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definition-Readership

Definition:

The readership (or intended readership) of a specification is all the “types of people” we intend shall read or use the specification.

Alternative Names

Concept Number: *295
English Master: Readership
Synonyms, Variations & Acronyms: Intended-Readership

Detailing

• It helps Authors decide on Document Content and what Terminology to use. For example, which abbreviations and terms might be understood or misunderstood.
• It also helps Checkers decide if the Writer has communicated clearly and unambiguously with their intended audience.


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Examples

Readership: {All Employees, Customers, Suppliers, Contractors, Auditors}.


Notes

The “readership” should be explicitly stated within Document header information or other appropriate place. Experience has shown that allowing people to guess what the intended readership is will lead directly to not satisfying some important types of readers.


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This Concept entered by Diane O'Brien.

Created by system. Last Modification: Thursday 11 of July, 2019 20:10:51 CEST by Admin (Kai).

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