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=== Aims of Technical Communication ===
=== Aims of Technical Communication ===
As much as technical communication is a discipline in and of itself, it also exists within many other disciplines. Examples of technical communication can be found among such fields as varied as education, business, and science. Technical documentation within any domain typically embodies a similar aim: to help its audience act toward some sort of task or goal.
As much as technical communication is a discipline in and of itself, it also exists within many other disciplines. Examples of technical communication can be found among such fields as varied as education, business, and science. Technical documentation within any domain typically embodies a similar aim: to help its audience act toward some sort of task or goal. <ref>Markel, M (2007). Technical communication, 8th ed. Boston: Beford/St. Martin’s, p. 5.</ref>


=== Characteristics of Technical Communication ===
=== Characteristics of Technical Communication ===
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