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Establish and maintain definitions for terminological entries.


CONTROL ID
13319
CONTROL TYPE
Establish/Maintain Documentation
CLASSIFICATION
Preventive

SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED CONTROLS



This Control directly supports the implied Control(s):
  • Establish and maintain terminological entries and their definitions., CC ID: 13318

This Control has the following implementation support Control(s):
  • Consider the needs of the target audience when creating definitions., CC ID: 16232
  • Limit term definitions to a single concept., CC ID: 13395
  • Use definition types that fit the purpose of the term definition., CC ID: 13422
  • Standardize term definitions., CC ID: 13391
  • Craft the definition to reflect the concept system in which the term is found., CC ID: 13384
  • Review term definitions before finalizing them., CC ID: 13421


SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH



  • writing or identifying and analysing definitions; (5.4.2 ¶ 1 Bullet 6, ISO 704:2022 Terminology work — Principles and methods, 4)
  • A definition shall provide the essential characteristics and thus distinguish the concept from other concepts. Unlike an encyclopaedic description (see 6.6.3), a definition's main purpose is not to provide all details about a given concept. (6.1 ¶ 1, ISO 704:2022 Terminology work — Principles and methods, 4)