Obecné elektrotechnické normy

This part of 81346 International Standard, published jointly by IEC and ISO, provides, in combination with IEC 81346-1, rules and recommendations on the structuring of processes and the information on processes used in the life cycle of technical systems. It also provides classification schemes of those processes.

The structuring principles and the classes of processes are intended to be applied for providing unambiguous identification of processes throughout their life cycles.

This document is also a horizontal publication intended for use by technical committees in preparation of publications related to reference designations in accordance with the principles laid down in IEC Guide 108.

This part of IEC 60050 gives the general terminology used in systems, smart and digital, as well as general terms pertaining to specific applications and associated technologies. It has the status of a horizontal publication in accordance with IEC Guide 108, Guidelines for ensuring the coherence of IEC publications – Horizontal functions, horizontal publications and their application.

This terminology is consistent with the terminology developed in the other specialized parts of the IEV. While consistency with existing definitions in related areas is a guiding principle, this part of IEC 60050 for systems, smart and digital is a horizontal publication and intended to replace some contradictory, variant, and overly specialized definitions in existing IEC and ISO vocabulary publications.

This horizontal publication is primarily intended for use by technical committees in the preparation of IEC publications in accordance with the principles laid down in IEC Guide 108.

One of the responsibilities of a technical committee is, wherever applicable, to make use of horizontal publications in the preparation of its publications.