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3—1991
ISO 2382-3: 1987
Australian Standard
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Data processing—Vocabulary
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AS 1189.3—1991
Australian Standard
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Data processing—Vocabulary
PREFACE
This Stan dard was prepar ed by the Stand ards Australi a Committee on Information Systems—
Vocabul ary and Software. It is ide ntical with and has been reprod uced from ISO 2382- 3: 1987 —
Information processing systems — Vocabul ary— Part 3: Equipment technolo gy.
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
Part 9: Data communicatio n
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CONTENTS
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2.6 Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.9 Use of term s printed in italic typeface in definiti ons and use of asterisk . . . . . . . 5
2.10 Spelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
03 Equipment technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Alphabetical index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
AUSTRALIAN STANDARD 4
Data processing—Vocabulary
Part 3: Equipment technology
Section one: General a) an index number (common for all languages in which
this International Standard is published);
In order to facilitate their translation into other languages, d) the abbreviation for the term;
the definitions are drafted so as to avoid, as far as
possible, any peculiarity attached to a language. e) permitted synonymous term(s);
This part of ISO 2382 (which will comprise some f) the text of the definition (see 2.4);
twenty-six parts) deals in particular with circuits and
signals, modes of operation and processing and also g) one or more examples with the heading
with functional design and logic devices. “Example(s)”;
Section two comprises a number of entries. Each entry A two-digit serial number is assigned to each part of this
consists of a set of essential elements that includes an International Standard, beginning with 01 for
index number, one term or several synonymous terms, “fundamental terms”.
and a phrase defining one concept. In addition, an entry
may include examples, notes or illustrations to facilitate The entries are classified in groups to each of which is
understanding of the concept. assigned a four-digit serial number. The first two digits
being those of the part of this International Standard.
Occasionally, the same term may be defined in different
entries, or two or more concepts may be covered by one Each entry is assigned a six-digit index number. The first
entry, as described in 2.5 and 2.8 respectively. four digits being those of the part of this International
Standard and the group.
Other terms such as vocabulary, concept, term and
definition, are used in this International Standard with In order that versions of this International Standard in
the meaning defined in ISO/R 1087, Vocabulary of various languages are related, the numbers assigned to
Terminology. parts, groups and entries are the same for all languages.
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