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Technical Writing Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence if punctuation is added.






2. Reports lacking in research - typically reflects a memorandum






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






4. Self study guide for the users of the product






5. Expert to little - but growing - experience or knowledge in an individual






6. An expert to another expert






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






8. 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.






9. A subject-oriented description






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






11. Ensure safety - how to evacuate






12. Expert to someone with no knowledge of subject






13. Gives details before the main point of the memo






14. Proposals used when requesting large funds






15. Puts stuff into chronological order. Each point is a step in a process.






16. Includes the name - title - company - and address of the intended recipient.






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






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






19. Written for skilled and unskilled






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






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






22. Main part of the body is explaining parts of a whole. Each point is a part.






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






24. The empty space inside letter such as Q - O - and D.






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






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






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






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






29. Should be determined before writing






30. Factual statements - statistics - expert opinions.






31. A clause where the predicate begins with a subordinate conjunction or relative pronoun.






32. Proposals in short format. Frequent for minor requests






33. Reports that help the executives determine if goal is practical and reachable. Often being with purpose statement.






34. Describes the problem and gives a solution in the body. First point is the problem - second is the solution.






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






36. Reports that evaluate - estimate - make recommendations






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






38. Requests for information.






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






40. External proposal requesting funding for a study






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






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






43. The abstract on the title page that briefly summarizes the scope and purpose of the document






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






45. External proposal that could be long or short depending on size of potential sale






46. Written for trained operators of computers or manufacturing equipment on the job

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47. The origin of the word






48. Describing how a mechanism works






49. The height of the uppercase letters.






50. Formed by at lease one suborbindate clause & 2 or more independent clauses.