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technical writing

writing or drafting technical communication used in technical and occupational fields
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technical writing

Summary

technical writing ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,895 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • technical writing is a type of professional writing[2].
  • technical writing is a type of technical communication[3].
  • technical writing's facet of is recorded as technical documentation[4].
  • technical writing's facet of is recorded as technique[5].
  • technical writing's practiced by is recorded as technical writer[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include professional writing[2] and technical communication[3].

Why It Matters

technical writing ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,895 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → technical-writing
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: technical-writing, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289961580|technical writing (#289961580)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Har"
  2. 5w ago · Stefangrotz · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Practiced by → technical writer
    Facet of → technical documentation, technique
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → professional writing, technical communication
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q12355867 */"
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