ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
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An ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English is a controlled natural language for technical documentation.
References
2023
- (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Technical_English Retrieved:2023-8-22.
- ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English (STE) is an international specification for the preparation of technical documentation in a controlled language. STE as a controlled language was developed in the early 1980s (as AECMA Simplified English) to help second-language speakers of English to unambiguously understand technical manuals written in English. It was initially applicable to civil aircraft maintenance documentation. It then became a requirement for defense projects, including land and sea vehicles. Today, many maintenance and technical manuals are written in STE, in a wide range of other industries.
2023
- (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Technical_English#Writing_rules Retrieved:2023-8-22.
- The writing rules differentiate between two types of topics: procedural and descriptive writing. The rules also cover aspects of grammar and style. A non-exhaustive list of the writing rules includes the concepts that follow:
- Use the approved words and only as the part of speech and meaning given in the dictionary.
- Make instructions as clear and specific as possible.
- Do not write noun clusters that have more than three words.
- Use the approved forms of the verb to make only:
- The infinitive.
- The imperative.
- The simple present tense.
- The simple past tense.
- The past participle (only as an adjective)
- The future tense.
- Do not use helping verbs to make complex verb structures.
- Use the "-ing" form of a verb only as a technical name or as a modifier in a technical name.
- Do not use passive voice in procedures.
- Use the active voice as much as possible in descriptive texts.
- Write short sentences: no more than 20 words in instructions (procedures) and no more than 25 words in descriptive texts.
- Do not omit parts of the sentence (e.g. verb, subject, article) to make your text shorter.
- Use vertical lists for complex text.
- Write one instruction per sentence.
- Write only one topic per paragraph.
- Do not write more than 6 sentences in each paragraph.
- Start safety instructions with a clear command or condition.
- The writing rules differentiate between two types of topics: procedural and descriptive writing. The rules also cover aspects of grammar and style. A non-exhaustive list of the writing rules includes the concepts that follow:
2018
- (Finnegan, 2018) ⇒ Milva Finnegan. (2018). “From a Natural Language to a Controlled Contract Language.” Jusletter IT May 24
- ABSTRACT: Readability of contracts is a challenge. Over time a natural set of traditional words and writing style has developed. A controlled language is derived from a natural language and usually consists of a dictionary and a set of writing rules in a controlled document. This article introduces the idea of a controlled contract language for contract drafting. The comparative model examined is ASD-100STE, used in the aerospace industry for writing technical manuals. ASD-100STE’s goal is to enhance document readability to assure comprehension across all writers and users.