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FOREWORD 3

INTRODUCTION 5

1 Sco e 6

2 Normative ref eren es 6

3 Terms an def i ition 6

An ex A (informative) Some terms explained by examples 10

Biblogra h 13

INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION

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GRA PHICAL SYMBOLS FOR USE ON EQUIPEMENT –

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3 Terms and def initions

For the purp ses of this doc ment, the f ol owin terms an def i ition a ply

3.1

c ution

sig al word u ed to in icate a p tential y hazardou situation whic , if not avoided, may res lt

in minor or moderate injury

[SOURCE: ISO 17 2 :2 0 , 6]

3.2

da ger

sig al word u ed to in icate an imminently hazardou situation whic , if not avoided, may

res lt in de th or seriou injury

[SOURCE: ISO 17 2 :2 0 , 18]

3.3

dy amic graphic l s mb l

gra hical s mb l for u e on a monitor s re n an a con ole display whose colour an /or

a p aran e c an e in ac ordan e with the internal statu of the piece of eq ipment

3.4

glyph

recogniza le a stract gra hic s mb l whic is in e en ent of an sp cific design

[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 9 41-1:19 1, 3.12]

3.5

glyph ima e

image of a glyph, as o tained f om a glyph re resentation displayed on a presentation s race

[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 9 41-1:19 1, 3.15]

3.6

graphic s mbol

vis al re resentation of a gra hic c aracter or of a comp site seq en e

[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 10 4 -1:19 3, 4.19]

3.7

graphic c ara ter

c aracter, other than a control f un tion, that has a vis al re resentation normal y han writen,

printed, or displayed

[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 10 4 -1:19 3, 4.18]

3.8

graphic l s mb l

vis al y p rce tible fig re with a p rtic lar me nin u ed to tran mit information

in e en ently of lan uage

Note 1 to e try: Th u iq e n ture of gra hic l s mb ls is th ir la g a e in e e d n e Th ref ore, th u e of

leters a d p n tu tio mark a gra hic l s mb l eleme ts s o ld b a oid d

Note 2 to e try: Gra hic l s mb ls are u u ly a stra t re re e tatio s th t sta d for s methin b t th t re uire

le rnin o th p rt of u ers to ta e o th ir me nin

[SOURCE: IEC 8 416-1:2 0 , 3.4]

[SOURCE: ISO 17 2 :2 0 , 31]

3.9

graphic l s mb l for us on e uipme t

gra hical s mb l for u e on as ociated as embles inten ed to ac ieve a defined final

o jective

[SOURCE: Derived fom IEC 8 416-1:2 0 ]

3.10

icon

graphical s mb l presented on a s re n or display

Note 1 to e try: Ic n c n b static, intera tiv a d c a g a th re ult of u er in ut or d n mic a d c a g a

th re ult of e uipme t statu

Note 2 to e try: Altern tiv d finitio s d p n in o d main are a folows:

– u er intera e [s mb l / o je t re re e tin a o je t or a f un tio of th c mp ter s stem

[ISO/IEC FC 1 5 1 10,3.4 mo if i d]

– s mb l or c mbin tio of s mb ls in gra hic l u er interf ac s re re e tin a f un tio of th c mp ter s stem

– o je t of ma ip latio of a fu ctio of th c mp ter s stem thro g gra hic l u er intera e for c mp ter

a plc tio s

• Ic n s o ld b gra hic l re re e tatio s th t c n e informatio with a minimum rela c o la g a e

• Ic n h v d n mic n ture d p n in o th fu ctio of th c mp ter s stem

• Ic n ma b e tirely a stra t, lk gra hic l s mb ls, or pictorial lk picto rams, or fal at s me p int

b twe n th s e treme

[SOURCE: ISO 8 416-4:2 05, 3.3]

simpl fied pictorial re resentation , u ed to g ide p o le an tel them how to ac ieve a

certain go l

Note 1 to e try: Picto rams s o ld b gra hic l re re e tatio s th t c n e informatio with a minimum of

rela c o la g a e

Note 2 to e try: Picto rams are, a f ar a p s ible, s lfe pla atory, a d re uire ltleor n le rnin o th p rt of

u ers

Note 3 to e try: Pictorial re re e tatio c n b two- or thre -dime sio al

[SOURCE: ITU-T E.121:2 0 , 3.1, modif ied]

