ISO 12620:1999
Computer applications in terminology - Data categories

Standard No.

ISO 12620:1999

Release Date

1999

Published By

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Status

Withdraw

Replace By

ISO 12620:2009

Latest

ISO 12620:2019

Scope

This International Standard specifies data categories for recording terminological information in both computerized and non-computerized environments and for the interchange and retrieval of terminological information independent of the local software applications or hardware environments in which these data categories are used. Some of the data categories specified in this International Standard derive requirements from definitions taken from other ISO terminology standards, e.g., ISO 1087 and ISO 5127, so as to harmonize the content of data categories across systems and to facilitate data interchange. The systematic arrangement of data categories in this International Standard is determined by database management considerations and does not reflect any theoretical arrangement of related terms and concepts used in other standards. If applied for the purpose of interchanging machine-readable terminology, it is recommended that this International Standard be used in conjunction with ISO 12200, although it can also be used for modeling terminological information independent of computer applications. It is not the purpose of this International Standard to specify actual data categories used in local database applications, because translation routines can be employed to convert application data categories to the universal categories specified here, provided that the values of the data associated with these categories are harmonized according to the relevant data category defini-tions. It is also not the purpose of this International Standard to specify precise relationships among data categories, such as repeatability and combinability. These features remain the province of the individual database application and of ISO 12200. Nor does this International Standard prescribe a mandatory base set of data categories for local applications. This International Standard does not specify data categories for the markup of bibliographic data entries. ISO 12083:1994, annex B, includes bibliographic elements among other elements cited as useful in the preparation and markup of machine-readable documents. Annex B of this International Standard lists data categories that correspond to elements cited in ISO 12083 and that are appropriate for the documentation of bibliographic citations in terminological entries. NOTE - ISO 12200:1999, annex B, provides additional information on the application of the bibliographic elements in ISO 12083 to the documentation of bibliographic information in terminological entries for those cases involving exchange of machine-readable terminology.

ISO 12620:1999 Referenced Document

• ISO 1087:1990 Terminology; vocabulary
• ISO 12083:1994 Information and documentation - Electronic manuscript preparation and markup
• ISO 12200:1999 Computer applications in terminology - Machine-readable terminology interchange format (MARTIF) - Negotiated interchange
• ISO 3166-1:1997 Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions - Part 1: Country codes
• ISO 3166-2:1998 Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions - Part 2: Country subdivision code
• ISO 3166-3:1999 Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions - Part 3: Code for formerly used names of countries
• ISO 5127-2:1983 Documentation and information; Vocabulary; Part 2: Traditional documents Bilingual edition
• ISO 5127-6:1983 Documentation and information; Vocabulary; Part 6: Documentary languages Bilingual edition
• ISO 639-2:1998 Codes for the representation of names of languages - Part 2: Alpha-3 code
• ISO 639:1988 Code for the representation of names of languages
• ISO 8601:1988 Data elements and interchange formats — Information interchange — Representation of dates and times

ISO 12620:1999 history

• 2019 ISO 12620:2019 Management of terminology resources — Data category specifications
• 2009 ISO 12620:2009 Terminology and other language and content resources - Specification of data categories and management of a Data Category Registry for language resources
• 1999 ISO 12620:1999 Computer applications in terminology - Data categories