5.4.7. Key Points

Here are some key points to remember:

• Terminology standards are standard specific since they specify which terms should be used in a standard and how these terms are to be understood.
• Terminology standards support standard development.
• Work is carried out collaboratively by committees, subcommittees or working groups composed of members with a broad representation.
• Agreements on the terms and definitions are arrived at in meetings and by consensus of the participating members.
• Terminology standard development should follow established production rules and comply with existing terminology technical standards.