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Concept · Criteria Imperatives · Draft

Terms

  • Preferred term, Draft

Definition

  • This word, or the adjective "OPTIONAL", mean that an item is truly optional. One vendor may choose to include the item because a particular marketplace requires it or because the vendor feels tha it enhances the product while another vendor may omit the same item. An implementation which does not include a particular option MUST be prepared to interoperate with another implementation which does include the option, though perhaps with reduced functionality. In the same vein an implementation which does include a particular option MUST be prepared to interoperate with another implementation which does not include the option (except, of course, for the feature the option provides.)

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      Additional technical information

      Organization
      • MSCR testers
      Created at
      29/04/2024, 5.03
      Modified at
      29/04/2024, 5.03
      URI
      http://uri.suomi.fi/terminology/06ba4e3a/concept-4