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3 Terms and Definitions 205
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 206
3.1 207
can - Used for statements of possibility and capability, whether material, physical, or causal. 208
3.2 209
cannot - Used for statements of possibility and capability, whether material, physical, or causal. 210
3.3 211
conditional - Indicates requirements to be followed strictly in order to conform to the document when the 212
specified conditions are met. 213
3.4 214
mandatory - Indicates requirements to be followed strictly in order to conform to the document and from 215
which no deviation is permitted. 216
3.5 217
may - Indicates a course of action permissible within the limits of the document. 218
3.6 219
need not - Indicates a course of action permissible within the limits of the document. 220
3.7
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optional - Indicates a course of action permissible within the limits of the document. 222
3.8 223
referencing profile - Indicates a profile that owns the definition of this class and can include a reference 224
to this profile in its “Related Profiles” table. 225
3.9
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shall - Indicates requirements to be followed strictly in order to conform to the document and from which 227
no deviation is permitted 228
3.10 229
shall not – Indicates requirements to be followed strictly in order to conform to the document and from 230
which no deviation is permitted. 231
3.11 232
should – Indicates that among several possibilities, one is recommended as particularly suitable, without 233
mentioning or excluding others, or that a certain course of action is preferred but not necessarily required. 234
3.12 235
should not – Indicates that a certain possibility or course of action is deprecated but not prohibited. 236