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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 |
|------------|-------------------|
| **persist (v) — UNAPPROVED** | CONTINUE (v) IF THE FAULT If the fault message MESSAGE persists, push the CONTINUES, PUSH AUDIO CANCEL THE AUDIO CANCEL switch on the test panel. SWITCH ON THE TEST PANEL. |
| **persistent (adj) — UNAPPROVED** | CONTINUOUS (adj) IF YOU HEAR If you hear persistent CONTINUOUS background noise, find BACKGROUND NOISE, the cause. FIND THE CAUSE. |
| **PERSON (n)** | A human being WHEN YOU DO WORK IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS, MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS ALWAYS A PERSON NEAR YOU. |
| **PERSONNEL (n)** | Persons employed in a TELL YOUR group or organization PERSONNEL ABOUT THESE NEW REGULATIONS. |
| **pertinent (adj) — UNAPPROVED** | APPLICABLE (adj) MAKE SURE THAT Make sure that you have YOU HAVE ALL THE all the pertinent APPLICABLE documents. DOCUMENTS. |
| **picket (v) — UNAPPROVED** | MOOR (v) IF STRONG WINDS Picket the vehicle in OCCUR, MOOR THE strong winds. VEHICLE. |
| **PIECE (n)** | A quantity or segment of REMOVE ALL PIECES a whole that you can use OF THE BROKEN on its own, or that can SEAL. operate as an individual item |
| **pierced (adj) — UNAPPROVED** | HOLE (n) MAKE SURE THAT Make sure that the THERE ARE NO membrane is not pierced. HOLES IN THE MEMBRANE. |
| **placard (v) — UNAPPROVED** | PUT (v) BEFORE YOU START Placard the controls (A PLACARD [TN]) THE TEST, PUT A before you start the test. PLACARD ON THE CONTROLS. |
| **place (n) — UNAPPROVED** | POSITION (n) MAKE SURE THAT ALL Ensure that covers are in COVERS ARE IN THEIR place. POSITION. |
| **AREA (n)** | REPAIR THE Repair the damaged DAMAGED AREAS. places. |

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

| place (v) | PUT (v) | PUT THE MANIFOLD IN | Place the manifold in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | POSITION. | position. |

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **PLAY (n)** | Free movement, the THE AXIAL PLAY length or dimension of BETWEEN THE TWO this movement GEARS MUST BE LESS THAN 0.05 mm. |
| **plot (v) — UNAPPROVED** | MAKE (v) MAKE A PLOT OF Plot these points. (A PLOT [TN]) THESE POINTS. |
| **plug (v) — UNAPPROVED** | CONNECT (v) CONNECT THE Plug the microphone into MICROPHONE TO THE the jack. JACK. |
| **SEAL (v)** | SEAL THE TUBE WITH Plug the tube. (WITH A PLUG [TN] OR A PLUG. PLUGS [TN]) |
| **PLUS (prep)** | With the addition of INCREASE THE PRESSURE IN THE SHOCK ABSORBER TO 85.5 bar, PLUS OR MINUS 2.7 bar. |
| **PNEUMATIC (adj)** | Related to, or operated INSTALL THE by gas pressure PNEUMATIC CONTROLLER. PNEUMATICALLY With pneumatic power SOME VALVES IN THE (adv) SYSTEM OPERATE PNEUMATICALLY. |
| **POINT (n)** | 1. A sharp or tapered PUT THE POINT OF end THE TOOL IN THE SLOT. 2. An accurate location ON THE FLANGE, MEASURE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN POINTS "A" AND "B." |
| **POINT (v)** | , 1. To show the MAKE SURE THAT THE POINTS, position or direction ARROW ON THE POINTED, of CHECK VALVE POINTS POINTED AWAY FROM THE GROUND SUPPLY DUCT. 2. To turn something in DO NOT POINT THE a specified direction COMPRESSED AIR NOZZLE AT YOUR SKIN. |

