Network Working Group P. Hoffman Request for Comments: 3536 IMC & VPNC Category: Informational May 2003 Terminology Used in Internationalization in the IETF Status of this Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2003). All Rights Reserved. Abstract This document provides a glossary of terms used in the IETF when discussing internationalization. The purpose is to help frame discussions of internationalization in the various areas of the IETF and to help introduce the main concepts to IETF participants. Table of Contents 1. Introduction................................................... 2 1.1 Purpose of this document.................................... 2 1.2 Format of the definitions in this document.................. 3 2. Fundamental Terms.............................................. 3 3. Standards Bodies and Standards................................. 8 3.1 Standards bodies............................................ 8 3.2 Encodings and transformation formats of ISO/IEC 10646....... 10 3.3 Native CCSs and charsets.................................... 11 4. Character Issues............................................... 12 4.1 Types of characters......................................... 15 5. User interface for text........................................ 17 6. Text in current IETF protocols................................. 19 7. Other Common Terms In Internationalization..................... 22 8. Security Considerations........................................ 25 9. References..................................................... 25 9.1 Normative References........................................ 25 9.2 Informative References...................................... 26 10. Additional Interesting Reading................................ 27 11. Index......................................................... 27 A. Acknowledgements............................................... 29 B. Author's Address............................................... 29 Full Copyright Statement.......................................... 30 Hoffman Informational