Read, M.
(1995),
Apparel Manufacturing Glossary for Application Protocol Development, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.5572, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=821444
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Apparel Manufacturing Glossary for Application Protocol Development
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Michael Read
Abstract
A glossary of terms used in apparel manufacturing, specifically those used in the pattern-making process, are listed verbatim from six primary sources. These terms are needed in the development of new, ISO Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data (STEP), application protocols for the apparel industry. The purpose of this report is to present to the apparel industry a working set of terms and meanings from the published literature, and to act as a catalyst in the development of a set of consensus terms and meanings.Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 5572
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5572
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AP, APDES, apparel, application protocols, glossary, pattern making, STEP
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Created December 31, 1994, Updated October 12, 2021