本文件规定了GPS测量设备的特性的一般要求、校准、术语和定义，例如千分尺、卡尺、量块和旋转轴形测量仪器。本文件构成定义和描述测量设备设计特性和计量特性的标准的基础，并为GPS测量设备标准的制定和内容提供指导。本文件旨在简化制造商\/供应商与客户\/用户之间的通信，并使GPS测量设备的规范阶段更加准确。本文件还将作为公司在定义和选择测量设备相关特性过程中使用的工具。本文件包括与特定测量设备特性相关的常用术语。

This document specifies the general requirements, calibration, terms and definitions of characteristics of GPS measuring equipment, for example micrometers, callipers, gauge blocks and rotary axis form measuring instruments. This document forms the basis for standards defining and describing the design characteristics and metrological characteristics for measuring equipment and gives guidance for the development and content of standards for GPS measuring equipment. This document is intended to ease the communication between manufacturer/supplier and customer/user and to make the specification phase of GPS measuring equipment more accurate. This document is also intended as a tool to be used in companies in the process of defining and selecting relevant characteristics for measuring equipment. This document includes terms which are frequently used in connection with the characterization of specific measuring equipment.