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IEC 61360
, with the title "Standard data element types with associated classification scheme", is a series of
standard documents
defining a general purpose vocabulary in terms of a reference dictionary published by the
International Electrotechnical Commission
.
Intended use
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The vocabulary specified in IEC 61360 may be used to define
ontologies
for use in the field of
electrotechnology
, electronics and related domains.
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Structure
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The IEC 61360 series is structured into different parts:
- IEC 61360-1 - Part 1: Definitions - Principles and methods
- IEC 61360-2 - Part 2: EXPRESS dictionary schema
- IEC 61360-4 - Part 4: IEC Common Data Dictionary (IEC CDD)
- IEC 61360-6 - Part 6: IEC Common Data Dictionary (IEC CDD) quality guidelines
IEC 61360-1 provides a detailed introduction to the structure of the dictionary and its use.
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IEC 61360-2 specifies the detailed dictionary data model and IEC 61360-6 stipulates quality criteria for the content of the dictionary.
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The data model defined in IEC 61360-2 is also published in ISO 13584-42.
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The IEC provides a technical dictionary for the use in the electro-technical and electronic domain which is published as IEC 61360-4. This dictionary is called
IEC Common Data Dictionary (IEC CDD)
and can be accessed as a web page (
https://cdd.iec.ch
).
See also
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IEC 61360 also defines the base for other product taxonomies like
eCl@ss
.
Industrie 4.0
uses product property description based on IEC 61360.
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