ISO 12656:2001

Micrographics — Use of bar codes on aperture cards

This International Standard specifies the type, dimensions, and positions of the coding on aperture cards that comply with ISO 3272-3. This International Standard is applicable to OCR characters, bar codes, Hollerith, and printed Hollerith codes. It is not applicable to compressed bar codes.

Micrographie — Emploi de codes à barres sur les cartes d'ouverture

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-May-2001
• ICS: 37.080 - Document imaging applications
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 171 - Document management applications
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 171 - Document management applications
• Current Stage: 9093 - International Standard confirmed
• Completion Date: 04-Dec-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 12656
First edition
2001-06-01
Micrographics — Use of bar codes on
aperture cards
Micrographie — Emploi de codes à barres sur les cartes à fenêtre
Reference number
ISO 12656:2001(E)
©
ISO 2001

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ISO 12656:2001(E)
Foreword
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International Standard ISO 12656 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 171, Document imaging
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ISO 12656:2001(E)
Introduction
Aperture cards are widely used for the storage and distribution of technical drawings and associated documents.
For more than twenty years, punched codes have been used to identify the cards. Recent developments in
encoding methods have led to the introduction of a number of printed codes that can be read by automated means.
These machine-readable codes are simpler to apply than punched codes and require less expensive equipment.
This International Standard has been prepared to ensure that machine-readable codes appear in a standard
position with standard dimensions on each card, to facilitate the use of these machine-readable codes in automatic
equipment.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 12656:2001(E)
Micrographics — Use of bar codes on aperture cards
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies the type, dimensions, and positions of the coding on aperture cards that
comply with ISO 3272-3.
This International Standard is applicable to OCR characters, bar codes, Hollerith, and printed Hollerith codes. It is
not applicable to compressed bar codes.
2 Normative references
The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of
this International Standard. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these
publications do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this International Standard are encouraged to
investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the normative documents indicated below. For
undated references, the latest edition of the norm
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