The golden ratio is a traditional technical term for the division ratio of distances, surfaces or solids. Surfaces in art or photography are often divided in the golden ratio. The fact that is referred to today as the "golden ratio" has probably been known for several thousand years. At the Parthenon in Athens, built around 450 [...]
DIN EN 82079 defines persons and groups of persons in chapter 3 "Terms". Unfortunately, this list is not complete for technical writers. The important terms "layperson" and "instructed person" are unfortunately missing. Although the term "layperson" is used in the standard, it is not defined. The definitions of "layperson" and "instructed person" have not been defined by the author of this [...].
XML is a markup language that is used to enrich texts with additional semantic information. In contrast to other markup languages, the markup in XML is not fixed, but can be defined for each application in a separate DTD (Document Type Definition) - or more modernly in an XML Schema Definition. Alternatively, there are also standardized [...]
Die Verständlichkeit eines Textes wird erleichtert oder erschwert durch das Zusammenwirken unterschiedlichster Faktoren. Mit der Zielsetzung sich verständlich auszudrücken, könnte ein Autor jeweils empirische Untersuchungen durchführen, um die Verständlichkeit seines Textes zu ermitteln und zu verbessern. Diese Vorgehensweise wäre allerdings viel zu aufwändig und zu teuer. Was tun? Die Idee des Hamburger Verständlichkeitsmodells Das [...]
