Standards Compliance
Glossarist implements and aligns with multiple ISO standards for terminology management.
ISO 10241-1 — Terminology entries
Terminology entries in standardized terminology. Glossarist implements:
- Concept structure, designations, definitions, sources
- ManagedConcept, LocalizedConcept, ConceptSource
- Relationship types:
deprecates,supersedes,compare,contrast,see
ISO 704 — Terminology work: principles and methods
Concept systems and the concept-term interaction cycle. Glossarist implements:
- Domain classification
- Hierarchical relationships (broader/narrower)
- Concept-term interaction cycle
ISO 30042 / TBX — Terminology markup framework
TBX-XML export via glossarist-ruby (tbx gem). Glossarist supports:
- Term types, abbreviation types, grammatical information
- GCR package format as TBX exchange medium
- 34 TBX term types
ISO 12620 — Data category registry
Term types and data category classifications. Glossarist implements:
- 34 term type values
- Register values (7)
- Part of speech
- Source status/type
ISO 25964 / SKOS — Thesaurus interoperability
SKOS concept schemes and mapping relationships. Glossarist implements:
- 14 SKOS concept schemes (taxonomy TTLs in concept-model)
- Hierarchical relationships: broader/narrower (generic, partitive, instantial)
- Mapping relationships:
exact_match,close_match,broad_match,narrow_match,related_match - SKOS/RDF export via glossarist-ruby
Code systems
| Standard | Purpose | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 639 | Language codes | eng, fra, deu, jpn |
| ISO 15924 | Script codes | Latn, Arab, Cyrl, Hani |
| ISO 24229 | Conversion system codes | Var:jpn-Hrkt:Latn:Hepburn-1886 |
IEC Electropedia compatibility
Glossarist maintains compatibility with IEC Electropedia data format, including URN resolution for IEC and ISO identifiers.