INTERNATIONAL ISO STANDARD 12620 First edition 1999-10-01 Computer applications in terminology — Data categories Aides informatiques en terminologie — Catégories de données iTeh STANDARD PREVIEW (standards.iteh.ai) ISO 12620:1999 https://standards.iteh.ai/catalog/standards/sist/6a254a71-3c98-4b44-a364- 820f701dfb2b/iso-12620-1999 A Reference number ISO 12620:1999(E) ISO 12620:1999(E) iTeh STANDARD PREVIEW (standards.iteh.ai) ISO 12620:1999 https://standards.iteh.ai/catalog/standards/sist/6a254a71-3c98-4b44-a364- 820f701dfb2b/iso-12620-1999 © ISO 1999 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from the publisher. International Organization for Standardization Case postale 56 • CH-1211 Genève 20 • Switzerland Internet [email protected] Printed in Switzerland ii © ISO ISO 12620:1999(E) Contents Foreword ........................................ iv Introduction ........................................... v 1 Scope ............................................. 1 2 Normative references .................................... 1 3 Terms and definitions ..................................... 2 4 Selection of data categories ................................. 2 5 Documentation of data categories ............................. 3 6 Standard specification of data categories for use in terminology management 3 6.1 Format of the data category entry ........................ 3 6.2 TypologyiTeofhdata STcategoriesANDA............................RD PREVIEW 4 Annex A (normative): Data categories(stand...............................ards.iteh.ai) 5 A.1 term ........................................... 5 A.2 term-related informationISO.............................. 12620:1999 5 A.3 equivalencehttps://standar.......................................ds.iteh.ai/catalog/standards/sist/6a254a71-3c98-4b44-a364- 21 A.4 subject field ......................................820f701dfb2b/iso-12620-1999 23 A.5 concept-related description ............................24 A.6 concept relation ....................................27 A.7 conceptual structures ................................28 A.8 note ............................................30 A.9 documentary language ...............................30 A.10 administrative information ............................32 Annex B (informative): Bibliographic data categories .....................45 Annex C (informative): Figures cited in this standard ....................49 Annex D (informative): Systematic listing of data categories ................52 Annex E (informative): Contact for further information ...................58 Bibliography ...............................................59 Index of data categories: .......................................60 ii ISO 12620:1999(E) © ISO Foreword ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. International Standard ISO 12620 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 37, Terminology (principlesiTandeh coordination)STAND,ASubcommitteeRD PRESCV3,IEComputerW applications. Annex A forms an integral part (ofsthistanIntedrnationalards.iStandard.teh.ai)Annexes B, C, D and E are for information only. ISO 12620:1999 https://standards.iteh.ai/catalog/standards/sist/6a254a71-3c98-4b44-a364- 820f701dfb2b/iso-12620-1999 iv © ISO ISO 12620:199(E ) Introduction Terminologicaldataarecollected,managed,andstoredinawidevarietyofenvironments.For purposesofstorageandretrieval,thesedataareorganizedintoterminologicalentries,eachof whichtraditionallytreatsinformationassociatedwithasingleconcept.Dataitemsappearing inindividualterminologicalentriesarethemselvesidentifiedaccordingtodatacategory. Differencesinapproachandindividualsystemobjectivesinevitablyleadtovariationsindata categorydefinitionandintheassignmentofdatacategorynames.Theuseofuniformdata categorynamesanddefinitions,atleastattheinterchangelevel,contributestosystem coherenceandenhancesthereusabilityofdata. Forterminologyworkingeneral,thefollowingInternationalStandardsarerelevant:ISO704, ISO860,ISO1087,ISO10241. iTeh STANDARD PREVIEW (standards.iteh.ai) ISO 12620:1999 https://standards.iteh.ai/catalog/standards/sist/6a254a71-3c98-4b44-a364- 820f701dfb2b/iso-12620-1999 v v iTeh STANDARD PREVIEW (standards.iteh.ai) ISO 12620:1999 https://standards.iteh.ai/catalog/standards/sist/6a254a71-3c98-4b44-a364- 820f701dfb2b/iso-12620-1999 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD © ISO ISO 12620:199(E) Computer applications in terminology — Data categories 1 Scope This International Standard specifies data categories for recording terminological information in both computerized and non-computerized environments and for the interchange and retrieval of terminological information independent of the local software applications or hardware environments in which these data categories are used. Some of the data categories specified in this International Standard derive requirements from definitions taken from other ISO terminology standards, e.g., ISO 1087 and ISO 5127, so as to harmonize the content of data categories across systems and to facilitate data interchange. The systematic arrangement of data categories in this International Standard is determined by database management considerations and does not reflect any theoretical arrangement of related terms and concepts used in other standards. If applied for the purpose of interchanging machine-readable terminology, it is recommended that this International Standard be used in conjunction with ISO 12200, although it can also be used for modeling terminological information independent of computer applications. It is not the purpose ofiTthiseInternationalh STANStandardDARtoDspecify PREactualVIdEataWcategories used in local database applications, because translation routines can be employed to convert application data categories to the universal categories(standspecifiedards.here,itehprovided.ai) that the values of the data associated with these categories are harmonized according to the relevant data category defini- tions. ISO 12620:1999 https://standards.iteh.ai/catalog/standards/sist/6a254a71-3c98-4b44-a364- 820f701dfb2b/iso-12620-1999 It is also not the purpose of this International Standard to specify precise relationships among data categories, such as repeatability and combinability. These features remain the province of the individual database application and of ISO 12200. Nor does this International Standard prescribe a mandatory base set of data categories for local applications. This International Standard does not specify data categories for the markup of bibliographic data entries. ISO 12083:1994, annex B, includes bibliographic elements among other elements cited as useful in the preparation and markup of machine-readable documents. Annex B of this International Standard lists data categories that correspond to elements cited in ISO 12083 and that are appropriate for the documentation of bibliographic citations in terminological entries. NOTE – ISO 12200:1999, annex B, provides additional information on the application of the bibliographic elements in ISO 12083 to the documentation of bibliographic information in terminological entries for those cases involving exchange of machine-readable terminology. 2 Normative references The following standards contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this International Standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this International Standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent 1 ISO 12620:199(E) © ISO editions of the standards indicated below. Members of IEC and ISO maintain registers of currently valid International Standards. ISO 639:1988, Code for the representation of names of languages. ISO 639-2:1998, Code for the representation of names of languages — Part 2: Alpha-3 code. ISO 1087:1990, Terminology – Vocabulary. ISO 1087-2:-1, Terminology – Vocabulary – Part 2: Computer applications ISO 3166-1: 1997, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes. ISO 3166-2:1998, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 2: Country subdivision code. ISO 3166-3:1999, Code for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 3: Codes for formerly used names of countries. ISO 5127-2:1983, Documentation and information – Vocabulary – Part 2: Traditional documents. ISO 5127-6:1983, DocumentationiTeh STAandNDinformationARD P–RVocabularyEVIEW– Part 6: Documentary languages. (standards.iteh.ai) ISO 8601:1988, Data elements and interchangeISO