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Technical Writing, 2nd Edition
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Technical Writing, 2nd Edition

by Phillip A. Laplante
July 2018
Intermediate to advanced
300 pages
7h 44m
English
CRC Press
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Glossary

Abstract(1) A prospectus of what a presenter intends to present at a conference. (2) A summary of a technical paper.

Administrative rejectionWhen a submitted article is rejected without formal review in a journal or magazine.

AllegoryA story that uses metaphors for real characters and events.

Anthropomorphic writingProjecting human feelings, behaviors, or characteristics upon animals, inanimate objects, or systems.

AntipatternA recurrent problem in organizations due to mismanagement or negative environment.

AuthorityRefers to the reliability of the scientific content or to the qualifications of the writer.

Bethesda StatementA statement of the principles of open access publication written at a conference in Bethesda, Maryland (USA). ...

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