MIL-STD-130M Change 1 :: DEFINITIONS


3.36); and GS1 Company Prefix (see 3.22). An enterprise identifier code is uniquely assigned to an activity by an issuing agency registered in accordance with procedures outlined in ISO/IEC 15459-2. An enterprise may be an entity such as a design activity, manufacturer, supplier, depot, program management office or a third party.

3.20 Free text. Free text is human readable information that is other than what is encoded in a linear bar code or 2D symbol. (see ISO/IEC 19762-1) This information may be needed by one or more users of the label. An example of free text is a product description. (see Figure 10)

3.21 Group. A collection of units, assemblies, or subassemblies that is a subdivision of a set which is not capable of performing a complete operational function. (Example: antenna group, indicator group)

3.22 GS1 Formerly known as EAN.UCC, the Uniform Code Council and EAN International have been restructured resulting in a name change to GS1 for the combined organization for the establishment of product coding standardization and issuance of unique company prefix codes.

3.23 Human-readable information (HRI). One of four types of information intended to be conveyed to a person. HRI typically appears on a label in association with a linear bar code or two-dimensional (2D) symbol. They are:
a. Human-readable interpretation. (see 3.24 and Figures 5 and 11)
b. Human-readable translation. (see 3.25 and Figure 3)
c. Data area titles. (see 3.9 and Figure 9)
d. Free Text. (see 3.20 and Figure 10)

3.24 Human-readable interpretation. Information provided adjacent to a machine-readable symbol representing the encoded data within the symbol. Does not contain the encoded syntax characters that are used to facilitate the machine-reading process. (see Figure 5)

3.25 Human-readable translation. Information provided within proximity of the machine readable medium representing portions of the information encoded, along with data field descriptions not encoded in the symbols. (see ISO/IEC 19762-1) (see Figure 3)

3.26 Issuing agency code (IAC). The IAC represents the registration authority that issued the enterprise identifier (e.g., Dun and Bradstreet, GS1). (see ISO/IEC 15459-2)

3.27 Item. A single hardware article or a single unit formed by a grouping of subassemblies, components, or constituent parts. (see DFARS 252.211-7003) Also see 3.4 for altered item, selected item, source control item, or vendor item control item

3.28 Item identification. The part, identifying number, or descriptive identifier for a specific item along with the original design activity identification. (see ASME Y14.100)
NOTE: Not applicable to vendor item controlled items (see 4.10).

3.29 Item unique identification (IUID). A system of establishing unique item identifiers within the Department of Defense by assigning a machine-readable character string or number to a discrete item, which serves to distinguish it from other like and unlike items.

3.30 IUID equivalent. Unique identification methods in commercial use that have been recognized by DoD as item UID equivalents, also referred to as Unique Item Identifiers (UIIs) include: The Global Individual Asset Identifier (GIAI), Global Returnable Asset Identifier

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