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Technical Writing Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. External proposal that could be long or short depending on size of potential sale






2. Written for skilled and unskilled






3. Teaching tools for vocational jobs - often paired with audiovisual info






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






5. Expert to someone with no knowledge of subject






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






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






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






9. An expert to another expert






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






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






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






13. A single line carried over the top of a column






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






15. Shows meaning of a process or concept






16. Offer firsthand experience with the subject.






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






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






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






20. External proposal requesting funding for a study






21. Necessary characteristics: Summery - Interpretation - and Recommendations






22. 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






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






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






25. Ensure safety - how to evacuate






26. The origin of the word






27. Reports that evaluate - estimate - make recommendations






28. Writers strive for balanced evidence - no exaggeration.






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






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






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






32. Emphasizes important info. Used for recommendations






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






34. 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...






35. External proposal written not in any response to anything






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






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






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






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






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






41. Proposals used when requesting large funds






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






43. A subject-oriented description






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






45. Self study guide for the users of the product






46. The height of the segment of lowercase lettes such as h -d -f - and b that rises above the x-height.






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






48. Gives details before the main point of the memo






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






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