What is a technical manual?
The user manual is for the normal user, the technical manual is for the experienced user (“power user”) or for the technician. For instance you would need a user manual to know where the commands for the lights are on a car, but you would need a technical manual to change the motor. “In engineering, technical documentation refers to any type of documentation that describes handling, functionality and architecture of a technical product or a product under development. During development, a multitude of document types will play a significant role: system requirements system design system architecture and various intermediate or intervening documents thereof. The intended recipient for product technical documentation is both the (proficient) end user as well as the administrator / service or maintenance technician. In contrast to a mere “cookbook” manual, technical documentation aims at providing enough information for a user to understand inner and outer dependencies of the product at ha
