This is the part 2 of ISO 9000:2005 Fundamental and Vocabulary. 3 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS A term in a definition or note which is defined elsewhere in this clause is indicated by boldface followed by its entry number in parentheses. Such a boldface term may be replaced in the definition by its complete definition. For [...]

The following were extracted from ISO 9000:2005 Fundamental and Vocabulary to provide guidance on interpreting ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems – Requirements. This part is for the fundamentals. 0.1 General The ISO 9000 family of standards listed below has been developed to assist organizations, of all types and sizes, to implement and operate effective quality [...]