Use definitions, examples, and analogies
(descriptions of something new in terms of something familiar).
As you review the following examples, note how definitions, examples,
and analogies help ensure the reader's full understanding:
Use of a definition -- The Application Manager
is the person responsible for developing, testing, and installing
application software.
Use of examples -- Provide full
information for expenses (e.g., dates, receipts, locations).
Use of an analogy -- The new software interacts
with the existing programs, filling in information. It acts like water
filtering in between ice cubes in a glass; it flows around existing
information, filling in gaps.
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