Appendix C: Glossary cont'd

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Appendix C

level of detail

The level of technical detail presented in a procedure. Action

steps that are written at a low level of detail include only general

instructions and rely heavily on user training. Action steps that are

written at a high level of detail precisely specify all actions.

logic term

One of the six words used in conditional action steps to structure

the condition and relate it to the action: IF, WHEN, THEN, AND,

OR, and NOT.

nonsequential action steps

Action steps that appear where they are first required but that may

need to be performed later in the sequence of actions.

Nonsequential action steps include continuous action steps, time-

dependent action steps and repeated action steps.

note

Notes provide important supplemental information to users. This

information is explanation, and contains no action or command.

notification

Notifications inform the appropriate personnel that an action or

activity is about to occur or has already occurred.

page header

The page header appears at the top of every page and presents the

procedure title, procedure number, revision number, revision date,

and page number.

placekeeping

Placekeeping is used to assist the user in knowing what action

steps have been accomplished in a procedure. Check off boxes are

used to indicate that an action has been accomplished.

procedure

A procedure prescribes a process (a sequence of actions) to be

performed to achieve a defined outcome.

referencing/references

Referencing instructions direct the users to temporarily abandon

their place in the base procedure in order to perform action steps

elsewhere in that procedure or in another procedure. When

executing a reference, users always returns to the base procedure

action step after performing the referenced action step(s).

repeated action steps

Action steps that are performed repeatedly at various times.

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