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Technical Writing Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Describes how something works - breaks down process into steps






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






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






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






5. Summaries either at the beginning or end of the body - reviews main points and findings






6. Word on a line by itself at the end of a paragraph






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






8. Explanation of what the term does NOT mean






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






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






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






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






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






14. Written for repair technicians. Contain trouble shooting chart






15. Show trends and changes over time






16. External proposal written not in any response to anything






17. A single line carried over the top of a column






18. Specialized language used in a field of study or profession.






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






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






21. External proposal in response to a request for proposal (REF) or an invitation for bids (IFB)






22. Written step by step instructions






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






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






25. Describes the process from the writer's point of view






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






27. Contains 2 or more independent clauses.






28. The origin of the word






29. Describing how a mechanism works






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






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






32. Emphasizes important info. Used for recommendations






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






34. External proposal requesting funding for a study






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






36. One that is intended to be used only within the company or organization that prepared it.






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






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






39. Written for skilled and unskilled






40. 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.






41. 1-2 pages - well organized - easy to read - free of mistakes.






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






43. Useful in reports discussing problems and solutions






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






45. Hold graphics.






46. Gives details before the main point of the memo






47. The height of lowercase letters such as p -j -y and q that falls below the baseline.






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






49. Needed if booklet is longer than 10 pages. After the title page and abstract - before the forward.






50. Reports that can be used for policies - instructions - recommending - and requesting info. Written to colleagues.