Technical Documentation in the United States of America   

Technical communication in the United States has been defined as 'any effort that makes it possible for people to get the most from the technology in their lives.' This broad definition covers the breadth of the profession that includes such communities as instructional design, information architecture, marketing communications, documentation development, usability, management, training, business communication, translation, writing, and editing. The 21 Special Interest Groups (SIGs) within the Society for Technical Communication (STC) illustrate the diversity and breadth of technical communication. The diverse specialties that make up technical communication in the US are at once its strength and its problem.

Rainey, Kenneth T. Southern Polytechnic State University (2005). Articles>Documentation>Regional>United States