IIW 2018 Thomas Lecture

S t a n d a r d i s a t i o n – A v a l u a b l e t o o l t o ( r e a l l y ) c l a r i f y g l o b a l e c o n o m i c e x c h a n g e s ( ? )

3 - Terminology work

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Overview  Often disregarded by technicians and engineers…  Base of all standardisation activities and even of all oral and written exchanges between human beings!  Defined as : “study of the development, usage and interrelationships of terms within a specified domain”.  Ensure common understanding of a given concept; particularly helpful for translation work.

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INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WELDING – IIW 2018 THOMAS LECTURE Jérôme DIETSCH, Standardisation officer, Institut de Soudure, France