3.12

s fety relate graphic l s mb l

gra hical s mb l f or u e on eq ipment that con ey a mes age with a relation to p rsonal

an /or eq ipment saf ety an that is not q alfied as a safety sig , e.g b cau e the related

ris is comp ratively low

Note 1 to e try: A s fety relate gra hic l s mb l ma e.g e pre s a pro ibitio (Do n t !) or a warnin

relate to a s e ific h z rd (Ca tio ! ), h we er it is n t re uire to u e th s f ety c lo rs a d s a e a c rdin

to ISO 3 6 It c n b sta d rdiz d in IEC 6 417 or ISO 7 0

3.13

s fety sign

sig whic gives a general safety mes age, o tained by a combination of colour an

ge metric s a e an whic , by the ad ition of a gra hical s mb l, gives a p rtic lar safety

[SOURCE: ISO 17 2 :2 0 , 6 ]

3.14

sign

config ration of vis al elements in lu in s mb ls, text an s a es inten ed to commu icate

a given me nin

[SOURCE: ISO 17 2 :2 0 , 71]

3.15

sign l word

word that cal s at ention to a p tential y or imminently hazardou situation

[SOURCE: ISO 17 2 :2 0 , 7 ]

3.16

vis al (au ible or tacti e) sig , sin le let er, n meral, pu ctuation mark e c of whic has a

f i ed me nin

Note 1 to e try: Symb ls are u u ly gra hic l re re e tatio s th t c n e inf ormatio with ltle rela c o

la g a e

Note 2 to e try: Symb ls are u u ly a stra t re re e tatio s th t sta d for s methin b t th t re uire le rnin

o th p rt of u ers to ta e o th ir me nin

Note 3 to e try: Ex mple of s mb ls are gra hic l s mb ls, gra hic s mb ls, c ara ter s mb ls, c emic l

s mb ls, math matic l s mb ls, mu ic l s mb ls, s x s mb ls, statu s mb ls, ta tie s mb ls, a dible s mb ls

3.17

warning

sig al word u ed to in icate a p tential y hazardou situation whic , if not avoided, could

res lt in de th or seriou injury

[SOURCE: ISO 17 2 :2 0 , 8 ]

Annex A

(inf or mative)

Some terms explained by examples

3.3

d namic grap ic l symb l

gra hic l s mb l for u e o a

mo itor s re n a d a c n ole

dis la wh s c lo r a d/or

a p ara c c a g in

a c rd n e with th intern l

statu of th pie e of

e uipme t

IEC 6 417-5 7

(2 0 - 1 0 )

IEC 6 417-5 7

-(2 12-0 -01

IEC 6 417-5 7 -2

(2 12-0 - 5)

IEC 6 417-5 7 -3

(2 12-0 -01

IEC6 7 4:2 14,

IEC 6 7 4:2 14,

IEC 6 7 4:2 14,

IEC 6 7 4:2 14,

IEC 6 417-5 4

(2 0 -0 -0 )

IEC 6 417-6 3

A-(2 15-0 -0 )

IEC 6 417-6 3 A-2

(2 15-0 -0 )

3.4

gly h

re o niz ble a stra t gra hic

s mb l whic is in e e d nt

of a y s e if i d sig

NOT This e ample is ta e

fom ISO/IEC 10 4 , U+ 0 1

A

3.5

gly h image

ima e of a gly h, a o tain d

f rom a gly h re re e tatio

dis la e o a pre e tatio

s ra e

A

3.6

grap icsymb l

vis al re re e tatio of a

gra hic c ara ter or of a

c mp site s q e c

A

3.7

grap icchara ter

c ara ter, oth r th n a c ntrol

f un tio , th t h s a vis al

re re e tatio n rmaly

h n write , printe , or

dis la e

A