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Technical Writing Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Requests for information about a service - product - person - policy - procedure - or organization.






2. Ununiformed opinions and unverified data






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






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






5. Factual statements - statistics - expert opinions.






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






7. Writers strive for balanced evidence - no exaggeration.






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






9. An expert to another expert






10. Domain name - purpose of the message? - how recent? - author's credentials? Avoid using only one source.






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






12. Proposals used when requesting large funds






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






14. 1-2 pages - well organized - easy to read - free of mistakes.






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






16. Present the main point of the memo then the details






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






22. External proposal requesting funding for a study






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






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






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






26. Emphasizes important info. Used for recommendations






27. Translate numbers into shapes or colors






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






29. The height of the uppercase letters.






30. Explaining how the item works






31. Gives details before the main point of the memo






32. Ensure safety - how to evacuate






33. External proposal written not in any response to anything






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






35. When the anticipated audience is familiar with the topic - but has less experience - specialized training - or expertise with the subject than the writer.






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






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






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






39. Offer firsthand experience with the subject.






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






41. Written for trained operators of computers or manufacturing equipment on the job


42. 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.






43. Show steps in process






44. 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






45. 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...






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






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






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






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






50. Describing how a mechanism works