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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 |
|------------|-------------------|
| **POISONOUS (adj)** | That contains poison DO NOT SWALLOW LUBRICATING OIL. IT IS POISONOUS. |
| **POLISH (v)** | , To make smooth or POLISH THE WINDOW POLISHES, shiny PANE WITH A SOFT POLISHED, CLOTH. POLISHED |
| **poor (adj) — UNAPPROVED** | UNSATISFACTORY IF SYSTEM If system performance is (adj) PERFORMANCE IS poor, examine circuit A. UNSATISFACTORY, EXAMINE CIRCUIT A. |
| **DEFECTIVE (adj)** | DEFECTIVE Poor contacts can cause CONTACTS CAN a failure of the unit. CAUSE A FAILURE OF THE UNIT. |
| **UNSERVICEABLE (adj)** | IF THE PART IS If the condition of the UNSERVICEABLE, part is poor, replace it. REPLACE IT. |
| **pop (v) — UNAPPROVED** | OPEN (v) IF THE CIRCUIT If the circuit breaker BREAKER OPENS, pops, de-energize the DE-ENERGIZE THE circuit. CIRCUIT. |
| **PROTRUDE (v)** | IF THE POP-OUT If the pop-out indicator INDICATOR pops out, replace the PROTRUDES, filter element. REPLACE THE FILTER ELEMENT. |
| **OUT (adv)** | IF THE INDICATOR If the indicator button BUTTON CAME OUT, popped out, replace the REPLACE THE FILTER. filter. |
| **port (adj) — UNAPPROVED** | LEFT (adj) REMOVE THE WING TIP Remove the wing tip BRAKE FROM THE brake from the port LEFT WING. wing. |
| **portion (n) — UNAPPROVED** | PIECE (n) REMOVE ALL THE Remove all portions of PIECES OF THE the damaged insulation. DAMAGED INSULATION. |
| **PART (n)** | ISOLATE THE Isolate the defective DEFECTIVE PART OF portion of the circuit. THE CIRCUIT. |

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

| POSITION (n) | The attitude or setting of | SET THE SWITCH TO THE CORRECT POSITION. |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | something that you can |  |  |
|  | adjust, or the place or |  |  |
|  | site where you put |  |  |
|  | something |  |  |
|  |  |  | ON THE CENTER |
|  |  |  | PEDESTAL, MAKE |
|  |  |  | SURE THAT THE |
|  |  |  | WARNING NOTICES |
|  |  |  | ARE IN POSITION. |

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **position (v) — UNAPPROVED** | PUT (v) PUT THE BRACKET ON Position the bracket on THE FRAME. the frame. |
| **SET (v)** | SET THE SWITCH TO Position the switch to "ON." ON. |
| **POSSIBLE (adj)** | That can occur IF YOU DO NOT USE A PROTECTIVE COVER, DAMAGE TO THE SURFACE IS POSSIBLE. |
| **POSSIBLY (adv)** | That can occur IF YOU CANNOT ENGAGE THE ROD AND THE PISTON, THE LENGTH OF THE NEW ROD IS POSSIBLY INCORRECT. |
| **potential (adj) — UNAPPROVED** | POSSIBLE (adj) PUT BARRIERS Put barriers around all AROUND ALL THE the potential danger POSSIBLE DANGER areas. AREAS. |
| **pour (v) — UNAPPROVED** | PUT (v) PUT THE MIXTURE Pour the mixture into the INTO THE CYLINDER. cylinder. |
| **power (v) — UNAPPROVED** | SUPPLY (v) THE BATTERY The battery powers the SUPPLIES POWER TO circuits. THE CIRCUITS. |
| **PRECAUTION (n)** | That which you do to OBEY THESE prevent injury and/or PRECAUTIONS. damage precautionary PRECAUTION (n) OBEY THESE Take these precautionary (adj) PRECAUTIONS. measures. |
| **precede (v) — UNAPPROVED** | BEFORE (conj) BEFORE YOU APPLY Application of the tape THE TAPE, CLEAN THE must be preceded by SURFACE. cleaning of the surface. |
