a unique framework of authority within which a person or persons act, or are designated to act, towards some purpose
[ISO/IEC 6523-1:1998, definition 3.1]
DMO
organization responsible for maintaining and distributing an open technical dictionary
organization developing specifications using a consensus process that meets the requirements of openness, lack of dominance, and balance
ROCO
individual designated by a consensus organization to represent it to the dictionary maintenance organization
organization that is the source for one or more terms, definitions or images associated with a concept
organization that has notified the dictionary maintenance organization that it uses or intends to use a concept
VC
group of domain experts with final authority over content of the open technical dictionary