GB/T 17212-1998 in English

《GB/T 17212-1998工业过程测量和控制 术语和定义》由TC124（全国工业过程测量控制和自动化标准化技术委员会）归口，主管部门为中国机械工业联合会。
本标准包括一般术语和专业术语，用以描述过程工业测量和控制仪表装置和仪表系统的物理性质、用途和性能。过程工业包括化学、石化和石油工业，发电、食品、纺织和造纸、治金工业以及空调设备等众多工业行业。

Scope

Terms and Definitions for Industrial Process Measurement and Control specifies terminology for describing the characteristics, specifications, and qualifications of hardware and software systems and system components. These terms can be used to define other terms related to the working conditions that industrial process measurement and control equipment may face and may be affected. It is hoped that the education and publishing world will also adopt this term. This International Standard includes general and specialized terms used to describe the physical properties, uses, and performance of process industry measurement and control instrumentation devices and instrumentation systems. The process industry includes chemical, petrochemical and petroleum industries, power generation, food, textile and paper, metallurgical industry and air conditioning equipment and many other industrial industries. In using this International Standard, users should bear in mind that the main purpose of this International Standard is to serve as a common language for the discipline of industrial process measurement and control.