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ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
Word Approved meaning/
(part of speech) ALTERNATIVES STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example
ACCIDENTAL That does not occur on TO PREVENT
(adj) purpose ACCIDENTAL

### OPERATION OF THE

### SYSTEM, INSTALL THE

### SAFETY LOCK.

ACCIDENTALLY That does not occur on IF YOU
(adv) purpose ACCIDENTALLY MOVE

### THE LEVER, SET THE

### SYSTEM TO THE

### NEUTRAL POSITION

### AGAIN.

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **accommodate (v) — UNNAPROVED** | LET (v) DIFFERENT LENGTHS Studs are available in OF STUDS LET YOU different lengths to ATTACH DIFFERENT accommodate different THICKNESSES OF thicknesses of skin. SKIN. |
| **accomplish (v) — UNNAPROVED** | DO (v) DO THIS TASK FIRST. This task must be accomplished first. You can use a more accurate verb. |
| **COMPLETE (v)** | THE PERSONNEL The personnel must MUST COMPLETE accomplish this task in THIS TASK IN 30 30 minutes. MINUTES. according to REFER (v) TO CALIBRATE THE Calibrate the test set (prep) TEST SET, REFER TO according to the THE manufacturer's MANUFACTURER'S instructions. INSTRUCTIONS. |
| **account for (v) — UNNAPROVED** | MAKE SURE (v) MAKE SURE THAT All tools and equipment YOU REMOVE ALL must be accounted for. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT. |
| **accumulate (v) — UNNAPROVED** | COLLECT (v) IF WATER COLLECTS If water accumulates in IN THE FILLER LINE, the filler line, drain it. DRAIN IT. |
| **accumulation (n) — UNNAPROVED** | QUANTITY (n) REMOVE LARGE Large accumulations of QUANTITIES OF contamination must be CONTAMINATION. removed. |
| **COLLECT (v)** | IF FUEL COLLECTS If accumulation of fuel is FREQUENTLY, frequent, examine the EXAMINE THE PIPE pipe for leaks. FOR LEAKS. |

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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 |
|------------|-------------------|
| **accuracy (n) — UNNAPROVED** | PRECISION (n) THE PRECISION OF The accuracy of the THE ADJUSTMENT adjustment can vary. CAN CHANGE. |
| **ACCURATE (adj)** | Exact THE ADJUSTMENT MUST BE ACCURATE. ACCURATELY Exactly PUT THE REPAIR (adv) SHEET ACCURATELY ON THE DAMAGED AREA. |
| **achieve (v) — UNNAPROVED** | GET (v) SET THE CONTROL TO Set the control to GET MAXIMUM achieve maximum thrust. THRUST. |
| **acquire (v) — UNNAPROVED** | GET (v) THE COMPUTER GETS The computer acquires THIS DATA FROM FIVE this data from five SENSORS. sensors. |
| **acrid (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | DANGEROUS (adj) THIS MATERIAL On contact with hot RELEASES surfaces, this material DANGEROUS FUMES produces acrid fumes. WHEN IT TOUCHES HOT SURFACES. |
| **ACROSS (prep)** | From one side to the SAFETY THE CLAMP other side BLOCK ACROSS THE CONTROL LEVER FORKS WITH SAFETY WIRE. |
| **act (v) — UNNAPROVED** | Use an accurate THE HYDRAULIC The hydraulic fluid flow verb. FLUID FLOW OPENS acts on the valve. THE VALVE. |
| **action (n) — UNNAPROVED** | STEP (n) DO THE STEPS THAT Do the following actions: FOLLOW: |
| **PROCEDURE (n)** | DO NOT DO THIS This action must not be PROCEDURE IN THE done in the hangar: HANGAR. |
| **TASK (n)** | DO THIS TASK Do this action outdoors. OUTDOORS. |
| **ACTIVATE (v)** | To make a system, THE AUTOPILOT function, or feature ready ACTIVATES THE for operation APPROACH MODE. For other meanings, use: |
| **START (v)** | START THE MOTOR. Activate the motor. |

