1.1 本列表中包括的术语是电触点特有的术语或与电触点相关时具有特定含义的通用术语。这些定义是假设读者具有物理科学的一般知识，但不熟悉电接触文献的术语而编写的。 1.2 本国际标准是根据世界贸易组织技术性贸易壁垒（TBT）委员会发布的《关于制定国际标准、指南和建议的原则的决定》中确立的国际公认标准化原则制定的。 ====意义和用途====== 2.1 本标准中的术语用于与电触点、电触点材料和评估电触点的试验方法相关的标准和文献中。这些术语可能难以在通用词典中找到，或者此类词典中的定义可能不涵盖电接触领域中应用的含义。

1.1 The terms included in this list are those that are peculiar to electric contacts or general terms that have a specific meaning when related to electric contacts. The definitions were prepared assuming that the reader has a general knowledge in a physical science but is unfamiliar with the terminology of the literature of electric contacts. 1.2 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee. ====== Significance And Use ====== 2.1 The terms in this standard are used in standards and literature related to electric contacts, materials for electric contacts and test methods for evaluating electric contacts. These terms may be difficult to locate in a general purpose dictionary or the definition in such a dictionary may not cover the meaning applied in the field of electric contacts.