ISO 12200:1999
Computer applications in terminology - Machine-readable terminology interchange format (MARTIF) - Negotiated interchange

Standard No.

ISO 12200:1999

Release Date

1999

Published By

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Status

Withdraw

Latest

ISO 12200:1999

Scope

This International Standard is based on ISO 8879. It deals with negotiated interchange and is designed to be as open and flexible as possible in order to cover all types and forms of terminological entry structures that occur in terminological databases and specialized dictionaries, as well as among various applications, operating systems, and hardware platforms. ISO 12200 is primarily designed for use with terminological data that can be stored, read, retrieved and manipulated by a computer. It is not limited to any specific software or hardware configurations. The primary purpose of this International Standard is to provide guidance for programmers and analysts in designing export and import software for data interchange between terminology databases. The Document Type Definition (DTD) specified in this International Standard permits partial validation of interchange files using a general-purpose SGML parser (i.e., con-firmation that the document conforms to the structure specified by the DTD). NOTE - Before an initial interchange between new partners, some level of data examination, negotiation, and adjustment of conversion routines can be necessary. This International Standard can also be used for the creation of conversion routines to accommodate data encoded according to ISO 6156. It is recommended that this International Standard be used in conjunction with ISO 12620. This International Standard does not specify the structure and function of individual databases.

ISO 12200:1999 Referenced Document

• ISO 12083:1994 Information and documentation - Electronic manuscript preparation and markup
• ISO 12620:1999 Computer applications in terminology - Data categories
• ISO 8601:1988 Data elements and interchange formats — Information interchange — Representation of dates and times
• ISO/IEC 10646-1:1993 Information technology — Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set (UCS) — Part 1: Architecture and Basic Multilingual Plane

ISO 12200:1999 history

• 1999 ISO 12200:1999 Computer applications in terminology - Machine-readable terminology interchange format (MARTIF) - Negotiated interchange