ISO Glossary of Terms

set of interrelated or interacting elements of an organization to establish policies and objectives and processes to achieve those objectives

Note 1 to entry: A management system can address a single discipline or several disciplines e.g. quality management financial management or environmental management.

Note 2 to entry: The management system elements establish the organization’s structure roles and responsibilities planning operation policies practices rules beliefs objectives and processes to achieve those objectives.

Note 3 to entry: The scope of a management system can include the whole of the organization specific and identified functions of the organization specific and identified sections of the organization or one or more functions across a group of organizations. [

Is equipment to carry out a measurement process. Measuring equipment includes instruments and apparatuses as well as all the associated
software standards and reference materials.