Editing Simplified Technical English (section)

===Dictionary===
The table that follows is an extract from a page of the ASD-STE100 dictionary:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Word 
(Part of speech)
! Approved meaning/
ALTERNATIVES
! STE EXAMPLE !! Non-STE example
|-
| '''acceptance (n)'''|| {{lang|en-simple|ACCEPT}} (v) || {{lang|en-simple|BEFORE YOU ACCEPT THE UNIT, DO THE SPECIFIED TEST PROCEDURE.}}|| Before acceptance of unit, do the specified test procedure.
|-
| '''{{lang|en-simple|ACCESS}} (n)'''|| The ability to go into or near. || GET ACCESS TO THE ACCUMULATOR FOR THE No. 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. ||
|-
| '''accessible (adj)'''|| {{lang|en-simple|ACCESS}} (n) || TURN THE COVER UNTIL YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THE JACKS THAT HAVE + AND - MARKS. || Rotate the cover until the jacks marked + and - are accessible. 
|-
| '''{{lang|en-simple|ACCIDENT}} (n)'''|| An occurrence that causes injury or damage || TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS, MAKE SURE THAT THE PINS ARE INSTALLED. ||
|}
Explanation of the four columns:

'''Word (part of speech)''' – This column has information on the word and its part of speech. Every approved word in STE is only permitted as a specific part of speech. For example, the word "test" is only approved as a noun (the test) but not as a verb (to test). There are few exceptions to the "One word, one part of speech, one meaning" principle.

'''Approved meaning/ALTERNATIVES''' – This column gives the approved meaning (or definition) of an approved word in STE. In the example table, "ACCESS" and "ACCIDENT" are approved (they are written in uppercase). The text in these definitions is not written in STE. If a meaning is not given in the dictionary, one cannot use the word in that meaning. Use an alternative word. For words that are not approved (they are written in lowercase, such as "acceptance" and "accessible" in the example table), this column gives approved alternatives that one can use to replace the words that are not approved. These alternatives are in uppercase, and they are only suggestions. It is possible that the suggested alternative for an unapproved word has a different part of speech. Usually, the first suggested alternative has the same part of speech as the word that is not approved.

'''STE EXAMPLE''' – This column shows how to use the approved word or how to use the approved alternative (usually a word-for-word replacement). It also shows how to keep the same meaning with a different construction. The wording given in the STE examples is not mandatory. It shows only one method to write a text with approved words. One can frequently use different constructions with other approved words and keep the same meaning.

'''Non-STE example''' – This column (text in lowercase) gives examples that show how the word that is not approved is frequently used in standard technical writing. The examples also help one to understand the use the approved alternatives or different constructions to give the same information. For approved words, this column is empty unless there is a help symbol (lightbulb) related to other meanings or restrictions.

The dictionary includes entries for words that are approved and for words that are not approved. The approved words can only be used according to their specified meaning. For example, the word "close" (v) can only be used in one of two meanings:

# To move together, or to move to a position that stops or prevents materials from going in or out
# To operate a circuit breaker to make an electrical circuit

The verb can express ''to close a door'' or ''to close a circuit'', but it cannot be used with other connotations (e.g., ''to close a meeting'' or ''to close a business''). The adjective "close" appears in the dictionary as a word that is not approved with the suggested approved alternative "NEAR" (prep). Thus, STE does not allow ''do not go close to the landing gear'', but it does allow ''do not go near the landing gear''. In addition to the general STE vocabulary listed in the dictionary, Section 1, Words, gives specific guidelines for using technical nouns and technical verbs that writers need to describe technical information. For example, nouns, multi-word nouns, or verbs such as ''grease'', ''discoloration'', ''propeller'', ''aural warning system'', ''overhead panel'', ''to ream'', and ''to drill'' are not listed in the dictionary, but they qualify as approved terms according to Part 1, Section 1 (specifically, writing rules 1.5 and 1.12).