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ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
Word Approved meaning/
(part of speech) ALTERNATIVES STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **pack (v) — UNNAPROVED** | PUT (v) PUT THE ASSEMBLY Pack the assembly into INTO THE BOX. the box. |
| **FILL (v)** | FILL THE GROOVE Pack grease into the WITH GREASE. groove. |
| **PAINT (v)** | , To apply paint to PAINT ALL THE PAINTS, something SURFACES. PAINTED, PAINTED |
| **PAIR (n)** | Two objects that are the MEASURE THE same or almost the DISTANCE BETWEEN same, and/or that you EACH PAIR OF AXLES. use together |
| **PARALLEL (adj)** | Along lines that stay a MAKE SURE THAT THE constant distance apart SURFACE IS at all points PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF THE SHAFT. |
| **PARK (v)** | , To stop a vehicle and to PARK THE CAR IN THE PARKS, let it stay in one position PERMITTED AREA. PARKED, on the ground PARKED |
| **PART (n)** | 1. A constituent of an REPLACE THE object, machine, DEFECTIVE PARTS. component, assembly, or equipment 2. A piece or section of REFER TO PART 2 a whole FOR THE APPLICABLE PROCEDURE. |
| **part (v) — UNNAPROVED** | DISCONNECT (v) DISCONNECT THE Part the pipes. PIPES. |
| **partial (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | NOT FULLY IF THE RODS DO NOT If only partial extension FULLY EXTEND, of the rods occurs, do ADJUST THEM AGAIN. the adjustment again. |
| **partially (adv) — UNNAPROVED** | NOT FULLY IF THE FLAPS DO NOT If the flaps only partially FULLY EXTEND, DO extend, do the test THE TEST AGAIN. again. |
| **PARTICLE (n)** | A very small piece of IF THERE ARE METAL material PARTICLES IN THE DISASSEMBLED PUMP, FIND THE SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION. |

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ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
Word Approved meaning/
(part of speech) ALTERNATIVES STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **particular (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | ONLY APPLICABLE THIS PROCEDURE IS This procedure is ONLY APPLICABLE TO particular to type A parts. TYPE A PARTS. |
| **VERY (adv)** | THIS STEP IS VERY This step is of particular IMPORTANT. importance. |
| **particularly (adv) — UNNAPROVED** | VERY (adv) THIS PRECAUTION IS This precaution is VERY IMPORTANT. particularly important. |
| **partly (adv) — UNNAPROVED** | NOT FULLY IF THE VALVE DOES If the valve opens only NOT FULLY OPEN, partly, examine the EXAMINE THE positions of the end POSITIONS OF THE stops on the actuator. END STOPS ON THE ACTUATOR. |
| **pass (v) — UNNAPROVED** | GO (v) MAKE SURE THAT THE Make sure that the cable CABLE GOES ONTO passes over the pulley. THE PULLEY. |
| **THROUGH (prep)** | PUT THE ANTENNA Pass the antenna cable CABLE THROUGH THE through the top slots. TOP SLOTS. |
| **GIVE (v)** | GIVE ONE END OF Pass one end of the THE CABLE TO A cable to another person. SECOND PERSON. |
| **passage (n) — UNNAPROVED** | FLOW (n) THE FLOW OF FLUID The passage of fluid THROUGH THE VALVE through the valve must MUST BE be continuous. CONTINUOUS. |
| **HOLE (n)** | CAREFULLY PUT THE Carefully put the tube TUBE THROUGH THE through the passage. HOLE. |
| **OPENING (n)** | CAREFULLY PUT THE Carefully put the tube TUBE THROUGH THE through the passage. OPENING. |
| **past (prep) — UNNAPROVED** | AROUND (prep) IF YOU INSTALL THE If you install the seal SEAL INCORRECTLY, incorrectly, leaks can LEAKS CAN OCCUR occur past the valve. AROUND THE VALVE. |
| **THROUGH (prep)** | IF YOU INSTALL THE An incorrect installation SEAL INCORRECTLY, of the seal will let fluid go THE FLUID WILL GO past it. THROUGH IT. |
| **PASTE (n)** | A wet, flexible mixture or MIX THE MATERIALS compound UNTIL THEY MAKE A SOLID PASTE. |

