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Technical Writing Vocab
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1. 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.
Laboratory reports
Bowl
High tech doc
Motivated Method
2. Defines the item by breaking it down into smaller parts.
Definition by components
Instructions
Purpose and audience
Chronological sequence
3. Steps to complete a task
Instructions
Informational reports
Primary audience
Gray spaces
4. Communication written for and about business & industry - focusing on products and services; presented in a user-friendly format
Technical writing
Inquiry Letters
Sequential
Service manuals
5. Word on a line by itself at the end of a paragraph
Orphan
Emphatic
Secondary source
Appendix
6. Written for trained operators of computers or manufacturing equipment on the job
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7. Reports that require length - extensive research - multiple writers
Justification
Process description
Grant
Formal reports
8. Present the main point of the memo then the details
Inquiry Letters
Direct Pattern
Ethical Tech
Technical writing
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.
Subordinate clause
Sentence
Emphatic
Line graphs
10. The height of the uppercase letters.
Archaic terms
Cap height
Functional sequence
Parenthetical
11. Describes a mechanism at rest - what an object is - what it does - what it looks like
Spatial sequence
Operation
Indirect pattern
Feasibility reports
12. Hold graphics.
Gantt charts
Secondary audience
Black spaces
Emphatic
13. Show steps in process
Letters of complaint
Visuals
Semitechnical presentations
Flowchart
14. Basic elements: Reason for study - Equipment and procedures -Problems - results - conclusions
Closing
Laboratory reports
Parenthetical
Negation
15. The origin of the word
Functional sequence
Parenthetical
Etymology
Sequential
16. Sent when the writer is dissatisfied with a product or service.
Subordinate clause
Motivated Method
Laboratory reports
Letters of complaint
17. Words & phrases that are not generally used in modern communications but were common in previous decades.
Orphan
Archaic terms
Descender
Sequential
18. Decorative strokes at the top & bottom of letters.
Letters of inquiry
Serif
Routine Internal
Gantt charts
19. Intro: background - purpose statement - Body: Options - Conclusion - Interpretation - Recommendation - Opinion
Semitechnical presentations
Claim Letters
Job Application
Feasibility report structure
20. Writers strive for balanced evidence - no exaggeration.
Ethical Tech
Memo
Service manuals
Semitechnical presentations
21. Contains 2 or more independent clauses.
Cause and effect
Reliability of source
Compound sentence
Spatial Method
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.
Glossary
Justification
Spatial sequence
Informative Abstract
23. A clause where the predicate begins with a subordinate conjunction or relative pronoun.
Subordinate clause
Formal reports
Questions for feasibility report
Letters of inquiry
24. External proposal written not in any response to anything
Sales
Causal Method
Unsolicited
Jargon
25. Ununiformed opinions and unverified data
Causal Method
Soft evidence
Claim Letters
Appendix
26. Domain name - purpose of the message? - how recent? - author's credentials? Avoid using only one source.
Bowl
Negation
Reliability of source
Semitechnical presentations
27. A business letter that includes complaint of product - request of refund - or apology
Claim Letters
Formal Internal
Functional sequence
Negation
28. Teaching tools for vocational jobs - often paired with audiovisual info
Laboratory reports
Training manuals
Abstract
Sales
29. Breaks up a topic and decribes it in a direction. Kinda like temporal - but its directional. Up to down - left to right.
Unsolicited
Spatial Method
Gray spaces
Secondary source
30. Plan likely to succeed - Benefits and risks - Other options - Funding available - How would it affect employees
Titles
Problem Solution (Method)
Questions for feasibility report
External document
31. A business letter that asks about product - service - procedure
Informal reports
Black spaces
Inquiry Letters
Informational reports
32. Reports that evaluate - estimate - make recommendations
Analytical reports
Definition by components
Direct Pattern
Subordinate clause
33. Should be determined before writing
Feasibility
Titles
Purpose and audience
Resume
34. Ensure safety - how to evacuate
Flowchart
Procedures
Gray spaces
Primary audience
35. Reports that can be used for policies - instructions - recommending - and requesting info. Written to colleagues.
Instructions
Secondary source
Memo
Business letter structure
36. External proposal that could be long or short depending on size of potential sale
Parenthetical
Gray spaces
Primary audience
Sales
37. Use of icons to represent quantities. Nice for nonexperts to understand
Job Application
Instructions
Inside address
Pictograms
38. Defines by using a synonym - or a clarifying phrase (if less than 4 terms)
Parenthetical
Technical writing
Archaic terms
Bar graphs
39. Summary of written doc that lets reader know if they want to read the article
Abstract
Gray spaces
Executive
Operator's manuals
40. A subject-oriented description
Progress reports
Technical writing
Process analysis
Letters of inquiry
41. Show the details of how parts of an object fit together.
Long proposals
Technical brief
Inquiry Letters
Exploded diagrams
42. Emphasizes important info. Used for recommendations
Semitechnical presentations
Process description
Emphatic
Visuals
43. Heading - date - inside address - salutation - text - closing - signature - title. Sometimes include subject lines - like memos.
Informative
Table of Contents
Business letter structure
Letters of inquiry
44. Learning as much as possible about the individuals who will be using the document
Expanded definition
Audience analysis
Inquiry Letters
Serif
45. Puts stuff into chronological order. Each point is a step in a process.
External document
Abstract
Temporal Method
Training manuals
46. Written step by step instructions
Sequential
Hard evidence
Pictograms
Bar graphs
47. Explanation of what the term does NOT mean
Process description
Letters of complaint
Negation
Black spaces
48. Describes how something works - breaks down process into steps
Process description
Internal document
Bowl
Definition by components
49. 1-2 pages - well organized - easy to read - free of mistakes.
Resume
Flowchart
Subordinate clause
Soft evidence
50. This illustrates a cause and effect method. Is a 2 pointer like problem solution.
Causal Method
Line graphs
Feasibility
Semi tech
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