TECHNICAL WRI. DIFFERS FROM OTHER FORMS AND STYLES OF WRIT.

• 1. The subject matter is more important than the writer's voice. It uses an objective, not a subjective, tone and it is direct and utilitarian, emphasizing exactness and clarity rather than elegance or allusiveness.
• 3. _ notes that: "writing style in technical writing is more prescriptive than in creative writing. In technical writing, we are not so much concerned about entertaining the audience as we are about conveying specific information to our readers in a concise and precise manner.


  Computer Science Professor Raymond Greenlaw
• The definite purpose,_ and use of _ in technical writing define the differences between technical writing and academic writing.

  strict format, appropriate language