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DS/EN ISO/IEC 17000:2020
Conformity assessment - Vocabulary and general principles (ISO/IEC 17000:2020)
This document specifies general terms and definitions relating to conformity assessment, including the*accreditation of conformity assessment bodies, and to the use of conformity assessment to facilitate*trade. A description of the functional approach to conformity assessment is included in Annex A, as a*further aid to understanding among users of conformity assessment, conformity assessment bodies*and accreditation bodies, in both voluntary and regulatory environments.*This document does not set out to provide a vocabulary for all of the concepts that may need to be used*in describing particular conformity assessment activities. Terms and definitions are given only where*the concept defined would not be understandable from the general language use of the term, or where*an existing standard definition is not applicable.*NOTE 1 – The notes appended to certain definitions offer clarification or examples to facilitate understanding*of the concepts described. In certain cases, the notes may differ in different languages for linguistic reasons, or*additional notes may be given.*NOTE 2 – The terms and definitions are laid out in a systematic order, with an alphabetical index. A term in*a definition or note that is defined in another entry is indicated by bold-face followed by its entry number in*parentheses. Such terms may be replaced by their complete definition.
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