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Technical Writing Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Expert to little - but growing - experience or knowledge in an individual






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






3. Definition uses a synonym or a clarifying phrase.






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






5. Writers strive for balanced evidence - no exaggeration.






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






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






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






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






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






11. Written for skilled and unskilled






12. Expert to someone with no knowledge of subject






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






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






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






16. The origin of the word






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






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






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






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






21. External proposal written not in any response to anything






22. A subject-oriented description






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






24. Offer firsthand experience with the subject.






25. Gives details before the main point of the memo






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






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






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






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






30. Should be determined before writing






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






32. External proposal requesting funding for a study






33. The height of the uppercase letters.






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






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






36. A business letter that includes complaint of product - request of refund - or apology






37. Requests for information.






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






39. Necessary characteristics: Summery - Interpretation - and Recommendations






40. 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.






41. Explanation of what the term does NOT mean






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






43. Intro: background - purpose statement - Body: Options - Conclusion - Interpretation - Recommendation - Opinion






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






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






46. Factual statements - statistics - expert opinions.






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






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






49. Explaining how the item works






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