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**ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English**

||**Word**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
||---|---|---|
||**OPEN (v),**<br>**OPENS,**<br>**OPENED,**<br>**OPENED**|1.<br>To move or cause to<br>move from the<br>closed position|OPEN THE PRESSURE<br>VALVE.|
|||WHEN THE RELIEF<br>VALVE OPENS, THE<br>PRESSURE<br>DECREASES.|
|||2.<br>To operate a circuit<br>breaker to interrupt<br>an electrical circuit|OPEN THE CIRCUIT<br>BREAKER.|
||**OPENING (n)**|An aperture or hole in a<br>surface|MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>OPENING IS CLEAR.|
||**operable (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|OPERATE (v)|MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>VALVE CAN OPERATE.|Make sure that the valve<br>is operable.|
||MAKE SURE THAT<br>YOU CAN OPERATE<br>THE VALVE.|Check that the valve is<br>operable.|
||**OPERATE (v),**<br>**OPERATES,**<br>**OPERATED,**<br>**OPERATED**|To put, keep, or be in<br>action|OPERATE THE<br>PLUNGER TO DRAIN<br>THE SYSTEM.|
|||DO NOT GO NEAR THE<br>ENGINE WHEN IT<br>OPERATES.|
||**OPERATION (n)**|That which occurs when<br>something operates or is<br>operated|THIS PROCEDURE IS<br>IMPORTANT FOR THE<br>CORRECT OPERATION<br>OF THE VALVE.|
||**operational (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|SERVICEABLE (adj)|MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>OTHER MICROSWITCH<br>IS SERVICEABLE.|Check that the other<br>microswitch is<br>operational.|
||MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>GROUND-PROXIMITY<br>WARNING SYSTEM<br>CAN OPERATE.|Check that the<br>ground-proximity<br>warning system is<br>operational.|
||MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>GROUND-PROXIMITY<br>WARNING SYSTEM<br>CAN OPERATE.|Check that the<br>ground-proximity<br>warning system is<br>operational.|
||This word can be<br>part of a technical<br>noun.|DO AN OPERATIONAL<br>TEST OF THE UNIT.|
||**opportunity (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|If it is possible, be<br>accurate.|REPLACE THE UNIT AT<br>THE NEXT CHECK.|Replace the unit at the<br>first opportunity.|

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||**Word**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
||---|---|---|
||**OPEN (v),**<br>**OPENS,**<br>**OPENED,**<br>**OPENED**|1.<br>To move or cause to<br>move from the<br>closed position|OPEN THE PRESSURE<br>VALVE.|
|||WHEN THE RELIEF<br>VALVE OPENS, THE<br>PRESSURE<br>DECREASES.|
|||2.<br>To operate a circuit<br>breaker to interrupt<br>an electrical circuit|OPEN THE CIRCUIT<br>BREAKER.|
||**OPENING (n)**|An aperture or hole in a<br>surface|MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>OPENING IS CLEAR.|
||**operable (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|OPERATE (v)|MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>VALVE CAN OPERATE.|Make sure that the valve<br>is operable.|
||MAKE SURE THAT<br>YOU CAN OPERATE<br>THE VALVE.|Check that the valve is<br>operable.|
||**OPERATE (v),**<br>**OPERATES,**<br>**OPERATED,**<br>**OPERATED**|To put, keep, or be in<br>action|OPERATE THE<br>PLUNGER TO DRAIN<br>THE SYSTEM.|
|||DO NOT GO NEAR THE<br>ENGINE WHEN IT<br>OPERATES.|
||**OPERATION (n)**|That which occurs when<br>something operates or is<br>operated|THIS PROCEDURE IS<br>IMPORTANT FOR THE<br>CORRECT OPERATION<br>OF THE VALVE.|
||**operational (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|SERVICEABLE (adj)|MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>OTHER MICROSWITCH<br>IS SERVICEABLE.|Check that the other<br>microswitch is<br>operational.|
||MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>GROUND-PROXIMITY<br>WARNING SYSTEM<br>CAN OPERATE.|Check that the<br>ground-proximity<br>warning system is<br>operational.|
||This word can be<br>part of a technical<br>noun.|DO AN OPERATIONAL<br>TEST OF THE UNIT.|
||**opportunity (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|If it is possible, be<br>accurate.|REPLACE THE UNIT AT<br>THE NEXT CHECK.|Replace the unit at the<br>first opportunity.|

