Information technology - Guidelines for the organization and representation of data elements for data interchange - Coding methods and principles (TECHNICAL REPORT)
This Technical Report provides general guidance on the manner on which data can be expressed by codes. It describes the objectives of coding@ the characteristics@ advantages and disadvantages of different coding methods@ the features of codes and gives guidelines for the design of codes. This Technical Report is not directed toward any specific application area nor dependent on any design method for application systems or data interchange.