ISO/IEC 30173:2023

ISO/IEC 30173
Edition 1.0 2023-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD

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Digital twin – Concepts and terminology


ISO/IEC 30173:2023-11(en)

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ISO/IEC 30173


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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
3.1 General terms . 6
3.2 Data-related terms . 9
3.3 Model-related terms . 9
3.4 Performance-related terms . 9
3.5 Application-related terms . 10
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms . 11
5 Concepts . 12
5.1 General . 12
5.2 Advantages and benefits of digital twin . 12
5.3 Digital twin and related
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