INTERNATIONAL STANDARD |
ISO 22745-11:2010(E) |
This part of ISO 22745 contains guidelines that are recommended for the development of terms and definitions for concepts in an open technical dictionary (OTD).
NOTE 1 The current edition of this part of ISO 22745 does not contain guidelines for the development of images for concepts for cataloguing. Such guidelines may be added in a future edition.
NOTE 2 Compliance with these guidelines is not required in order for a term or definition to be included in an OTD. These guidelines are provided as a framework for developers of industrial terminology to ensure that definitions are consistent and understandable. Terminology that complies with these guidelines will be marked as such in the OTD. This will allow a user to perform a search that filters terminology based on compliance with this part of ISO 22745.
This part of ISO 22745 applies to terminology that is standardized as part of the OTD development or maintenance activity. It does not apply to terminology that is is obtained from consensus organizations, which standardize the terminology prior to submission for inclusion in an OTD.
The following are within the scope of this part of ISO 22745:
general principles;
guidelines for the formulation of terms in English;
guidelines for the formulation of definitions in English;
NOTE 3 Concepts represented within an OTD include:
class;
property;
feature;
representation;
unit of measure;
qualifier of measure;
property value;
currency;
data type.
The following are outside the scope of this part of ISO 22745:
identifiers for concepts, terms, definitions, and images;
procedures for maintenance of an OTD.