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||**Word**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
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||**orient (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|POINT (v)|MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>BOLT HEADS POINT<br>TO THE REAR.|The bolt heads must be<br>oriented toward the rear.|
||**origin (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|SOURCE (n)|THE SOURCE OF THE<br>PROBLEM IS IN THE<br>FUEL SYSTEM.|The origin of the problem<br>is in the fuel system.|
||**original (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|INITIAL (adj)|THE SLIDE GOES<br>BACK TO ITS INITIAL<br>POSITION.|The slide returns to the<br>original position.|
||**originate (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|SOURCE (n)|IF THE VALVE IS THE<br>SOURCE OF THE FUEL<br>LEAK, REPLACE THE<br>VALVE SEALS.|If the fuel leak originates<br>at the valve, replace the<br>valve seals.|
||**OTHER (adj)**|Not the same as that<br>given before|CONNECT ONE OF<br>THE STUDS TO THE<br>GROUND AND THE<br>OTHER STUDS TO THE<br>PINS.|
||**OTHER (pron)**|That which is not the<br>same as that given<br>before|CONNECT ONE PLUG,<br>THEN CONNECT THE<br>OTHER.|
||**otherwise (adv) — UNNAPPROVED**|IF …NOT|MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>RODS ARE ADJUSTED<br>CORRECTLY. IF THE<br>ADJUSTMENT IS NOT<br>CORRECT, ADJUST<br>THEM AS FOLLOWS:|Check that the rods are<br>adjusted correctly,<br>otherwise adjust them as<br>follows:|
||**OUT (adj)**|Away from, or not in, a<br>location or position|IF THE INDICATOR<br>BUTTON IS OUT,<br>REPLACE THE FILTER.|
||**OUT (adv)**|To a position away from<br>the inside|WHEN THE INDICATOR<br>BUTTON COMES OUT,<br>REPLACE THE FILTER.|
||**OUT OF (prep)**|1.<br>Through or from the<br>inside to the outside|TILT THE FITTING TO<br>MAKE THE BARREL<br>NUT FALL OUT OF IT.|
||2.<br>Not in|KEEP THE<br>COMPOUND OUT OF<br>THE SUNLIGHT.|

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||**Word**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
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||**OUTBOARD (adj)**|Farther from the<br>longitudinal axis of<br>something|MEASURE THE<br>MOVEMENT OF THE<br>INBOARD AND<br>OUTBOARD FLAPS.|
||**OUTBOARD (adv)**|In, or to, a position<br>farther from the<br>longitudinal axis of<br>something|MOVE THE JACK<br>OUTBOARD TO<br>DISENGAGE IT FROM<br>THE JACKING POINT.|
||**OUTBOARD OF**<br>**(prep)**|At a position farther from<br>the longitudinal axis|PUT THE ACCESS<br>PLATFORM IN A<br>POSITION THAT IS<br>OUTBOARD OF THE<br>FLAP TRACK.|
||**OUTDOORS (adv)**|Not in a building|DO THIS WORK<br>OUTDOORS.|
||**OUTER (adj)**|Located on the outside<br>or farther from the center<br>of an object|APPLY SEALANT ON<br>THE OUTER SURFACE.|
||**outline (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|GIVE (v)|THIS SECTION GIVES<br>YOU THE<br>PROCEDURES THAT<br>ARE NECESSARY TO<br>FIND THE FAULTS.|This section outlines the<br>procedures needed to<br>find the faults.|
||**OUTPUT (n)**|The data, power, energy<br>that comes out of<br>equipment or a system|THE IMPEDANCE<br>MATCHING<br>TRANSFORMERS<br>SUPPLY 60 W OUTPUT<br>TO THE<br>LOUDSPEAKERS.|
||**outside (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|EXTERNAL (adj)|THE EXTERNAL<br>TEMPERATURE IS<br>SHOWN ON THE<br>CENTRAL DISPLAY<br>UNIT.|The outside temperature<br>is indicated on the<br>central display unit.|
||**outside (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|OUTER (adj)|CLEAN THE OUTER<br>SURFACE WITH WARM<br>WATER.|Clean the outside<br>surface with warm water. |
