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Technical Writing Vocab

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1. Useful in reports discussing problems and solutions






2. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence if punctuation is added.






3. Shows meaning of a process or concept






4. Defines the item by breaking it down into smaller parts.






5. External proposal written not in any response to anything






6. Uses extensive detail for the item. Can be several pages long.






7. Words & phrases that are not generally used in modern communications but were common in previous decades.






8. Basic elements: Reason for study - Equipment and procedures -Problems - results - conclusions






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






10. Show the details of how parts of an object fit together.






11. The origin of the word






12. 1-2 pages - well organized - easy to read - free of mistakes.






13. Reports lacking in research - typically reflects a memorandum






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






15. 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.






16. Hold graphics.






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






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






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






20. Should be determined before writing






21. Requests for information about a service - product - person - policy - procedure - or organization.






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






23. Requests for information.






24. The expanded version of the descriptive abstract. Covers conclusions and recommendations. Placed before full report.






25. Proposals used when requesting large funds






26. Show trends and changes over time






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






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






29. A business letter that asks about product - service - procedure






30. Areas that are occupied by text.






31. Reports that evaluate - estimate - make recommendations






32. Simplified description of a term.






33. Defines by using a synonym - or a clarifying phrase (if less than 4 terms)






34. Breaks up a topic and decribes it in a direction. Kinda like temporal - but its directional. Up to down - left to right.






35. Include material that other people have drawn from primary sources.






36. Shows how parts of a principle - process or function fit together






37. An expert to another expert






38. Contains 2 or more independent clauses.






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






40. Writers strive for balanced evidence - no exaggeration.






41. Definition uses a synonym or a clarifying phrase.






42. External proposal requesting funding for a study






43. Reports that require length - extensive research - multiple writers






44. (Structured reports) - Reports that keep reader informed on a large project






45. Gives details before the main point of the memo






46. Shows how phases of a chart relate to each other






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






48. 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






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






50. Use of icons to represent quantities. Nice for nonexperts to understand