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Technical Writing Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A business letter that asks about product - service - procedure






2. Sent when the writer is dissatisfied with a product or service.






3. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence if punctuation is added.






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






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






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






7. Hold graphics.






8. Heading - date - inside address - salutation - text - closing - signature - title. Sometimes include subject lines - like memos.






9. Often help the reader determine if s/he wants to read it. A good one includes topic - tone - scope - purpose.






10. Writers strive for balanced evidence - no exaggeration.






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






12. Show steps in process






13. Gives details before the main point of the memo






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






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






16. Plan likely to succeed - Benefits and risks - Other options - Funding available - How would it affect employees






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






25. External proposal written not in any response to anything






26. Describing how a mechanism works






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






28. Explaining how the item works






29. Definition uses a synonym or a clarifying phrase.






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






31. Proposals in short format. Frequent for minor requests






32. The origin of the word






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






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






35. Show the details of how parts of an object fit together.






36. Teaching tools for vocational jobs - often paired with audiovisual info






37. Ununiformed opinions and unverified data






38. 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.






39. Written for readers that do not work for the company that prepared the document.






40. Uses extensive detail for the item. Can be several pages long.






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






42. Learning as much as possible about the individuals who will be using the document






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. A subject-oriented description






50. The expanded version of the descriptive abstract. Covers conclusions and recommendations. Placed before full report.