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Product

result of a processNOTE 1 Four generic product categories are noted in ISO 9000:2005:- services (e.g. transport) (see definition in 3.4);- software (e.g. computer program, dictionary); - hardware (e.g. engine, mechanical part);- processed materials (e.g. lubricant).Many products comprise elements belonging to different generic product categories. Whether the product is then calledservice, software, hardware or processed material depends on the dominant element.NOTE 2 Products include results of natural processes, such as growth of plants and formation of other naturalresources.NOTE 3 Adapted from ISO/IEC 17000:2004, definition 3.3.

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 General Requirements For The Competence Of Testing And Calibration Laboratories. International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission, Chemin de Blandonnet 8, CP 401, 1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland, 2017. Source link
Reprinted, with permission, from ISO, copyright International Organization for Standardization, 1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland. A copy of the complete standard may be purchased from ISO, https://www.iso.org/store.html
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