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Technical Writing Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Describing order of assembly and how it was put together






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






3. Offer firsthand experience with the subject.






4. Written for skilled and unskilled






5. Show trends and changes over time






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






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






8. Ensure safety - how to evacuate






9. 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.






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






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






12. Steps to complete a task






13. 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.






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






15. Shows meaning of a process or concept






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






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






18. Written for repair technicians. Contain trouble shooting chart






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






20. Written step by step instructions






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






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






23. Describing how a mechanism works






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






25. The abstract before the full report that summarizes version of report






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






27. Explaining how the item works






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






29. Contains 2 or more independent clauses.






30. The origin of the word






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






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






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






34. Requests for information.






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






36. Simplified description of a term.






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






38. Reports that evaluate - estimate - make recommendations






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






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






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






42. Should be determined before writing






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






44. Exam of the likelihood of success if the proposed solution is adopted






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






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






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






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






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






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







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