BS ISO/IEC BRITISH STANDARD 2382-1:1993 Implementation of IS0/IEC 2382-1:1993 Information technology - Vocabulary - Part l: Fundamental terms UDC 681.3:621.39:001.4 BSi NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAW BS ISO/IEC 2382-1:1993 Committees responsible for this British Standard BSI This British Standard was prepared by the Information Systems Technology Standards Policy Committee (IST/-), upon which the following bodies were represented: Association for Payment Clearing Services Level 7 Ltd. BNR Europe Ltd. Library Association British Broadcasting Corporation Logica UK Ltd. British Computer Society Ministry of Defence British Telecommunications plc National Computer Users' Forum Bull HN Information Systems Ltd. National Computing Centre Ltd. BUPA National Health Services Carnaud Metalbox Technology plc National Transcommunications Ltd. CCTA (the Government Centre for Information NCR Ltd. Systems) Nine Tiles Computer Systems Ltd. Computer Graphics Suppliers' Association Oracle Corporation (UK) Ltd. Department of Trade and Industry Philips Research Laboratories [IT Standards Unit (ITD6A)] PICON Department of Trade and Industry (National Pioneer Digital Design Centre Ltd. PIRA International Engineering Laboratory) Digital Equipment Co. Ltd. PSC International Ltd. EEA (the Association of Electronics, Rank Xerox Ltd. Telecommunications and Business Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Equipment Industries) Salford Software Services (3-5) Electrical Contractors' Association SEMA Group Systems Ltd. Electricity Association Sieger Ltd. IBM United Kingdom Ltd. Simpler Trade Producers Board ICI Imagedata Thorn EMI Unisys Ltd. InformationSystemsCommitteeofthe X Open Company Ltd. Universities Funding Council Institute of Administrative Management Coopted members Institution of Electrical Engineers This British Standard, having heffieldun been prepared under the direction of the Information Systems Technology Standards Policy Committee, was published under the authority of the Standards Board and Copy: comes into effect on 15 February 1994 CBSI 07-1999 Amendments issued since publication First published November 1990 Amd. No. Date Comments Second edition February1994 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference IST/- Draft for comment 92/63381 DC ISBN 0 580 22943 2 BS ISO/IEC 2382-1:1993 Contents Page Committees responsible Inside front cover National foreword ii Foreword iv Text of ISO/IEC 2382-1 3 CBSI 07-1999 1