ISO 6983-1:2009规定了机器数控中使用的定位、直线运动和轮廓控制系统的数据格式要求并提出了建议。ISO 6983-1:2009有助于协调系统设计，以尽量减少所需程序手稿的多样性，促进编程技术的一致性，并促进按类型、过程、功能、尺寸和精度划分的相同类别数控机器之间输入程序的互换性。其目的是使用简单的格式对简单的数控机床进行编程，该格式对于更复杂的机床具有系统性的可扩展性。 ISO 6983-1:2009不适用于造船业专用数控火焰切割机和绘图机的特殊情况。 在本申请中，ISO 6582规定了相关格式（“ESI格式”）。

ISO 6983-1:2009 specifies requirements and makes recommendations for a data format for positioning, line motion and contouring control systems used in the numerical control of machines. ISO 6983-1:2009 helps the co-ordination of system design in order to minimize the variety of program manuscripts required, to promote uniformity of programming techniques, and to foster interchangeability of input programs between numerically controlled machines of the same classification by type, process, function, size and accuracy. It is intended that simple numerically controlled machines be programmed using a simple format, which is systematically extensible for more complex machines. ISO 6983-1:2009 is not intended for use in the specialized cases of numerically controlled flame cutting machines and drafting machines used specifically and exclusively in the shipbuilding industry. In this application, a related format (“the ESSI Format”) is specified in ISO 6582.