VEDANT KADAM (RA2111003010241)

ENGLISH NOTES

DEFINITION & EXTENDED DEFINITION

Objective: to enable students to communicate in formal, direct and specific

language.

SOME EXAMPLES OF TECHNICAL WRITING

● Instruction manuals
● Policy manuals
● Process manuals
● User manuals
● Reports of analysis

Difference between technical definition & technical prose:

Technical definition Technical prose

Academic Real world
Technicians Common man
Programme Manual Sales Brochure
Informing Promoting
Factual Emotional
Technical terms Common/Popular terms

Difference between scientific & abstract term definition:

Psychology Education
Science of soul Life building, man making,
character building and exposition
of complete individuality – Swami
Vivekananda
 Science of mind
Science of consciousness
Study of man
The science which studies the
behaviour of human being in
response to environment
The capacity to feel pleasure and
pain at the right moment - Plato
The creation of sound mind in the
sound body - Aristotle
A natural harmonious and
progressive development of man’s
innate power
The autonomous development of
an individual - Rousseau

SINGLE SENTENCE AND EXTENDED DEFINITIONS:

Single sentence definition:
❖ Class to which the term belongs to
❖ Details about the term that distinguish it from other members of the
class:
Example: Ceiling fan
⮚ A ceiling fan is a mechanical fan, usually electrically powered,
suspended from the ceiling of a room, that uses hub-mounted rotating
paddles to circulate air.
Extended definition:
❖ Classification, description, additional features, process, effects,
advantages and disadvantages.
⮚ A ceiling fan is a mechanical fan, usually electrically powered,
suspended from the ceiling of a room, that uses hub-mounted rotating
paddles to circulate air. Ceiling fans typically rotate more slowly than
other types of circulating fans, such as electric desk fans. They cool
people effectively by introducing slow movement into the otherwise
still, hot air of a room. Fans never actually cool air, unlike
air-conditioning equipment, they in fact heat the air due to the waste
heat from the motor and friction, but use significantly less power
(cooling air is thermodynamically expensive). Conversely, a ceiling fan
can also be used to reduce the stratification of warm air in a room by
forcing it down to affect both occupants' sensations and thermostat
readings, thereby improving climate control energy efficiency.
SAMPLE DEFINITIONS

● Computer: A programmable electronic machine that performs high

speed logical operations and process information.
● Palmtop: A computer small and light enough to be held in one hand.
● Laptop: A portable computer with a screen that closes over the
keyboard like a lid and is small enough to rest on the user's lap.
● Tablet: A small portable computer that accepts input directly onto its
screen rather than via keyboard.
● Smartphone: A mobile phone that performs many of the functions
of a computer, typically having a touch screen interface, internet
access and an operating system capable of running downloaded apps.

-VEDANT KADAM (RA2111003010241)