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Technical Writing Vocab

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1. 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.






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






3. The abstract on the title page that briefly summarizes the scope and purpose of the document






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






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






6. Proposals used when requesting large funds






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






8. Reports that evaluate - estimate - make recommendations






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






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






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






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






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






14. External proposal requesting funding for a study






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






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






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






18. External proposal written not in any response to anything






19. Hold graphics.






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. A subject-oriented description






25. Reports lacking in research - typically reflects a memorandum






26. Puts stuff into chronological order. Each point is a step in a process.






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






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






29. Ununiformed opinions and unverified data






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. Shows meaning of a process or concept






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






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






38. Defines by using a synonym - or a clarifying phrase (if less than 4 terms)






39. An expert to another expert






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






41. Written step by step instructions






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






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






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






45. Simplified description of a term.






46. Gives details before the main point of the memo






47. Describing how a mechanism works






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






49. Show trends and changes over time






50. Definition uses a synonym or a clarifying phrase.