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Some documents require clear clarification regarding which types of users can perform certain functions.
you: when you are referring directly to the reader, and the reader is also the person who is using the product or service
user: when the reader is not necessarily the person who is going to use the product or service
authorized user: when you need to distinguish between ‘normal’ users and those with particular permissions
technician, systems administrator etc: when you need to specify that the user is a specific technical person
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Wallwork, A. (2014). TERMINOLOGY. In: User Guides, Manuals, and Technical Writing. Guides to Professional English. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0641-3_11
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