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18—1991
ISO 2382-18:1987
Australian Standard
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Data processing—Vocabulary
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AS 1189.18—1991
Australian Standard
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Data processing—Vocabulary
PREFACE
This Standa rd was prepare d by the Standar ds Australia Committee on Informatio n Technolo gy—
Vocabul ary and Software. It is ide ntical with and has bee n repro duced from ISO 238 2-18 : 1987 —
Information processing systems — Vocabul ary— Part 18: Distribu ted data processing.
The complete Stand ard comprises the followi ng part s:
Part 0: Consolidate d index
Part 1: Fun damental terms
Part 2: Arithmetic and logic operat ions
Part 3: Equipment technolo gy
Part 4: Organizatio n of data
Part 5: Representat ion of data
Part 6: Prepara tion and handl ing of data
Part 7: Digital computer programming
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CONTENTS
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2 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.6 Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.9 Use of term s printed in italic typeface in definiti ons and use of asterisk . . . . . . . 5
3.10 Spelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
18.02 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Alphabetical index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AUSTRALIAN STANDARD 4
Data processing—Vocabulary
Part 18: Distributed data processing
identifies relationships between the entries. b) the term or the generally preferred term in the
language. The absence of a generally accepted term
In order to facilitate their translation into other languages, for the concept in the language is indicated by a
the definitions are drafted so as to avoid, as far as symbol consisting of five points ( ..... ); a row of dots
possible, any peculiarity attached to a language. may be used to indicate, in a term, a word to be
chosen in each particular case;
This part of ISO 2382 (which will comprise some
twenty-six parts) defines the most currently used concepts c) the preferred term in a particular country (identified
in distributed data processing. It deals in particular with according to the rules of ISO 639);
the topology and the functions of networks.
d) the abbreviation for the term;
ISO 639, Code for the representation of names of f) the text of the definition (see 3.4);
languages.1)
g) one or more examples with the heading
ISO 1087, Vocabulary of terminology.2) “Example(s)”;
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