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Technical Writing Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. 1-2 pages - well organized - easy to read - free of mistakes.






2. Ensure safety - how to evacuate






3. Necessary characteristics: Summery - Interpretation - and Recommendations






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






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






6. Offer firsthand experience with the subject.






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






8. A business letter that includes complaint of product - request of refund - or apology






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






10. Reports lacking in research - typically reflects a memorandum






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






12. Ununiformed opinions and unverified data






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






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






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






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






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






18. An expert to another expert






19. Shows meaning of a process or concept






20. Explanation of what the term does NOT mean






21. A business letter that asks about product - service - procedure






22. Describing how a mechanism works






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






24. Includes the name - title - company - and address of the intended recipient.






25. Contains 2 or more independent clauses.






26. 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.






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






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






29. Requests for information.






30. Areas that are occupied by text.






31. Clarifies information presented in the document. Sometimes more than one is needed. If so - they must be in order that they appear in the text - and each is named A - B - etc...






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






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






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






35. Should be determined before writing






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






37. External proposal requesting funding for a study






38. Words & phrases that are not generally used in modern communications but were common in previous decades.






39. Translate numbers into shapes or colors






40. Expert to someone with no knowledge of subject






41. (Structured reports) - Reports that keep reader informed on a large project






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






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






44. The people who need the information & will use it to make decisions.






45. Proposals in short format. Frequent for minor requests






46. Show trends and changes over time






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






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






49. Communication written for and about business & industry - focusing on products and services; presented in a user-friendly format






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







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