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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 |
|------------|-------------------|
| **dent (v) — UNNAPROVED** | DENT (TN) DO NOT MAKE DENTS Do not dent the bellows. IN THE BELLOWS. |
| **depend (v) — UNNAPROVED** | IF (conj) THE TENSION IN THE Cable tension changes CABLES DECREASES depending on the IF THE TEMPERATURE temperature. INCREASES. |
| **deplete (v) — UNNAPROVED** | DECREASE (v) DO NOT OPERATE Do not deplete THE BRAKES TO accumulators by DECREASE THE operating the brakes. PRESSURE IN THE ACCUMULATORS. |
| **DEPLOY (v)** | , To move or cause to WHEN THE THRUST DEPLOYS, move from a specified REVERSER DEPLOYS, DEPLOYED, position of storage and KEEP PERSONNEL DEPLOYED into operation AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT. DEPLOY THE SLIDE RAFT. |
| **deposit (n) — UNNAPROVED** | PARTICLE (n) IF THERE ARE METAL If there are metal PARTICLES IN THE OIL deposits in the oil filter, FILTER, EXAMINE THE check the filter element FILTER ELEMENT FOR for wear. WEAR. |
| **CONTAMINATION (n)** | FLUSH THE PIPES TO Flush the pipes to REMOVE remove deposits. CONTAMINATION. |
| **depress (v) — UNNAPROVED** | PUSH (v) PUSH THE BUTTON Depress and release the AND THEN RELEASE button. IT. |
| **depressurize (v) — UNNAPROVED** | PRESSURE (TN) RELEASE THE Depressurize the PRESSURE FROM THE hydraulic system. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. |
| **DEPTH (n)** | The distance from the MEASURE THE DEPTH top down, from the OF THE DENT AS surface down, from the SHOWN IN FIGURE 4. front surface to the rear surface |
| **describe (v) — UNNAPROVED** | GIVE (v) THIS SECTION GIVES This section describes THE PROCEDURES the procedures for FOR THE LEAK TEST testing the system for OF THE SYSTEM. leaks. |
| **deselect (v) — UNNAPROVED** | CANCEL (v) PUSH THE BUTTON TO Press the button to CANCEL THE FREEZE deselect the freeze MODE. mode. |

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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 |
|------------|-------------------|
| **design (v) — UNNAPROVED** | HAVE (v) THE MAIN LANDING The main landing gear GEAR DOORS HAVE doors are designed with STEPS FOR ACCESS steps for access to the TO THE LANDING landing gear bay. GEAR BAY. |
| **desired (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | NECESSARY (adj) ADD THE NECESSARY Add the desired quantity QUANTITY OF OIL. of oil. |
| **CORRECT (adj)** | TIGHTEN THE Tighten the turnbuckle TURNBUCKLE UNTIL until you have the THE TENSION IN THE desired tension in the CABLE IS CORRECT. cable. |
| **destroy (v) — UNNAPROVED** | BREAK (v) BREAK THE To prevent further use, CONTAINER TO MAKE destroy the container. SURE THAT YOU CANNOT USE IT AGAIN. |
| **detach (v) — UNNAPROVED** | DISCONNECT (v) DISCONNECT THE Detach the pipeline from PIPELINE FROM THE the union. UNION. |
| **DISENGAGE (v)** | BEFORE YOU MOVE Before moving the THE CONTROLS, controls, detach the DISENGAGE THE locks. LOCKS. |
| **REMOVE (v)** | DO NOT REMOVE THE Do not detach the PROTECTIVE LAYER. protective film. |
| **detail (n) — UNNAPROVED** | INSTRUCTION (n) THIS PROCEDURE This procedure gives GIVES THE details on how to attach INSTRUCTIONS TO the pylon. ATTACH THE PYLON. |
| **detail (v) — UNNAPROVED** | GIVE (v) THIS SECTION GIVES This section details the THE REMOVAL / Removal / Installation INSTALLATION instructions. INSTRUCTIONS. |
| **REFER (v)** | DO THE LEAK TEST Do the leak test as (REFER TO detailed in PARAGRAPH 4.0). paragraph 4.0. |
| **SPECIFIED (adj)** | DO THE LEAK TEST AS Do the leak test as SPECIFIED IN detailed in PARAGRAPH 4.0. paragraph 4.0. |

