Concept, typology and justification: Chapter 17. Standard and standards in terminology

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Chapter 17
Standard and standards in terminology

Published online: 14 August 2023

Article outline

1.Beginnings
2.Prior issues in terminology
3.The activity of standardisation in terminology
4.Organisation of standardisation in terminology
5.The results of international terminological standardisation: Comments on TC 37’s standards
- 5.1Standards on the foundations and vocabulary of terminology
- 5.2Standards on work methodology
- 5.3Standards on the representation (not necessarily digital) of terminological data, and data associated with terminological data
- 5.4Standards on digital formats for structuring terminological data
- 5.5Standards on terminology integrated into the automàtic processing of languages
6.Other concepts of terminology standardisation
- 6.1Standardisation with a conceptual basis and an international scope
- 6.2Standardisation with a sociolinguistic basis and a national or local scope
- 6.3Standardisation for development, with cultural and economic bases
7.Some final reflections
- 7.1The different conception of the term ‘standard’ as applied to terminology
- 7.2The (excessive) proliferation of terminology standards
- 7.3The evolution of standards in conjunction with the evolution
  of terminology as a discipline and its methodological possibilities
Notes