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ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
Word Approved meaning/
(part of speech) ALTERNATIVES STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **PATCH (n)** | A piece of material that BOND THE PATCH TO you use to repair a THE TUBE WITH surface or hole ADHESIVE. |
| **penetrate (v) — UNNAPROVED** | GO THROUGH IF THE SCRATCH If the scratch does not DOES NOT GO penetrate the protective THROUGH THE layer, the unit is PROTECTIVE LAYER, serviceable. THE UNIT IS SERVICEABLE. GO INTO MAKE SURE THAT THE Make sure that the HYDRAULIC FLUID hydraulic fluid does not DOES NOT GO INTO penetrate the THE RECEPTACLES. receptacles. |
| **people (n) — UNNAPROVED** | PERSON (n) KEEP ALL PERSONS Keep all people out of OUT OF THE WORK the work area. AREA. |
| **PERSONNEL (n)** | TELL YOUR Tell your people about PERSONNEL ABOUT these new regulations. To select the THESE NEW correct REGULATIONS. alternative, refer to the approved meanings of |
| **PERSON (n)** | and |
| **PERSONNEL (n)** | . |
| **per (prep) — UNNAPROVED** | FOR EACH DO NOT USE MORE Do not use more than THAN TWO WASHERS two washers per bolt. FOR EACH BOLT. |
| **REFER (v)** | DO THE LEAK TEST: Do the leak test as per REFER TO paragraph 7.0. PARAGRAPH 7.0. |
| **perforated (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | HOLE (n) MAKE SURE THAT Make sure that the THERE ARE NO HOLES membrane is not IN THE MEMBRANE. perforated. |
| **perform (v) — UNNAPROVED** | DO (v) DO THE LEAK TEST. Perform the leak test. You can use a more accurate verb. |
| **MEASURE (v)** | MEASURE THE Perform the voltage VOLTAGE BETWEEN measurement between PINS A AND B. pins A and B. |

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ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
Word Approved meaning/
(part of speech) ALTERNATIVES STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example
PERFORMANCE The ability of a part, a THESE ADJUSTMENTS
(n) mechanism, or system to WILL INCREASE THE
do its necessary function PERFORMANCE OF
when you compare it THE ENGINE.
with a standard or
specification
For other
meanings, use:

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **DO (v)** | DO THE TEST. THEN, After performance of the GO TO PARAGRAPH C. test, go to paragraph C. |
| **PERIOD (n)** | A quantity of time THE EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER HAS A STANDBY PERIOD OF 30 SECONDS. |
| **periodically (adv) — UNNAPROVED** | INTERVAL (n) EXAMINE THE Examine the condition of CONDITION OF THE hoses and seals HOSES AND SEALS AT periodically. Give the value. INTERVALS OF TWO YEARS. |
| **PERMANENT (adj)** | Without a limit in time MAKE SURE THAT THE PERMANENT INSTALLATION OF THE SYSTEM IS SAFE. PERMANENTLY In a permanent manner THE "NO SMOKING" (adv) SIGNS WILL STAY ON PERMANENTLY. |
| **permissible (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | PERMITTED (adj) EQUIVALENT Equivalent materials are MATERIALS ARE ALSO also permissible. PERMITTED. |
| **permit (v) — UNNAPROVED** | LET (v) DO NOT LET THE Do not permit the fluid to FLUID TOUCH YOU. touch you. |
| **PERMITTED (adj)** | Allowed A MAXIMUM OF TWO WASHERS IS PERMITTED FOR EACH BOLT. PERPENDICULAR At a 90 degree angle to MAKE SURE THAT THE (adj) a given line or plane TOOL AND FASTENER ARE PERPENDICULAR TO THE WORK SURFACE. |
