CWA 18353:2026

Terminology definition for domain ontologies in materials science CWA 18353:2026

General information

60.60   Standard published   Mar 4, 2026

CEN

CEN/WS OntoWF

CEN/CENELEC Workshop Agreement

01.020   Terminology (principles and coordination) | 01.120   Standardization. General rules | 35.240.30   IT applications in information, documentation and publishing

Scope

This CWA defines a workflow how to define, review, and implement domain-specific terminology of an application in materials science and engineering (MSE) to support domain ontology creation.
The CWA covers:
- roles and responsibilities for terminology work;
- a stepwise process from scoping and term harvesting to publication and implementation;
- a structured term record with mandatory data categories (e.g. definition type, relations, sources);
- quality insurance and review gates; and
- implementation in terminology databases.
This CWA is applicable to industrial and research use cases across MSE sub-domains and languages. It is intended for terminology curators, domain experts, ontology engineers, and data stewards involved in terminology-driven ontology development.

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CWA 18353:2026
60.60 Standard published
Mar 4, 2026




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