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**ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English**

|**Word**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**snap (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|MOVE QUICKLY|THE RETAINING CLIP<br>MUST MOVE QUICKLY<br>INTO ITS POSITION.|The retaining clip must<br>snap into its position.|
||BREAK (v)|IF YOU BEND THIS<br>PART TOO MUCH, IT<br>WILL BREAK.|If you bend this part too<br>much, it will snap.|
||**so (that) (conj)**|UNTIL (prep)|ADJUST THE LENGTH<br>OF THE ROD UNTIL<br>YOU GET A MINIMUM<br>CLEARANCE OF 0.1 in.|Adjust the length of rod<br>so that a minimum gap<br>of 0.1 in. is obtained.|
|||PREVENT (v)|LOCK THE WHEEL TO<br>PREVENT MOVEMENT.|<br>Lock the wheel so that it<br>does not move.|
||**SOAK (v),**<br>**SOAKS,**<br>**SOAKED,**<br>**SOAKED**|1.<br>To put something<br>into a liquid and<br>keep it there until it<br>is fully wet or soft|SOAK THE FILTER IN<br>THE CLEANING<br>SOLUTION FOR<br>4 HOURS.||
|||2.To stay in liquid until<br>fully wet or soft.|THE COMPONENT<br>MUST SOAK IN THE<br>SOLUTION FOR A<br>MINIMUM OF<br>2 HOURS.||
||**soapy (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|SOAP (TN)|CLEAN THE SURFACE<br>WITH A SOLUTION OF<br>SOAP AND WATER.|Clean the surface using<br>soapy water.|
||**SOFT (adj)**<br>**(SOFTER,**<br>**SOFTEST)**|Flexible, not hard|Rub the surface<br>with a soft, dry<br>cloth.||
||**soften (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|MAKE…SOFT|PUT THE MATERIAL<br>INTO THE SOLVENT<br>TO MAKE THE<br>COMPOUND SOFT.|Put the material into the<br>solvent to soften the<br>compound.|
||**soiled (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|DIRTY (adj)|DISCARD THE DIRTY<br>RAGS.|Scrap the soiled rags.|
||**SOLID (adj)**|That has the properties<br>of a solid|THE RAILS ARE MADE<br>FROM SOLID BARS.||
||**SOLID (n)**|Material that is not a gas<br>or a liquid|APPLY HEAT SLOWLY<br>TO THE SOLID TO<br>MONITOR ITS<br>MELTING POINT.||
||**solidify (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|SOLID (adj)|DO NOT LET THE<br>FOAM BECOME SOLID.|<br>Do not allow the foam to<br>solidify.|

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|**Word**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
|---|---|---|---||
|**SOLUTION (n)**|1.<br>A liquid that<br>includes a dissolved<br>material|PREPARE THE<br>SOLUTION IN A<br>CONTAINER MADE OF<br>CERAMIC MATERIAL.||
|||2.<br>The answer to a<br>problem|The team's work<br>was important for<br>the solution of<br>the technical<br>problem.||
||**solve (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|SOLUTION (n)|IF THE REMOVAL OF<br>THE VALVE WAS NOT<br>THE SOLUTION TO<br>THE PROBLEM,<br>REPLACE THE UNIT.|If the removal of the<br>valve did not solve the<br>problem, replace the<br>unit.|
||**SOME (adj)**|Related to a quantity not<br>specified|SOME MODELS DO<br>NOT HAVE THIS<br>FUNCTION.||
||**SOME (pron)**|Related to a quantity not<br>specified|SOME MODELS HAVE<br>THIS FUNCTION, BUT<br>SOME DO NOT.||
||**SOMETHING**<br>**(pron)**|A thing that is not<br>determined or specified|IF SOMETHING<br>UNUSUAL OCCURS,<br>DO THE NECESSARY<br>CHECKS TO FIND THE<br>CAUSE.||
||**soon (adv) — UNNAPPROVED**|TIME (n)|WHEN YOU STOP THE<br>POWER SUPPLY, THE<br>TEMPERATURE WILL<br>DECREASE IN A<br>SHORT TIME.|When you stop the<br>power supply, the<br>temperature will<br>decrease soon.|
||||If it is possible,<br>give the time.|WHEN YOU STOP THE<br>POWER SUPPLY, THE<br>TEMPERATURE WILL<br>DECREASE IN<br>APPROXIMATELY<br>1 MINUTE.|When you stop the<br>power supply, the<br>temperature will<br>decrease soon.|
||**SOUND (n)**|Something that you can<br>hear|INCREASE THE<br>VOLUME OF THE<br>SOUND.||
||**sound (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|OPERATE (v)|THE ALARM BELL<br>OPERATES.|The alarm bell sounds.|

