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Technical Writing Vocab
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1. 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.
Black spaces
Negation
Motivated Method
Reliability of source
2. Words & phrases that are not generally used in modern communications but were common in previous decades.
Letters of inquiry
Service manuals
Archaic terms
Instructions
3. Ensure safety - how to evacuate
Descender
Procedures
Operation
Parenthetical
4. 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.
Semi tech
Business letter structure
Sentence
Informative Abstract
5. Communication written for and about business & industry - focusing on products and services; presented in a user-friendly format
RFI
Technical writing
Long proposals
Descriptive Abstract
6. The empty space inside letter such as Q - O - and D.
Sequential
Secondary source
Flowchart
Bowl
7. Describing order of assembly and how it was put together
Sentence definition
Process description
Analytical reports
Chronological sequence
8. (Structured reports) - Reports that keep reader informed on a large project
External document
Progress reports
Serif
Compound sentence
9. Written for readers that do not work for the company that prepared the document.
Expanded definition
Audience analysis
Negation
External document
10. 1-2 pages - well organized - easy to read - free of mistakes.
Questions for feasibility report
Resume
Secondary source
Parenthetical
11. Intro: background - purpose statement - Body: Options - Conclusion - Interpretation - Recommendation - Opinion
Feasibility report structure
Letters of complaint
Process analysis
Archaic terms
12. Margins justified on the left are easier to read.
Spatial sequence
RFI
Feasibility report structure
Justification
13. The abstract on the title page that briefly summarizes the scope and purpose of the document
Descriptive Abstract
RFI
Descriptive
Compound-complex sentence
14. Used for complex terms - or when it has multiple meanings. Indicate item - classify - and says what makes it unique.
User manuals
Sentence definition
Analytical reports
Procedures
15. Necessary characteristics: Summery - Interpretation - and Recommendations
Descriptive Abstract
Expanded
Conclusion
Schematic diagrams
16. Writers strive for balanced evidence - no exaggeration.
Grant
Gray spaces
Letters of inquiry
Ethical Tech
17. Proposals used when requesting large funds
Laboratory reports
Formal Internal
Abstract
Job Application
18. Teaching tools for vocational jobs - often paired with audiovisual info
Operator's manuals
Training manuals
Letters of complaint
High tech doc
19. Puts stuff into chronological order. Each point is a step in a process.
Black spaces
Temporal Method
Spatial sequence
Closing
20. Exam of the likelihood of success if the proposed solution is adopted
Descriptive Abstract
Feasibility
Expanded
Pictograms
21. External proposal that could be long or short depending on size of potential sale
Sales
Descender
Process description
Definition by components
22. Describes the purpose - scope - and method used to arrive to conclusion. Included on the title page - really short.
Purpose and audience
Claim Letters
Descriptive Abstract
Progress reports
23. External proposal written not in any response to anything
Unsolicited
Topical Method
Long proposals
Gantt charts
24. The people who need the information & will use it to make decisions.
Process narrative
Primary audience
Visuals
Operation
25. A worksheet used to organize and summarize the likely readers' characteristics & needs.
Questions for progress report
Technical brief
Etymology
Process description
26. Describes how something works - breaks down process into steps
Letters of inquiry
Cap height
Jargon
Process description
27. Defines the item by breaking it down into smaller parts.
Sequential
Claim Letters
Compound sentence
Definition by components
28. Contains 2 or more independent clauses.
Training manuals
Feasibility
User manuals
Compound sentence
29. Basic elements: Reason for study - Equipment and procedures -Problems - results - conclusions
Letters of inquiry
Technical writing
Laboratory reports
Secondary audience
30. Written for skilled and unskilled
User manuals
Descriptive
Problem Solution (Method)
Exploded diagrams
31. An expert to another expert
Working definition
Feasibility
Memo
High tech doc
32. External proposal requesting funding for a study
Feasibility
Sentence definition
Resume
Grant
33. Often help the reader determine if s/he wants to read it. A good one includes topic - tone - scope - purpose.
Titles
Operator's manuals
Feasibility
Descriptive
34. Requests for information.
RFI
External document
Purpose and audience
Secondary audience
35. A clause where the predicate begins with a subordinate conjunction or relative pronoun.
Archaic terms
Secondary audience
Subordinate clause
Process description
36. Steps to complete a task
Functional sequence
Instructions
Parenthetical
Operation
37. Include material that other people have drawn from primary sources.
Progress reports
Feasibility
Informational reports
Secondary source
38. The height of the uppercase letters.
Letters of complaint
Cap height
Process analysis
Exploded diagrams
39. A business letter that goes along with a resume when applying for internship or employment
Feasibility
Ascender
Job Application
Direct Pattern
40. Describes the problem and gives a solution in the body. First point is the problem - second is the solution.
Service manuals
Problem Solution (Method)
Compound sentence
Abstract
41. Heading - date - inside address - salutation - text - closing - signature - title. Sometimes include subject lines - like memos.
External document
Business letter structure
Primary source
RFI
42. Plan likely to succeed - Benefits and risks - Other options - Funding available - How would it affect employees
Parenthetical definition
Questions for feasibility report
Appendix
Schematic diagrams
43. Sent when the writer is dissatisfied with a product or service.
Jargon
Feasibility
Letters of complaint
Flowchart
44. Simplified description of a term.
High tech doc
Working definition
Exploded diagrams
Informal reports
45. Useful in reports discussing problems and solutions
Negation
Cause and effect
Laboratory reports
Internal document
46. 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
Grant
Memo
Long proposals
Temporal Method
47. Show the details of how parts of an object fit together.
Letters of complaint
Informal reports
Exploded diagrams
Black spaces
48. A business letter that asks about product - service - procedure
Instructions
Secondary audience
Inquiry Letters
Gantt charts
49. Written step by step instructions
Subordinate clause
Widow
Ethical Tech
Sequential
50. The height of lowercase letters such as p -j -y and q that falls below the baseline.
Sales
Glossary
Descender
Operator's manuals