To sanction the terms and definitions used in the different

electrotechnical fields and to determine the equivalence of the

terms used in the different languages.

As a consequence, to prepare an International Electrotechnical

Vocabulary aiming at the standardization and coordination of

the terms relating to electrical sciences and techniques for

use in the technical language and literature, in teaching, in

technical specifications and in commercial exchanges, and at

giving their equivalents in the different languages.