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English 222: Technical Writing — Dr. Pagnucci’s Definition of Technical Writing

Technical Writing

“Technical Writing” is transmitting specialized knowledge from the creator to the user. The goal of the technical communicator is to do this in a clear and efficient manner, requiring the communicator to thus consider both the content and the form of the technical message. Technical writing is generally done for real audiences and purposes, thus the task of the technical writer is often complicated by any number of outside forces including page limitations, legal guidelines, marketing interests, and differences among end users.