ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 9127 First edition 1988-09-01 INTERNATIONALORGANIZATIONFORSTANDARDIZATION ORGANISATIONINTERNATIONALE DENORMALISATION MEKAYHAPOAHAAOPIAHM3AMAOCTAHAAPTW3ALMM Informationprocessing systems -Userdocumentation andcoverinformationforconsumersoftwarepackages Systemesde traitementdeI'information-DocumentationpourI'utilisateur et renseignementssurI'emballagedesprogicielsgrandpublic Referencenumber ISO 9127:1988 (E) Copyright International Organization for Standardization :44:15 MD ISO 9127 :1988 (E) Foreword Iso (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies).The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISo technical committees. Each member body interested in a subjectforwhichatechnical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, govern- mental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISo, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to themember bodies for approval before their acceptance as International Standards by the ISO Council. They are approved in accordance with ISO procedures requiring at International StandardISO9127was preparedbyTechnical CommitteeISO/TC97, Informationprocessingsystems. Users should note that all International Standards undergo revision from time to time and that any reference made herein to any other International Standard implies its latest edition, unless otherwise stated. InternationalOrganizationforStandardization,1988 Printed in Switzerland Copyright Intermational Organization tor Standardization tted without license from IHS Not for Resale, 04/24/2007 10:44:15 MDT