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Technical Writing Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. The height of the uppercase letters.






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






3. Reports that evaluate - estimate - make recommendations






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






5. Contains 2 or more independent clauses.






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






7. Necessary characteristics: Summery - Interpretation - and Recommendations






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






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






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






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






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






13. Written for repair technicians. Contain trouble shooting chart






14. An expert to another expert






15. Written for skilled and unskilled






16. The origin of the word






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






18. Ensure safety - how to evacuate






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






20. Self study guide for the users of the product






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






22. 1-2 pages - well organized - easy to read - free of mistakes.






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






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






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






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






27. Should be determined before writing






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






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






30. Proposals in short format. Frequent for minor requests






31. 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






32. Reports that are straightforward info (i.e results of something)






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






34. Used for complex terms - or when it has multiple meanings. Indicate item - classify - and says what makes it unique.






35. Shows meaning of a process or concept






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. Describes a mechanism at rest - what an object is - what it does - what it looks like






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






42. Gives details before the main point of the memo






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






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






45. Hold graphics.






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






47. Emphasizes important info. Used for recommendations






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






49. External proposal requesting funding for a study






50. Describes how something works - breaks down process into steps







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