IEC TR 63283-1:2022

Industrial-process measurement, control and automation - Smart manufacturing - Part 1: Terms and definitions

IEC TR 63283-1:2022(E) is to compile a comprehensive collection of base terminology with compatible terms that can become relevant within the scope of Smart Manufacturing. Most of these terms refer to existing definitions in the domain of industrial-process measurement, control and automation and its various subdomains. When multiple similar definitions exist for the exact same term in different standards, this document contains only the preferred definition in the context of Smart Manufacturing. Whenever the existing definitions are not compatible with other terms in this document or when the definition does not fit into the broader scope of Smart Manufacturing, new or modified definitions are given.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 08-Mar-2022
• ICS: 25.040.40 - Industrial process measurement and control
• Technical Committee: TC 65 - Industrial-process measurement, control and automation
• Drafting Committee: WG 23 - TC 65/WG 23
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 08-Apr-2022
• Completion Date: 09-Mar-2022

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IEC TR 63283-1 ®
Edition 1.0 2022-03
TECHNICAL
REPORT
Industrial-process measurement, control and automation – Smart
manufacturing –
Part 1: Terms and definitions
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IEC TR 63283-1 ®
Edition 1.0 2022-03
TECHNICAL
REPORT
Industrial-process measurement, control and automation – Smart

manufacturing –
Part 1: Terms and definitions
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 25.040.40 ISBN 978-2-8322-1086-0

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 6
3.1 Terms and definitions . 6
3.2 Abbreviations . 76
Bibliography . 78

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INDUSTRIAL-PROCESS MEASUREMENT,
CONTROL AND AUTOMATION –
SMART MANUFACTURING –
Part 1: Terms and definitions
FOREWORD
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IEC TR 63283-1 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 65: Industrial-process
measurement, control and automation. It is a Technical Report.
The text of this Technical Report is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
65/863/DTR 65/904/RVDTR
Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
The language used for the development of this Technical Report is English.

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measurement, control and automation – Smart manufacturing, can be found on the IEC website.
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INTRODUCTION
This document presents a vocabulary for terms that can become relevant within the scope of
Smart Manufacturing. It is not intended to be a vocabulary for Smart Manufacturing, but it
includes more than the terms from the other parts of this series.

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INDUSTRIAL-PROCESS MEASUREMENT,
CONTROL AND AUTOMATION –
SMART MANUFACTURING –
Part 1: Terms and definitions
1 Scope
The scope of this document is to compile a comprehensive collection of base terminology with
compatible terms that can become relevant within the scope of Smart Manufacturing. Most of
these terms refer to existing definitions in the domain of industrial-process measurement,
control and automation and its various subdomains. When multiple similar definitions exist for
the exact same term in different standards, this document contains only the preferred definition
in the context of Smart Manufacturing. Whenever the existing definitions are not compatible
with other terms in this document or when the definition does not fit into the broader scope of
Smart Manufacturing, new or modified definitions are given.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1.1
template
specification of the common features of a collection of s in sufficient detail that an can
be instantiated using it in its appropriate context
Note 1 to entry: can be anything that has a type.
[SOURCE: ISO 15745-1:2003, 3.33, modified – "in its appropriate context" added to definition]
3.1.2
access
ability and means to communicate with or otherwise interact with a system in order to use
system resources
Note 1 to entry: Access may involve physical access (authorization to be allowed physically in an area, possession
of a physical key lock, PIN code, or access card or biometric attributes that allow access) or logical access
(authorization to log in to a system and application, through a combination of logical and physical means).
[SOURCE: IEC TS 62443-1-1:2009, 3.2.1]

3.1.3
access control
protection of system resources against unauthorized access; a process by which use of system
resources is regulated according to a security policy and is permitted by only authorized entities
(users, programs, processes, or other systems) according to that policy
[SOURCE: IEC TS 62443-1-1:2009, 3.2.2]
3.1.4
accountability
property of a system (including all of its system resources) that ensures the actions of a system
entity may be traced uniquely to that entity, which can be held responsible for its actions
[SOURCE: IEC TS 62443-1-1:2009, 3.2.3]
3.1.5
action
something which happens
Note 1 to entry: Every action of interest for modelling purposes is associated with at least one object (see
ISO/IEC 10746-2).
[SOURCE: ISO 15745-1:2003, 3.1]
3.1.6
activity
group of tasks that are classified as having a common objective
[SOURCE: IEC 62264-1:2013, 3.1.1]
3.1.7
actor
entity that communicates and interacts
Note 1 to entry: These actors can include people, software applications, systems, databases, and even the power
system itself.
[SOURCE: IEC 62559-2:2015, 3.2]
3.1.8
actuating drive
physical unit used for driving mechanically actuated final controlling elements
Note 1 to entry: Examples of actuating drives are electric, hydraulic or pneumatic actuating drives, diaphragm
systems or piston actuators.
Note 2 to entry: No actuating drive is required for a final controlling element if the manipulated variable at the
controller output is capable of directly influencing the mass flow or energy flow, i.e. without any mechanical
intermediate variable quantity.
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-351:2013, 351-56-16]
3.1.9
actuator
functional unit that receives a signal to drive the final controlling element from its output variable
Note 1 to entry: If the final controlling element is mechanically actuated, it is controlled via an actuating drive. The
actuator drives the actuating drive in this case.

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[SOURCE: IEC 60050-351:2013, 351-49-07, modified – "generates the manipulated variable"
changed to "receives a signal", "of the controlling element", example and figures removed from
definition]
3.1.10
adaptive design
interoperability with assistive technology
3.1.11
administrator
user role whose responsibilities include controlling access to and implementing security policies
for a system
3.1.12
administration shell
virtual digital and active representation of an Industrie 4.0 component in the Industrie 4.0
system
[SOURCE: IEC PAS 63088:2017, 3.1, modified – "Industrie" added twice, note to entry deleted]
3.1.13
aggregation
special form of association that specifies a whole-part relationship between the
aggregate (whole) and a component part
[SOURCE: ISO 15745-1:2003, 3.3]
3.1.14
alarm
audible and/or visible means of indicating to the operator an equipment malfunction, proces
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