendix
Informational reports
Procedures
Letters of complaint
49. Basic elements: Reason for study - Equipment and procedures -Problems - results - conclusions
Spatial sequence
Laboratory reports
Topical Method
Pictograms
50. The origin of the word
Executive
Claim Letters
Long proposals
Etymology
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