ISO 26162:2012规定了设计、实施和维护术语管理系统（TMS）的标准。它提供了有关使用TMS的基本原理、用户类型和用户需求、设计和实施TMS的步骤以及组织和管理术语数据收集（TDC）的任务的信息。它还提供了在各种环境中选择和使用数据类别来管理术语的指南。它适用于术语学家、软件开发人员和其他参与开发或获取TMS过程的人员。

ISO 26162:2012 specifies criteria for designing, implementing and maintaining terminology management systems (TMS). It provides information about the rationale for using a TMS, types of users and users' needs, steps in designing and implementing a TMS as well as the tasks of organizing and managing a terminological data collection (TDC). It also provides guidelines for selecting and using data categories for managing terminology in various environments. It is intended for terminologists, software developers and others who are involved in the process of developing or acquiring a TMS.