IEEE - PC63.14/D4
Draft Guide for American Standard Dictionary of Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) including Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3)
| Organization: | IEEE |
| Publication Date: | 1 August 2023 |
| Status: | pending |
| Page Count: | 87 |
scope:
This standard provides definitions of terms associated with electromagnetic environmental effects including electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), electromagnetic pulse (EMP), and electrostatic discharge (ESD). In addition to definitions, several symbols and abbreviations are included.
Word usage
The word shall indicates mandatory requirements strictly to be followed in order to conform to the standard and from which no deviation is permitted (shall equals is required to).1,2
The word should indicates that among several possibilities one is recommended as particularly suitable, without mentioning or excluding others; or that a certain course of action is preferred but not necessarily required (should equals is recommended that).
The word may is used to indicate a course of action permissible within the limits of the standard (may equals is permitted to).
The word can is used for statements of possibility and capability, whether material, physical, or causal (can equals is able to).
1 The use of the word must is deprecated and cannot be used when stating mandatory requirements, must is used only to describe unavoidable situations.
2 The use of will is deprecated and cannot be used when stating mandatory requirements, will is only used in statements of fact.
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