TS EN 62023

TS EN 62023 is a withdrawn standard concerned with how technical information and documentation are structured. The title points to a general framework for organising technical content so that headings, sections, identifiers and information units are arranged consistently across a document set or information system. In technical documentation, the goal is not only to write content, but to make it findable, reusable and coherent for different users and document types.

Core idea in technical documentation structuring

In general technical practice, structuring means breaking product, system or process information into logical units and defining clear relationships between them. This supports consistency across user manuals, maintenance documents, parts lists, technical descriptions and electronic publications. When documentation is well structured, readers can locate relevant information faster, updates become easier to manage, and terminology can be controlled more reliably across related documents.

What this title typically points to in practice

• Organising information into topics and subtopics
• Using consistent naming and cross-references between document parts
• Supporting reusable content across document types
• Preserving technical terminology with stable meaning and form
• Improving navigation in both printed and digital documentation

The TSE record shows that this edition was adopted in 2001 and later withdrawn in 2005, but it does not provide clause-level detail here. TS EN 62023 therefore serves as a reference point for the discipline of technical communication and information architecture, especially where the organisation of content matters as much as the content itself. It highlights that technical documentation is about structure and use context, not just wording.