TS ISO/IEC 2382-26

TS ISO/IEC 2382-26 is the part of the information technology vocabulary series dedicated to Open Systems Interconnection (OSI). As a terminology standard, it brings together the concepts used to describe networked systems in a common technical language, helping writers and engineers speak consistently about architecture, data exchange, and interface relationships. This listing also indicates that the standard itself has been withdrawn.

How OSI concepts are organised as terminology

The standard presents terms and definitions for selected concepts in information technology and identifies relationships among the entries. In the OSI context, that matters because open systems interconnection is a conceptual framework for interoperability between systems from different vendors. Terms such as layer, service, protocol, interface, and mapping can sound related, yet they refer to different technical ideas. A vocabulary standard helps keep those distinctions clear and reduces ambiguity in documentation and discussion.

Translation-oriented definitions and practical value

The definitions are drafted to avoid, as far as possible, language-specific peculiarities, which supports translation into other languages. That makes the standard useful not only for translators, but also for organisations that need consistent terminology across specifications, training material, data dictionaries, and engineering documents. In practice, this kind of terminology control is especially helpful in networking and systems documentation, where precise wording affects how concepts are understood and compared.

• Subject: terms and definitions for open systems interconnection
• Scope: selected information technology concepts organised at vocabulary level
• Purpose: to facilitate international technical communication
• Additional aim: to make definitions easier to translate into other languages
• Status: withdrawn TS record