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Technical Writing Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Describes the purpose - scope - and method used to arrive to conclusion. Included on the title page - really short.
Schematic diagrams
Sequential
Serif
Descriptive Abstract
2. Shows how parts of a principle - process or function fit together
Technical writing
Schematic diagrams
Feasibility
Line graphs
3. Written for skilled and unskilled
Job Application
User manuals
Schematic diagrams
Justification
4. Main part of the body is explaining parts of a whole. Each point is a part.
Soft evidence
Claim Letters
Closing
Topical Method
5. Written for repair technicians. Contain trouble shooting chart
Appendix
Primary source
Service manuals
Bowl
6. Needed if booklet is longer than 10 pages. After the title page and abstract - before the forward.
Table of Contents
Tutorial
Feasibility
Parenthetical definition
7. Basic elements: Reason for study - Equipment and procedures -Problems - results - conclusions
Feasibility
Abstract
Laboratory reports
Inside address
8. This illustrates a cause and effect method. Is a 2 pointer like problem solution.
Parenthetical
Topical Method
Sales
Causal Method
9. Written for readers that do not work for the company that prepared the document.
Letters of complaint
Widow
External document
Functional sequence
10. Summary of written doc that lets reader know if they want to read the article
Abstract
Training manuals
Cause and effect
RFI
11. Simplified description of a term.
Informal reports
Working definition
Process analysis
Descriptive
12. Includes the name - title - company - and address of the intended recipient.
Chronological sequence
Serif
Operator's manuals
Inside address
13. External proposal requesting funding for a study
Topical Method
Grant
Audience analysis
Cause and effect
14. Intro: background - purpose statement - Body: Options - Conclusion - Interpretation - Recommendation - Opinion
Laboratory reports
Inquiry Letters
Feasibility report structure
Primary audience
15. Should be determined before writing
Purpose and audience
Descender
Glossary
Feasibility
16. Show the details of how parts of an object fit together.
Parenthetical definition
Exploded diagrams
Business letter structure
Compound sentence
17. Present the main point of the memo then the details
Closing
High tech doc
Direct Pattern
Cap height
18. Used for complex terms - or when it has multiple meanings. Indicate item - classify - and says what makes it unique.
Glossary
Sentence definition
Pictograms
Working definition
19. (Structured reports) - Reports that keep reader informed on a large project
Progress reports
Claim Letters
Pictograms
Technical brief
20. Words & phrases that are not generally used in modern communications but were common in previous decades.
Justification
Flowchart
Archaic terms
RFI
21. Plan likely to succeed - Benefits and risks - Other options - Funding available - How would it affect employees
Questions for feasibility report
Emphatic
Abstract
Technical writing
22. Exam of the likelihood of success if the proposed solution is adopted
Feasibility
Pictograms
Gray spaces
Direct Pattern
23. The height of the segment of lowercase lettes such as h -d -f - and b that rises above the x-height.
External document
Hard evidence
Ascender
Tutorial
24. External proposal in response to a request for proposal (REF) or an invitation for bids (IFB)
Motivated Method
Titles
Operator's manuals
Solicited
25. Margins justified on the left are easier to read.
Memo
Letters of inquiry
Justification
Negation
26. Defines by using a synonym - or a clarifying phrase (if less than 4 terms)
Justification
Parenthetical
Visuals
Expanded
27. The abstract before the full report that summarizes version of report
Informative
Parenthetical
Cap height
Bowl
28. Contains 2 or more independent clauses.
Process narrative
Archaic terms
Compound sentence
Justification
29. Shows how phases of a chart relate to each other
Gantt charts
Operator's manuals
Orphan
Grant
30. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence if punctuation is added.
Sentence definition
Independent clause
Analytical reports
Reliability of source
31. Summaries before full report - includes main points and proposal - often persuasive
Executive
Bar graphs
Causal Method
Expanded definition
32. Gives details before the main point of the memo
Technical writing
Indirect pattern
Sequential
Routine Internal
33. Necessary characteristics: Summery - Interpretation - and Recommendations
Resume
Definition by components
Conclusion
Table of Contents
34. Communication written for and about business & industry - focusing on products and services; presented in a user-friendly format
Technical brief
Jargon
Technical writing
Internal document
35. Describes the process from the writer's point of view
Process narrative
Sequential
Jargon
Process analysis
36. 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.
Flowchart
Routine Internal
Sentence
Descriptive
37. Reports that evaluate - estimate - make recommendations
Primary audience
Inquiry Letters
Resume
Analytical reports
38. A worksheet used to organize and summarize the likely readers' characteristics & needs.
Service manuals
Bar graphs
Technical brief
Unsolicited
39. Domain name - purpose of the message? - how recent? - author's credentials? Avoid using only one source.
Descender
Reliability of source
Long proposals
Primary source
40. The abstract on the title page that briefly summarizes the scope and purpose of the document
Chronological sequence
Inside address
Descriptive
Conclusion
41. Explaining how the item works
Operation
Inside address
Parenthetical definition
Questions for progress report
42. Reports that are straightforward info (i.e results of something)
Technical writing
Questions for feasibility report
Informational reports
Grant
43. 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.
Tutorial
Definition by components
Motivated Method
Semi tech
44. Steps to complete a task
Instructions
Grant
Working definition
Serif
45. Show steps in process
Flowchart
Formal reports
Sentence
Abstract
46. Ununiformed opinions and unverified data
Negation
Soft evidence
Secondary source
Appendix
47. The height of the uppercase letters.
Descriptive
Visuals
Process description
Cap height
48. 1-2 pages - well organized - easy to read - free of mistakes.
Expanded
Gray spaces
Feasibility
Resume
49. Expert to someone with no knowledge of subject
Nontech
Black spaces
Operation
Closing
50. Shows meaning of a process or concept
Letters of complaint
Feasibility reports
Semi tech
Visuals