ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 23584-1 First edition 2009-05-15 Optics and photonics Specification of reference dictionary - Part 1: General overview on organization and structure Optique et photonique - Spécification d'un dictionnaire de réference Partie 1: Apercu general sur I'organisation et la structure Reference number ISO 23584-1:2009(E) @ ISO 2009 py IHS under ted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 23584-1:2009(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ ISO2009 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56. CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail copyright@iso.org Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ Iso 2009 - All rights reserved I without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 23584-1:2009(E) Contents Page Foreword Introduction 1 Scope 2 Normative references. 3 Terms and definitions 4 Principles of specification.. 2 5 ISO/Tc 172 database. 6 Basic structure of the reference dictionary for optics and photonics .. Annex A (informative) Basic definitions and underlying principles . Bibliography..... Copyright International Organizaion for Standardizalon'ghts reserved ii dby IHS under se with Not for Resale