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Technical Writing Vocab
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1. Explanation of what the term does NOT mean
Jargon
Informative
Negation
Spatial Method
2. The empty space inside letter such as Q - O - and D.
Process description
Titles
Bowl
Feasibility report structure
3. Requests for information about a service - product - person - policy - procedure - or organization.
Audience analysis
Closing
Letters of inquiry
Feasibility report structure
4. Useful in reports discussing problems and solutions
Resume
Routine Internal
Letters of complaint
Cause and effect
5. 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.
Letters of complaint
Motivated Method
Informative
Laboratory reports
6. Emphasizes important info. Used for recommendations
Nontech
Emphatic
Line graphs
Informative
7. Word on a line by itself at the end of a paragraph
Process narrative
Indirect pattern
Orphan
Nontech
8. Written for trained operators of computers or manufacturing equipment on the job
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9. Offer firsthand experience with the subject.
Primary source
Problem Solution (Method)
Purpose and audience
Questions for feasibility report
10. Factual statements - statistics - expert opinions.
Titles
Sequential
X-height
Hard evidence
11. A worksheet used to organize and summarize the likely readers' characteristics & needs.
Technical brief
Informative
Letters of complaint
Operation
12. Describes the purpose - scope - and method used to arrive to conclusion. Included on the title page - really short.
Reliability of source
Temporal Method
Descriptive Abstract
Formal Internal
13. Teaching tools for vocational jobs - often paired with audiovisual info
Expanded
Soft evidence
Feasibility reports
Training manuals
14. Include material that other people have drawn from primary sources.
Training manuals
Nontech
Secondary source
Informative Abstract
15. External proposal requesting funding for a study
Reliability of source
Grant
Solicited
Visuals
16. Describing order of assembly and how it was put together
Spatial Method
Routine Internal
Informative Abstract
Chronological sequence
17. Plan likely to succeed - Benefits and risks - Other options - Funding available - How would it affect employees
Spatial sequence
Definition by components
Formal Internal
Questions for feasibility report
18. Necessary characteristics: Summery - Interpretation - and Recommendations
Conclusion
Feasibility reports
Analytical reports
Justification
19. Explaining how the item works
Problem Solution (Method)
Operation
Feasibility report structure
Service manuals
20. Summary of written doc that lets reader know if they want to read the article
Abstract
Working definition
Secondary source
Widow
21. Intro: background - purpose statement - Body: Options - Conclusion - Interpretation - Recommendation - Opinion
Letters of inquiry
Feasibility report structure
Functional sequence
Operator's manuals
22. Learning as much as possible about the individuals who will be using the document
Audience analysis
Reliability of source
Glossary
Compound-complex sentence
23. Defines by using a synonym - or a clarifying phrase (if less than 4 terms)
Parenthetical
Archaic terms
Job Application
Flowchart
24. Communication written for and about business & industry - focusing on products and services; presented in a user-friendly format
Semi tech
Routine Internal
Tutorial
Technical writing
25. The abstract on the title page that briefly summarizes the scope and purpose of the document
Informative
Instructions
Descriptive
Bar graphs
26. Summaries either at the beginning or end of the body - reviews main points and findings
Process analysis
Closing
Expanded
Spatial Method
27. Proposals used when requesting large funds
Sequential
Formal Internal
Informal reports
Parenthetical
28. A clause where the predicate begins with a subordinate conjunction or relative pronoun.
Compound sentence
Laboratory reports
Sentence
Subordinate clause
29. Decorative strokes at the top & bottom of letters.
Serif
Internal document
Line graphs
Nontech
30. Describes how something works - breaks down process into steps
Questions for feasibility report
Working definition
Descriptive
Process description
31. Hold graphics.
Emphatic
Technical writing
Process narrative
Black spaces
32. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence if punctuation is added.
Chronological sequence
Feasibility report structure
Independent clause
Exploded diagrams
33. Describes the problem and gives a solution in the body. First point is the problem - second is the solution.
Audience analysis
Problem Solution (Method)
Subordinate clause
Informational reports
34. Formed by at lease one suborbindate clause & 2 or more independent clauses.
Negation
Ethical Tech
Compound-complex sentence
Solicited
35. Includes the name - title - company - and address of the intended recipient.
Operation
Informative Abstract
Direct Pattern
Inside address
36. The abstract before the full report that summarizes version of report
Operator's manuals
Informative
Gantt charts
Claim Letters
37. Exam of the likelihood of success if the proposed solution is adopted
Sentence
Procedures
Secondary audience
Feasibility
38. Requests for information.
Analytical reports
RFI
High tech doc
Procedures
39. Main part of the body is explaining parts of a whole. Each point is a part.
Topical Method
Nontech
Feasibility
Justification
40. Heading - date - inside address - salutation - text - closing - signature - title. Sometimes include subject lines - like memos.
Pictograms
Semitechnical presentations
Business letter structure
Letters of inquiry
41. Describes the process from the writer's point of view
Inside address
Process narrative
Secondary source
Independent clause
42. What is new since the last report - What needs to be done - Unanticipated problems - Expected timetable for completion
Questions for progress report
Technical brief
Ethical Tech
Descender
43. 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
Bar graphs
Parenthetical definition
Process analysis
Long proposals
44. Definition uses a synonym or a clarifying phrase.
Reliability of source
Feasibility report structure
Audience analysis
Parenthetical definition
45. External proposal written not in any response to anything
Independent clause
Unsolicited
Descriptive
Temporal Method
46. A business letter that includes complaint of product - request of refund - or apology
Spatial sequence
Claim Letters
Glossary
Tutorial
47. The expanded version of the descriptive abstract. Covers conclusions and recommendations. Placed before full report.
Feasibility reports
Visuals
Archaic terms
Informative Abstract
48. Basic elements: Reason for study - Equipment and procedures -Problems - results - conclusions
Spatial Method
Technical brief
Sequential
Laboratory reports
49. Describing how a mechanism works
Functional sequence
Process description
Letters of inquiry
Bowl
50. External proposal that could be long or short depending on size of potential sale
Spatial sequence
Sales
Tutorial
User manuals
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