Technical Editing: 4 More Examples

Introduction

Technical editing is half art and half science. In order to edit technical documents, it is important to know the type of language that is required for a given document.

The target audience of a technical document may be engineers, executives or managers. The level of knowledge and expertise needed for editing a technical document depends on the type of target audience.

A technical editor needs to know how technology works in order to understand what they are editing. They also need knowledge about software languages as well as coding languages such as JavaScript and HTML. These editors will be expected to have an understanding of computer systems and how they work from an information perspective.

4 Examples

“Honda recently announced that it is soon going to start its Mexican-built Civic exported to U.S.”
BETTER: “Honda recently announced that it will soon start exporting its Mexican-built Civics to the U.S.”

“upon the advertising campaign going active…”
BETTER: “when the advertising campaign is launched…”

“The signal to unlock a barrier can truncate upon the door position input going active.”
BETTER: “The signal to unlock a barrier can truncate when the door position input is active.”

“They determine whether the authorized party is present prior to the start of a transaction.”
BETTER: “They determine whether the authorized party is present before a transaction begins.”