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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 |
|------------|-------------------|
| **detect (v) — UNNAPROVED** | FIND (v) TO FIND DAMAGE ON To detect damage to WIRES, RUB A CLOTH wires, rub a cloth along ALONG THEM. them. |
| **SENSE (v)** | THE COMPUTER The computer detects SENSES THE discrepancies between DIFFERENCES the signals. BETWEEN THE SIGNALS. DETERIORATION A worse condition THIS CONDITION WILL (n) CAUSE DETERIORATION OF THE SURFACE. |
| **determine (v) — UNNAPROVED** | FIND (v) FIND THE DEFECTS IN Determine the defects in THE SYSTEM. the system. |
| **GIVE (v)** | DIMENSIONS 1 AND 2 The correct position is GIVE THE CORRECT determined by POSITION. dimensions 1 and 2. |
| **SELECT (v)** | SELECT THE Determine which HYDRAULIC SYSTEM hydraulic system you will THAT YOU WILL pressurize. PRESSURIZE. |
| **CALCULATE (v)** | CALCULATE THE Determine the dimension DIMENSION OF THE of the shim with this SHIM WITH THIS formula: FORMULA: |
| **detrimental (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | DANGEROUS (adj) HYDRAULIC FLUID IS Hydraulic fluid is DANGEROUS FOR detrimental to health. YOUR HEALTH. |
| **DAMAGE (n)** | SMALL QUANTITIES Light surface blooming, OF SURFACE which can occur on BLOOMING, WHICH items in storage, is not CAN OCCUR ON detrimental to the ITEMS IN STORAGE, component. DO NOT CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE COMPONENT. |

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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 |
|------------|-------------------|
| **develop (v) — UNNAPROVED** | START (v) IF A FIRE STARTS, If a fire develops, OPERATE THE FIRE operate the fire shutoff SHUTOFF VALVE. valve. |
| **CAUSE (v)** | DO NOT LET Do not leave hydraulic HYDRAULIC FLUID fluid on your skin, as STAY ON YOUR SKIN. dermatitis could develop. HYDRAULIC FLUID CAN CAUSE DERMATITIS. |
| **deviate (v) — UNNAPROVED** | OBEY (v) PERSONNEL MUST Personnel must not OBEY THIS deviate from this PROCEDURE. procedure. |
| **DEVICE (n)** | Something used to do a INSTALL THE SAFETY task DEVICES. |
| **devise (v) — UNNAPROVED** | MAKE (v) IF THE HOLDING If the holding fixture is FIXTURE IS NOT not available, devise one AVAILABLE, MAKE A from the shipping SUPPORT FROM THE container. SHIPPING CONTAINER. |
| **FIND (v)** | FIND NEW Devise new TROUBLESHOOTING troubleshooting PROCEDURES. procedures. |
| **diagnose (v) — UNNAPROVED** | FIND (v) FIND THE CAUSE OF Diagnose the cause of THE MALFUNCTION. the malfunction. DIAGONALLY In a diagonal direction APPLY THE FIRST (adv) LAYER OF TAPE ACROSS THE CUTOUT AND THE SECOND AND THIRD LAYERS DIAGONALLY. |
| **diametrically (adv) — UNNAPROVED** | OPPOSITE (adj) MAKE SURE THAT THE Ensure the two TWO OPPOSITE diametrically opposed V-GROOVES ALIGN V-grooves are in line WITH THE RAILS. with the rails. |
| **differ (v) — UNNAPROVED** | DIFFERENT (adj) IF THE VALUES ARE If the values differ, do DIFFERENT, DO THIS the following test. TEST. |
| **DIFFERENCE (n)** | That which is different THE DIFFERENCE between two quantities, BETWEEN THE TWO numbers, or functions DIMENSIONS MUST NOT BE MORE THAN 0.10 mm. |
