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Technical Writing Vocab
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1. Basic elements: Reason for study - Equipment and procedures -Problems - results - conclusions
Causal Method
X-height
Laboratory reports
Process analysis
2. External proposal that could be long or short depending on size of potential sale
Sales
Progress reports
Formal Internal
Job Application
3. Requests for information about a service - product - person - policy - procedure - or organization.
Closing
Motivated Method
Sequential
Letters of inquiry
4. 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
Compound-complex sentence
Informal reports
Long proposals
Grant
5. Hold graphics.
Informative
Informal reports
Feasibility
Black spaces
6. Reports lacking in research - typically reflects a memorandum
Cause and effect
Informal reports
Tutorial
Expanded
7. The abstract before the full report that summarizes version of report
Tutorial
Informative
Long proposals
Ascender
8. Defines by using a synonym - or a clarifying phrase (if less than 4 terms)
Analytical reports
Memo
Parenthetical
Long proposals
9. Describing order of assembly and how it was put together
Bowl
Chronological sequence
Emphatic
Memo
10. External proposal written not in any response to anything
Feasibility report structure
Primary audience
Unsolicited
Direct Pattern
11. The abstract on the title page that briefly summarizes the scope and purpose of the document
Routine Internal
Descriptive
Inquiry Letters
Negation
12. Often help the reader determine if s/he wants to read it. A good one includes topic - tone - scope - purpose.
Parenthetical definition
Titles
Gray spaces
Cap height
13. Describing how a mechanism works
Technical brief
Functional sequence
Long proposals
Schematic diagrams
14. External proposal in response to a request for proposal (REF) or an invitation for bids (IFB)
Orphan
Temporal Method
Feasibility reports
Solicited
15. Explanation of what the term does NOT mean
Negation
Causal Method
Jargon
Ethical Tech
16. Specialized language used in a field of study or profession.
Descriptive Abstract
Feasibility reports
Jargon
Analytical reports
17. Written for readers that do not work for the company that prepared the document.
Sequential
External document
Visuals
Feasibility reports
18. Shows how phases of a chart relate to each other
Long proposals
Black spaces
Working definition
Gantt charts
19. Describes the problem and gives a solution in the body. First point is the problem - second is the solution.
Problem Solution (Method)
Expanded definition
Solicited
Titles
20. The people who need the information & will use it to make decisions.
Procedures
Archaic terms
Primary audience
Questions for progress report
21. Writers strive for balanced evidence - no exaggeration.
Negation
Ethical Tech
Glossary
Questions for progress report
22. A business letter that goes along with a resume when applying for internship or employment
Feasibility report structure
Bowl
X-height
Job Application
23. Margins justified on the left are easier to read.
Justification
Operator's manuals
Compound sentence
Formal reports
24. Describes the purpose - scope - and method used to arrive to conclusion. Included on the title page - really short.
Soft evidence
Unsolicited
Archaic terms
Descriptive Abstract
25. Areas that are occupied by text.
Pictograms
Sales
Gray spaces
Jargon
26. When the anticipated audience is familiar with the topic - but has less experience - specialized training - or expertise with the subject than the writer.
Semitechnical presentations
Archaic terms
Subordinate clause
User manuals
27. Show the details of how parts of an object fit together.
Exploded diagrams
Archaic terms
Process narrative
Descriptive
28. Necessary characteristics: Summery - Interpretation - and Recommendations
Conclusion
Operation
Justification
Purpose and audience
29. Self study guide for the users of the product
Pictograms
Claim Letters
Tutorial
Formal reports
30. What is new since the last report - What needs to be done - Unanticipated problems - Expected timetable for completion
Sales
Cap height
Informative Abstract
Questions for progress report
31. 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.
Primary source
Bowl
Motivated Method
Working definition
32. Written for skilled and unskilled
Sales
Cap height
User manuals
Expanded
33. Expert to little - but growing - experience or knowledge in an individual
Resume
Feasibility reports
Semi tech
Expanded definition
34. 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.
Primary source
Nontech
Direct Pattern
Glossary
35. Used for complex terms - or when it has multiple meanings. Indicate item - classify - and says what makes it unique.
Purpose and audience
Sentence definition
Descender
Black spaces
36. The height of a lowercase x - which reflects the height of the main bodies of the lowercase letters.
X-height
Glossary
Semi tech
Descriptive
37. (Structured reports) - Reports that keep reader informed on a large project
Gantt charts
Progress reports
Ethical Tech
Training manuals
38. Domain name - purpose of the message? - how recent? - author's credentials? Avoid using only one source.
Serif
Reliability of source
Sentence definition
Solicited
39. Summary of written doc that lets reader know if they want to read the article
Orphan
Black spaces
Solicited
Abstract
40. Heading - date - inside address - salutation - text - closing - signature - title. Sometimes include subject lines - like memos.
Formal Internal
Business letter structure
Procedures
Questions for feasibility report
41. Emphasizes important info. Used for recommendations
Tutorial
Emphatic
Gantt charts
Memo
42. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence if punctuation is added.
Sales
Letters of complaint
Analytical reports
Independent clause
43. The origin of the word
Etymology
Internal document
Business letter structure
Causal Method
44. Reports that help the executives determine if goal is practical and reachable. Often being with purpose statement.
Descriptive Abstract
Feasibility reports
Causal Method
Semi tech
45. 1-2 pages - well organized - easy to read - free of mistakes.
Resume
Indirect pattern
Operator's manuals
RFI
46. Written for trained operators of computers or manufacturing equipment on the job
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47. Puts stuff into chronological order. Each point is a step in a process.
Temporal Method
Sales
Questions for progress report
Process description
48. Summaries before full report - includes main points and proposal - often persuasive
Executive
Gantt charts
Chronological sequence
Questions for progress report
49. Teaching tools for vocational jobs - often paired with audiovisual info
Formal Internal
Cause and effect
Job Application
Training manuals
50. Requests for information.
Temporal Method
Jargon
Descender
RFI
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