Terms, Definitions and Abbreviations

Please note: the definitions of terms are only valid in a certain context. This glossary applies only within the context of this document.

Note 1 to entry: an application can be distributed among resources and may communicate with other applications.

Note 1 to entry: Asset Administration Shell and Administration Shell are used synonymously.

Note 1 to entry: capabilities can be orchestrated and structured hierarchically.

Note 2 to entry: capabilities can be made executable via services.

Note 3 to entry: the impact manifests itself in a measurable effect within the physical world.

Note 1 to entry: there are specific identifiers, e.g. UUID Universal unique identifier, IEC 15418 (GS1).

EXAMPLE 1: lowest value specified of a quantity, established for a specified set of operating conditions at which a component, device, equipment, or system can operate and perform according to specified requirements.

Note 1 to entry: additional information about the nature of the value can be obtained from the definition of the Property information object to which the value belongs.

EXAMPLE 1: highest value specified of a quantity, established for a specified set of operating conditions at which a component, device, equipment, or system can operate and perform according to specified requirements.

Note 1 to entry: additional information about the nature of the value can be obtained from the definition of the Property information object to which the value belongs.

Note 1 to entry: additional information about the nature of the value can be obtained from the definition of the Property information object to which the value belongs.

EXAMPLE 1: typical information content of non-quantitative properties is items such as codes, abbreviations, names, references, or descriptions.

Note 1 to entry: the concept of type and instance applies to properties.

Note 2 to entry: this definition applies to properties as described in IEC 61360/ ISO 13584-42.

Note 3 to entry: the property types are defined in dictionaries (like IEC component data dictionary or ECLASS), they do not have a value. The property type is also called data element type in some standards.

Note 4 to entry: the property instances have a value and are provided by the manufacturers. A property instance is also called property-value pair in certain standards.

Note 5 to entry: properties include nominal value, actual value, runtime variables, measurement values, etc.

Note 6 to entry: a property describes one characteristic of a given object.

Note 7 to entry: a property can have attributes such as code, version, and revision.

Note 8 to entry: the specification of a property can include predefined choices of values.