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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 |
|------------|-------------------|
| **ACTIVE (adj)** | A system, function, or DOWNLOAD THE feature in a state of EXPORT FILE FROM action THE ACTIVE SERVER UNIT. |
| **activity (n) — UNNAPROVED** | TASK (n) A SUBCONTRACTOR These maintenance CAN DO THESE activities can be done by MAINTENANCE TASKS. a subcontractor. |
| **PROCEDURE (n)** | DO THIS PROCEDURE Do this activity at the AT THE AMBIENT ambient temperature. TEMPERATURE. |
| **WORK (n)** | DO THIS WORK IN A Do this activity in a clean CLEAN AREA. area. |
| **actuate (v) — UNNAPROVED** | START (v) START THE MOTOR. Actuate the motor. |
| **OPERATE (v)** | OPERATE THE HAND Actuate the hand pump. PUMP. |
| **PUSH (v)** | PUSH THE Actuate the pushbutton PUSHBUTTON switch. SWITCH. |
| **actuation (n) — UNNAPROVED** | OPERATION (n) MONITOR THE Monitor the actuation of OPERATION OF THE the steering motor. STEERING MOTOR. |
| **ADAPT (v)** | , To change or adjust to ADAPT THE ADAPTS, that which is necessary PRESSURE ADAPTED, CONNECTION TO THE ADAPTED PITOT HEAD. THE SYSTEM INTERFACE CIRCUITS ADAPT TO THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE CONNECTED SYSTEMS. |
| **ADD (v)** | , To increase the number, ADD 5 ml OF ADDS, dimension, or quantity HARDENER TO THE ADDED, COMPOUND. ADDED |
| **addition (n) — UNNAPROVED** | ADD (v) TO GET THE Adjust the clearance by CORRECT the addition of special CLEARANCE, ADD shims, as necessary. SPECIAL SHIMS, AS NECESSARY. |

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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 |
|------------|-------------------|
| **additional (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | MORE (adj) THIS CHAPTER GIVES This chapter gives MORE INFORMATION additional information ABOUT SAFETY. about safety. |
| **adequate (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | SUFFICIENT (adj) MAKE SURE THAT Make sure that CONTAINERS HAVE containers have SUFFICIENT CAPACITY adequate capacity and AND DIAMETER. diameter. |
| **adhere (v) — UNNAPROVED** | BOND (v) THE SEAL MUST BOND The seal must adhere CORRECTLY. correctly. |
| **OBEY (v)** | OBEY THE SAFETY Adhere to the safety INSTRUCTIONS. instructions. |
| **adhesion (n) — UNNAPROVED** | BOND (n) CLEAN THE SURFACE Clean the surface to TO MAKE SURE THAT ensure there will be good THE BOND IS adhesion. SATISFACTORY. |
| **ADJACENT (adj)** | That which is near to an DO NOT OPERATE object, with no other THE ADJACENT object of the same type CONTROL. between the two ADJACENT TO To be near to an object, THE FUEL PUMP IS (prep) with no other object of INSTALLED ADJACENT the same type between TO THE BULKHEAD. the two |
| **adjoining (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | ADJACENT (adj) ALIGN THE BRACKETS Align the brackets with WITH THE ADJACENT the adjoining COMPONENTS. components. |
| **ADJUST (v)** | , To put in or come to a ADJUST THE ADJUSTS, specified position or FREQUENCY TO THE ADJUSTED, value VALUE GIVEN IN ADJUSTED TABLE 1. THE INTERNAL LOGIC ADJUSTS TO SUDDEN CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE. |
| **ADJUSTABLE (adj)** | That you can adjust THE TWO STOP BOLTS ARE ADJUSTABLE. |
| **ADJUSTMENT (n)** | The effect of adjusting MAKE SURE THAT THE ADJUSTMENT IS IN THE LIMITS GIVEN IN TABLE 1. |
