BS ISO 2382-18:1987

0. Introduction
Section one. General
1. Scope and field of application
2. References
3. Principles and rules followed
3.1 Definition of an entry
3.2 Organization of an entry
3.3 Classification of entries
3.4 Selection of terms and wording of definitions
3.5 Multiple meanings
3.6 Abbreviations
37 Use of parentheses
3.8 Use of brackets
3.9 Use of terms printed in italic typeface in
       definitions and use of asterisk
3.10 Spelling
3.11 Organization of the alphabetical index
Section two. Terms and definitions
       18. Disturbed data processing
       18.01 Network topology
       18.02 General
       18.03 Network functions
Alphabetical indexes
English
French

Describes, in two languages, terms and definitions of selected concepts relevant to the field of information processing and identifies relationships between the entries. In order to facilitate their translation into other languages, the definitions are drafted so as to avoid, as far as possible, any peculiarity attached to a language. This part defines the most currently used concepts in distributed data processing. It deals in particular with the topology and the functions of networks.