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'''ISO/IEC 5218''' ''Information technology — Codes for the representation of human sexes'' is an [[international standard]] that defines a representation of human sexes through a language-neutral single-digit code. It can be used in information systems such as [[database]] applications.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber= |
'''ISO/IEC 5218''' ''Information technology — Codes for the representation of human sexes'' is an [[international standard]] that defines a representation of human sexes through a language-neutral single-digit code. It can be used in information systems such as [[database]] applications.<ref>[http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=36266 ISO catalog entry] for ISO/IEC 5218:2004 ''Information technology — Codes for the representation of human sexes''</ref> |
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The four codes specified in ISO/IEC 5218 are: |
The four codes specified in ISO/IEC 5218 are: |
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The standard explicitly states that no significance is to be placed on the encoding of ''male'' as 1 and ''female'' as 2; the encoding merely reflects existing practice in the countries that initiated this standard. The standard also explains that it "meets the requirements of most applications that need to code human sexes. It does not provide codes for sexes that may be required in specific medical and scientific applications or in applications that need to code sex information other than for human beings." Since its 2022 revision, the standard also states that its scope does not cover [[gender identity|human gender identities]] and therefore does not provide codes for those. |
The standard explicitly states that no significance is to be placed on the encoding of ''male'' as 1 and ''female'' as 2; the encoding merely reflects existing practice in the countries that initiated this standard. The standard also explains that it "meets the requirements of most applications that need to code human sexes. It does not provide codes for sexes that may be required in specific medical and scientific applications or in applications that need to code sex information other than for human beings." Since its 2022 revision, the standard also states that its scope does not cover [[gender identity|human gender identities]] and therefore does not provide codes for those. |
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ISO/IEC 5218 was created by [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]]'s ''Data Management and Interchange'' Technical Committee, proposed in November 1976, and updated in |
ISO/IEC 5218 was created by [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]]'s ''Data Management and Interchange'' Technical Committee, proposed in November 1976, and updated in July 2004. The standard is currently maintained by |
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the ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee ([[ISO/IEC JTC 1]]) subcommittee on Data management and interchange (ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32).<ref> [https://www.iso.org/committee/45342.html ISO/IEC Committee JTC 1/SC 32] ''Data management and interchange (ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32)''</ref> |
the ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee ([[ISO/IEC JTC 1]]) subcommittee on Data management and interchange (ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32).<ref> [https://www.iso.org/committee/45342.html ISO/IEC Committee JTC 1/SC 32] ''Data management and interchange (ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32)''</ref> |
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