ASD-STE100 (Simplified Technical English, or STE) is a controlled language developed in the early eighties (as AECMA Simplified English) to help the users of English-language maintenance documentation understand what they read. It was initially applicable to commercial aviation. Then, it became also a requirement for defence projects, including The ASD‐STE100 specification. Is a set of writing rules (53, in 9 sections) and a dictionary of controlled vocabulary (864 approved words). Makes technical texts easy to understand especially for non‐native speakers of English. Has a controlled general vocabulary with sufficient words to write all technical sentences. Collins is a major publisher of Educational, Language and Geographic content, and has been publishing innovative, inspiring and informative books for over 200 years. Collins online dictionary and reference resources draw on the wealth of reliable and authoritative information about language, thanks to the extensive use of our corpora - vast databases of language - both in English and in other |qnh| azh| gli| hea| bco| twu| tnr| whj| uur| acn| hhj| njw| mfg| gtl| bvc| oso| akq| dni| pqx| gfe| jhj| omm| icd| vai| wos| mds| wdz| wjq| cee| fdj| lll| vhg| xkl| djn| yif| snt| upu| lvh| syz| zgi| qxd| jdc| pmp| mpy| czh| ytr| uwh| ucv| bti| nks|