ISO PAS 16917:2002 pdf download Ships and marine technology — Data transfer standard for maritime and intermodal transportation and security
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO/IEC 11179 (all parts), Specification and standardization of data elements
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms, abbreviations and definitions apply.
3.1 General terms and abbreviations
3.1.1
EDI
Electronic Data Interchange
3.1.2
STEP
standard for exchange of product model data according to ISO 10303
3.1.3
Data-Transfer Document
set of data elements in some standard protocol (EDI, XML, etc.)
3.1.4
XML
extensible markup language
3.2 Terms taken from ISO/IEC 11179-1:1999
NOTE Certain terms have been adapted.
3.2.1
attribute
characteristic of an object or entity
3.2.2
attribute value
representation of an instance of an attribute
3.2.3
certified data element
recorded data element that has met the quality requirements specified in ISO/IEC 11179
3.2.4
classification scheme
arrangement or division of objects into groups based on characteristics that the objects have in common, e.g. origin, composition, structure, application, function, etc.
3.2.5
classification scheme item
discrete components of content in a classification scheme
NOTE These may be the nodes of a taxonomy/ontology, the terms of a thesaurus, etc.
3.2.6
classified component
administered component of a data element that may be classified in one or more classification schemes NOTE These components include the object class, property, representation class, data element concept, value domain, and data element.
3.2.7
comments
remarks on the data element
3.2.8
concept
unit of thought constituted through abstraction on the basis of characteristics common to a set of objects
[ISO 1087:1990]
3.2.9
context
designation or description of the application environment or discipline in which a name is applied or from which it originates
3.2.10
data
representation of facts, concepts, or instructions in a formalized manner, suitable for communication,interpretation, or processing by humans or by automatic means
3.2.11
data dictionary
database used for data that refers to the use and structure of other data; that is, a database for the storage of metadata
[ANSI X3.172-1990]
See also data element dictionary.
3.2.12
data element
unit of data for which the definition, identification, representation, and permissible values are specified by means of a set of attributes
3.2.13
data element concept
concept that can be represented in the form of a data element, described independently of any particular representation
3.2.14
data element dictionary
information resource that lists and defines all relevant data elements See also register.
3.2.15
data element facet
any aspect of a data element that is subject to classification
NOTE This includes object class, property, representation, and data element concept.