ISO/IEC 18023-2 — Abstract transmittal format

3 Definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO/IEC 18023-1 and the following apply.

3.1 external element

data within a SEDRIS transmittal file that is not part of the SEDRIS transmittal

3.2 file reference

specification of a particular file

3.3 object file reference

specification of a particular file containing object instances

3.4 object instance

instance of a SEDRIS data representation model (DRM) class

3.5 SEDRIS transmittal

hierarchy of DRM class instances organized according to the principles described in part 1 of ISO/IEC 18023

[ISO/IEC 18023-1]

3.6 SEDRIS transmittal file

file containing all or part of a SEDRIS transmittal

3.7 subsidiary file reference

specification of a particular file used by object instances

3.8 transmittal format

platform-independent interchange format for SEDRIS transmittals