
ISO/TC 37 technical committee – Language and terminology
Selected relevant standards:
1. Principles and methods
- ISO 704:2009 – Terminology work – Principles and methods
Introduction and Terms and definitions is available for free.
- ISO 860:2007 – Terminology work – Harmonization of concepts and terms
Introduction and Terms and definitions is available for free.
- ISO 1087-1:2000 – Vocabulary – Part 1: Theory and application
- ISO/DIS 1087 (under development) – Terminology work – Vocabulary
- ISO 29383:2010 – Terminology policies – Development and implementation
- ISO/NP 29383 (under development) – Terminology policies – Development and implementation
2. Terminology workflow and language coding
- ISO 12615:2004 – Bibliographic references and source identifiers for terminology work
- ISO 12616:2002 – Translation-oriented terminography
Introduction and Terms and definitions is available for free.
- ISO/AWI 12616-1 (under development) – Terminology work in support of multilingual communication — Part 1: Fundamentals of translation-oriented terminography
- ISO 15188:2001 – Project management guidelines for terminology standardization
Introduction and Terms and definitions is available for free.
- ISO 22128:2008 – Terminology products and services — Overview and guidance
Introduction and Terms and definitions is available for free.
- ISO 23185:2009 – Assessment and benchmarking of terminological resources — General concepts, principles and requirements
Introduction and Terms and definitions is available for free.
3. Management of terminology resources
- ISO/DIS 12620 (under development) – Terminology and other language and content resources — Data category specifications
Introduction and Terms and definitions is available for free.
- ISO 16642:2017 – Computer applications in terminology — Terminological markup framework
Introduction and Terms and definitions is available for free.
ISO 22274:2013 – Systems to manage terminology, knowledge and content — Concept-related aspects for developing and internationalizing classification systems
Introduction and Terms and definitions is available for free.
- ISO 26162:2012 – Systems to manage terminology, knowledge and content — Design, implementation and maintenance of terminology management systems
Introduction and Terms and definitions is available for free.
- ISO/CD 26162-1 (under development) – Systems to manage terminology, knowledge and content — Terminology databases — Part 1: Design
- ISO/CD 26162-2 – Systems to manage terminology, knowledge and content — Terminology databases — Part 2: Software
- ISO/NP 26162-3 – Systems to manage terminology, knowledge and content — Terminology databases — Part 3: Content
- ISO 30042:2008 Preview – Systems to manage terminology, knowledge and content — TermBase eXchange (TBX)
Introduction and Terms and definitions is available for free.
- ISO/DIS 30042 Preview (under development) – Systems to manage terminology, knowledge and content — TermBase eXchange (TBX)
4. Language resource management
5. Translation, interpreting and related technology
Resources with overviews about terminology standards:
- Delyth Prys: International Terminology Policy Standards, VIII EAFT Terminology Summit, 2016
- Uwe Muegge: Translation Standards: Terminology Work (last updated in 2008)
- EuroTermBank: Towards consolidation of European terminology resources, 2006. Section 2.4 Terminology standardization
- LISE (Legal Languages Interoperability Services): Guidelines for collaborative legal/administrative terminology work, 2013, Section 8. Relevant international standards
- ISO 704:2000 Terminology work – Principles and methods (replaced by ISO 704:2009)