BS 3669:1963

Withdrawn

Recommendations for the selection, formation and definition of technical terms

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

05-15-1998

Language(s)

English

Published date

11-07-1963

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Co-operating organizations
Foreword
Part 1. General
1 Scope
2 Everyday words and technical terms
3 Application of principles
Part 2. Concepts
4 The nature of concepts
5 The clarification of concepts
6 Definition
Part 3. Terminology
7 The selection and formation of technical terms
8 Changes in terms and meanings
9 The form of a technical term
10 Homonyms, synonyms and transferred terms
11 The use of extension
12 Cumulative and circular definition
13 Field of applicability

Recommends a procedure to be followed in establishing technical terms and in drafting their definitions. The standard emphasizes the need for clarifying concepts and lays down the basis for the construction of terms. It gives guidance on methods of expressing and amplifying definitions, both singly and in glossaries.

Committee	IDT/2
DevelopmentNote	OBSOLETE - no longer supported by UK industry
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	20
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Withdrawn

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