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INCITS/ISO/IEC 5218-2004
Information Interchange - Representation of Human Sexes (formerly ANSI/ISO 5218-1977)
This International Standard specifies a uniform representation of human sexes for the interchange of information. It is intended to • reduce the time required to record and/or format the representation of sexes and transmit the corresponding data; • improve clarity and accuracy of interchange; • minimize the amount of human intervention required for communicating the representation of sexes; and • reduce costs.
InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards [incits]