SC 1 - Vocabulary

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1990. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition included the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: Terms and definitions have been revised to align with those used in the documents listed in the normative references. It has the status of a horizontal standard in accordance with IEC Guide 108.

IEC 60050-901:2013 gives the general terminology used in the field of standardization, as well as general terms pertaining to specific applications and associated technologies. It has the status of a horizontal standard in accordance with IEC Guide 108:2006.

It has the status of a horizontal standard in accordance with IEC Guide 108.

IEC 60050-617:2009 has been published as a consequence of deregulation of the electricity market, it appeared necessary to establish a common glossary with those terms defining actors in the market, interface between actors and the technical or financial terms having a specific meaning in the context of electricity market. This horizontal standard IEC 60050-617:2009 is primarily intended for use by technical committees in the preparation of standards in accordance with the principles laid down in IEC Guide 108. One of the responsibilities of a technical committee is, wherever applicable, to make use of horizontal standards in the preparation of its publications. The contents of this horizontal standard will not apply unless specifically referred to or included in the relevant publications. The content of 60050-617 will be freely available at www.electropedia.org. Electropedia (also known as the IEV Online) is the world's most comprehensive online electrical and electronic terminology database containing more than 20 000 terms and definitions.

It has the status of a horizontal standard in accordance with IEC Guide 108.

IEC 60050-192:2015 gives the general terminology used in the field of dependability. The terms are generic and are applicable to all fields of dependability methodology, including electrotechnical applications. The document is not an exhaustive vocabulary for all IEC standards in the dependability field: definitions for some specialized terms may only be found in the relevant standards. This document replaces sections 1 to 20 of IEC 60050-191:1990, which has been subjected to a systematic, in-depth review and revision, in order to reflect the current usage of the terms in the dependability field, to introduce new terms from new or revised standards, and other informed sources, and to provide a grammatical form, and presentation to comply with the IEC directives. It has the status of a horizontal standard in accordance with IEC Guide 108:2006. This terminology is consistent with the terminology developed in the other specialized parts of the IEV.

Deals with electrical installations such as those of residential, industrial or commercial premises. It has the status of a horizontal standard in accordance with IEC Guide 108.

IEC 60050-904:2015 gives the general terminology used in the field of environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems. It has the status of a horizontal standard in accordance with IEC Guide 108:2006. This terminology is consistent with the terminology developed in the other specialized parts of the IEV.

It has the status of a horizontal standard in accordance with IEC Guide 108.

IEC 60050-902:2013 gives the general terminology used in the field of conformity assessment, as well as general terms pertaining to specific applications and associated technologies. It has the status of a horizontal standard in accordance with IEC Guide 108:2006.

This part of IEC 60050 gives the general terminology used in insulators. This terminology is consistent with the terminology developed in the other specialized parts of the IEV. It has the status of a horizontal standard in accordance with IEC Guide 108.

IEC 60050-903:2013 gives the general terminology used in risk assessment. It has the status of a horizontal standard in accordance with IEC Guide 108:2006.