This standard defines metrological terms relating to measuring equipment and its use. These definitions are universally applicable, regardless of the quantity being measured, and supplement the more general terms defined in DIN 1319-1.
Terms relating to the processing of measurement signals within an instrument are not defined here as they are dealt with in standards on control technology (see DIN 19226-1 to DIN 19226-6) and telecommunications (see DIN 40146-1).
Likewise, terms which are only significant to legal metrology are not included here; see [14], for such terms in German.