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| Approved meaning/ |
| --- |
| ALTERNATIVES |
| In a position at the rear |
| of |

with a meaning that is not approved. Thus, you must use a different word that has the meaning that
you want.
Example:

| Approved meaning/ |
| --- |
| ALTERNATIVES |
| In a position at the rear |
| of |

### THE HYDRAULIC

### MOTOR.

Words that are not approved in the dictionary
For words that are not approved in the dictionary, this column gives approved alternatives that you
can use to replace the words that are not approved. These alternatives are in uppercase letters
and are only suggestions to help you.
Example:

| Approved meaning/ |
| --- |
| ALTERNATIVES |
| In a position at the rear |
| of |

CLEARANCE, ADD shims, as necessary.

### SPECIAL SHIMS, AS

### NECESSARY.

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It is possible that the approved alternative for a word that is not approved has a different part of
speech. Usually, the first approved alternative has the same part of speech as the word that is not
approved.
Example:

| Approved meaning/ |
| --- |
| ALTERNATIVES |
| KEEP (v) |

TEMPERATURE AT temperature at 70 °F.

### 70 °F.

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **HOLD (v)** | TURN THE ROTATING Turn the rotating tube TUBE 75 DEGREES. 75 degrees. Then THEN, HOLD THE maintain the tube in this TUBE IN THIS position. POSITION. |
| **MAINTENANCE (n)** | DO MAINTENANCE ON Maintain the water THE WATER SUPPLY supply system. SYSTEM. The first column in the dictionary does not include technical nouns or technical verbs. But the second column can include technical nouns or technical verbs as alternatives to words that are not approved. Then, the abbreviations TN and TV in parentheses identify these alternatives. Example: Word Approved meaning/ STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example (part of speech) ALTERNATIVES |
| **uncovered (v) — UNNAPROVED** | COVER (TN) DO NOT PUT A COVER Leave the container ON THE CONTAINER. uncovered. The approved alternative for a word that is not approved can also be a phrase. These alternatives do not include the parts of speech in parentheses. Example: Word Approved meaning/ STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example (part of speech) ALTERNATIVES simultaneously AT THE SAME TIME DO THESE TWO Do these two steps (adv) STEPS AT THE SAME simultaneously. TIME. |

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Help
For some words, there is a graphic symbol and related text that tells you to use a different
approved alternative or a different sentence construction. This graphic symbol and its related text is
referred to as "help."
There are four categories of help. Refer to the examples that follow.
Examples:
Category 1
This category of help includes recommendations that give you more information or instructions
about how to use the approved word correctly.

| Approved meaning/ |
| --- |
| ALTERNATIVES |
| 1. To apply a force to |
| something to move it |
| away from the source |
| of the force |

### HOLE.

| 2. To move with a force |  |
| --- | --- |
| against something |  |
|  | Use this word |
|  | together with a |
| preposition or an |  |
| adverb to show |  |
| direction. |  |

direction.

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Category 2
This category of help tells you that some approved words, for example ABOUT (prep), have a
restricted meaning. Thus, you must use the approved alternatives for other meanings. When the
help refers to restricted meanings of approved words, the dictionary gives STE and non-STE
examples in columns 3 and 4.

| Approved meaning/ |  |
| --- | --- |
| ALTERNATIVES |  |
| Concerned with |  |
| For other meanings, use: |  |
|  | For other |
|  | meanings, use: |
| APPROXIMATELY (adv) |  |

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **APPROXIMATELY (adv)** | DRAIN Drain about 2 liters of APPROXIMATELY fuel from the tank. 2 LITERS OF FUEL FROM THE TANK. |
| **AROUND (prep)** | TURN THE SHAFT Rotate the shaft about its AROUND ITS AXIS. axis. Category 3 This category of help tells you to be careful with the words that are approved for only one context. For example, the word SWALLOW (v) is only applicable to safety instructions. You must not use it in other contexts. Word Approved meaning/ STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example (part of speech) ALTERNATIVES |
| **SWALLOW (v)** | To take through the IF YOU SWALLOW SWALLOWS, mouth and esophagus NITRIC ACID, DO NOT SWALLOWED, into the stomach CAUSE VOMITING. SWALLOWED GET MEDICAL AID Use this word for IMMEDIATELY. safety instructions only. |
