Definitions of Technical, Writing, and Technical Writing

Technical is an adjective describing something that is exact, specific, and specialized. “Technical” refers to an almost scientific methodology of whatever it describes. Writing is composing thoughts and expressions onto paper. Writing, in society today, is one of the leading techniques of communication. What is the first thing most Americans do when they wake up in the morning? They read the paper. Now putting the two words together, technical writing, the definition is pretty much the same as putting the two definitions together; a precise, scientific style of communication. In technical writing, one is not simply communicating an everyday subject, but a specific subject. Professionally, some parts of technical writing can mean several different styles of writing depending on the line of business and other forms are the same no matter the occupation. Writing reports and instructions as an engineer would be much different than the reports a lawyer would write. However, all careers use resumes to decide whom to hire. Technical writing is a valuable skill that everyone should learn before entering their careers.