TECHNICAL DEFINITION

• Technical definition - it states or decribes exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of something.
• Guidelines for writing technical definition

  • be accurate
  • be objective
  • grade language
• Be accurate - use precise terms
• Be objective - use facts, not opinions
• Grade your languange - match it to the knowledge level of your readers
• Types of technical definition

  • parenthetical definition
  • sentence definition
• Parenthetical definition - is defining a term by using more familiar synonym in parentheses.
• Sentence definition - follows a set pattern; more complex terms are used.