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Technical Writing Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Main part of the body is explaining parts of a whole. Each point is a part.






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






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






4. Defines in pages. Used when an item requires extensive explaining. Belong in the introduction






5. Describes the purpose - scope - and method used to arrive to conclusion. Included on the title page - really short.






6. Areas that are occupied by text.






7. Translate numbers into shapes or colors






8. Definition uses a synonym or a clarifying phrase.






9. Requests for information.






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






11. A worksheet used to organize and summarize the likely readers' characteristics & needs.






12. 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.






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






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






15. Ensure safety - how to evacuate






16. Contains 2 or more independent clauses.






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






18. Reports that evaluate - estimate - make recommendations






19. Necessary characteristics: Summery - Interpretation - and Recommendations






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






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






22. Simplified description of a term.






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






24. Show trends and changes over time






25. Steps to complete a task






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






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






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






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






30. Expert to someone with no knowledge of subject






31. Hold graphics.






32. External proposal that could be long or short depending on size of potential sale






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






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






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






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






37. Show steps in process






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






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






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






41. Describes the problem and gives a solution in the body. First point is the problem - second is the solution.






42. Ununiformed opinions and unverified data






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






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






45. Reports that help the executives determine if goal is practical and reachable. Often being with purpose statement.






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






47. Should be determined before writing






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






49. What is new since the last report - What needs to be done - Unanticipated problems - Expected timetable for completion






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