National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of ISO 1087:2019. It supersedes BS ISO 1087‑1:2000, which is withdrawn.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee TS/1, Terminology.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 September 2019.

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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 37, Language and Terminology, Subcommittee SC 1, Principles and methods.

This document cancels and replaces ISO 1087‑1:2000, which has been technically revised.

The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:

most of the terminological entries have been reviewed to reflect the current state of the art;
some terminological entries from the former ISO 1087‑2:2000 (withdrawn) have been incorporated.

Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.

Introduction

The main purpose of this document is to provide a systematic description of the concepts related to terminology work and terminology science and to clarify the use of the terms in this field. This document is addressed to anyone involved in terminology work. In particular, its target group comprises standardizers, terminologists, other individuals involved in terminology work, terminology users as well as researchers and professionals dealing with terminology science and/or natural language processing.

The terminological entries in this document are listed in a systematic order under a number of general headings.

The layout follows the directions given in ISO 10241‑1. Thus, the elements of an entry appear in the following order:

entry number
preferred term(s)
admitted term(s)
abbreviated form(s)
definition
example(s)
note(s)

The terminological entries hereunder have been formatted according to ISO 10241‑1, which stipulates the current ISO rules for the presentation of terminology standards. Specifically, in the examples and notes in this document, terms (including appellations) and proper names are indicated by double quotation marks, whereas objects, concepts, properties, characteristics, and types of characteristics are indicated by single quotation marks. This markup is intended to facilitate the distinction between references to the three terminological levels and other text throughout this document.

This new revision of ISO 1087 has been prepared in accordance with the principles and methods of terminology work described in ISO 704:2009.

The alphabetical index includes preferred and admitted terms.

Annex A gives concept diagrams and concept models that illustrate the relations between concepts described in the various entries of Clause 3.

It should be noted that most examples are specific to the English language in the English version and to the French language in the French version.

1 Scope

This document establishes basic terms and definitions for terminology work and terminology science. It does not include terms and definitions that are specific to computer applications in terminology work.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

3.1 Reality and language

3.2 Concepts

3.3 Definitions

3.4 Designations

3.5 Terminology work activities

3.6 Terminological data

3.7 Terminology resources

3.8 Natural language processing

Bibliography

BS ISO 1087:2019

Terminology work and terminology science. Vocabulary

Current

Published:

30 Sep 2019