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|**Word**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**SOURCE (n)**|1.<br>Something that<br>supplies energy or<br>data|THE SOLAR PANEL IS<br>A SATISFACTORY<br>SOURCE OF ENERGY.||
|||2.<br>The point where<br>something starts|FIND THE SOURCE OF<br>THE LEAKAGE.||
||**SPACE (n)**|A distance, area, or<br>volume|PUT THE SEALANT<br>INTO THE SPACE<br>BEHIND THE FLANGE<br>OF THE WATER<br>INJECTOR.||
||**space (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|DISTANCE (n)|MAKE SURE THAT<br>THERE IS AN EQUAL<br>DISTANCE BETWEEN<br>THE HOLES.|Make sure you space<br>the holes equally.|
||**spacing (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|DISTANCE (n)|REFERENCE FIG. 401<br>FOR THE DISTANCE<br>BETWEEN RIVETS.|The rivet spacing is<br>given in Fig. 401.|
||**spanwise (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|SPAN (TN)|MAKE SURE THAT<br>THERE ARE NO SIGNS<br>OF MOVEMENT<br>ALONG THE SPAN.|Check for signs of<br>spanwise movement.|
||**sparingly (adv) — UNNAPPROVED**|QUANTITY (n)|APPLY A SMALL<br>QUANTITY OF<br>GREASE.|Apply grease sparingly.|
||**SPARK (n)**|A hot, bright particle of a<br>material that burns|DO NOT USE TEST<br>EQUIPMENT THAT<br>CAN CAUSE SPARKS.||
||**spark (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|SPARK (n)|WHEN YOU USE<br>ELECTRICAL<br>EQUIPMENT THAT<br>MAKES SPARKS, USE<br>GOGGLES.|Wear goggles when<br>using electrical<br>equipment that sparks.|
||**SPEAK (v),**<br>**SPEAKS,**<br>**SPOKE,**<br>**SPOKEN**|To use a voice to make<br>words|SPEAK INTO THE<br>MICROPHONE.||
||**SPECIAL (adj)**|For a specified function|TIGHTEN THE<br>SPECIAL NUT.||

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|**Word**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**SPECIALLY (adv)**|In a special manner|THIS EXTRACTOR IS<br>SPECIALLY MADE TO<br>REMOVE THESE PINS.||
||**specific (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|APPROVED (adj)|USE APPROVED<br>TOOLS TO PREVENT<br>POSSIBLE DAMAGE.|Use specific tools to<br>preclude the possibility<br>of damage.|
||||SPECIFIED (adj)|THESE AREAS HAVE<br>SPECIFIED DAMAGE<br>LIMITS.|These areas have<br>specific damage limits.|
||**specifically (adv) — UNNAPPROVED**|SPECIALLY (adv)|THESE MATERIALS<br>ARE SPECIALLY MADE<br>FOR PLASTIC<br>SURFACES.|These materials are<br>specifically designed for<br>plastic surfaces.|
||**SPECIFIED (adj)**|Given in, identified in, or<br>related to a specification,<br>regulation, or procedure|INFLATE THE TIRE<br>WITH NITROGEN TO<br>THE SPECIFIED<br>PRESSURE.||
||**speck (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|PARTICLE (n)|REMOVE ALL<br>PARTICLES OF DUST<br>FROM THE LENS.|Remove all specks of<br>dust from the lens.|
||**speech (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|VOICE (n)|IF YOU CANNOT HEAR<br>THE VOICE, REPLACE<br>THE UNIT.|If the speech is not<br>audible, replace the unit.|
||**SPEED (n)**|The rate of movement|ON THIS ROAD, THE<br>MAXIMUM PERMITTED<br>SPEED IS 30 MPH.||
||**SPHERICAL (adj)**|That has the shape of a<br>sphere|THE ACCUMULATORS<br>ARE SPHERICAL AND<br>HAVE BLADDERS.||
||**SPILL (v),**<br>**SPILLS,**<br>**SPILLED,**<br>**SPILLED**|To accidentally flow, or<br>cause to flow, out of a<br>container|IF THE ELECTROLYTE<br>SPILLS, REMOVE IT<br>IMMEDIATELY.||
|||||IF YOU SPILL THE<br>ELECTROLYTE,<br>REMOVE IT<br>IMMEDIATELY.||
