What is ASD Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100)?
ASD-STE100 is a set of writing rules and basic vocabulary for writing technical documentation, so that it is easy to understand by all users and avoids misunderstandings. ASD-STE100 has a set of approximately 60 Writing Rules that range from rules about the use of words to rules about layout, sentence length, and how to write Warnings and Cautions. The basic vocabulary contains general words, such as “disconnect”, “general”, “hold”, and “sharp”, that you need to make sentences. Besides these general words in the Dictionary, you can use two additional families of words, called “Technical Names (TN)” and “Technical Verbs (TV)”. ASD-STE100 (which is not “technical jargon”) does not control TNs (for example, words such as “bolt”, “grease”, and “corrosion”), or TVs (such as “drill”, “anneal”, and “upload”). It simply helps you decide, through its categorization, whether a word can be a TN or a TV. Then, company policies or projects will define their preferences. What is the AeroSpace and De
