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3 Terms and Definitions 240
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 241
3.1 242
can - Used for statements of possibility and capability, whether material, physical, or causal. 243
3.2 244
cannot - Used for statements of possibility and capability, whether material, physical, or causal. 245
3.3 246
conditional - Indicates requirements to be followed strictly in order to conform to the document when the 247
specified conditions are met. 248
3.4 249
mandatory - Indicates requirements to be followed strictly in order to conform to the document and from 250
which no deviation is permitted. 251
3.5 252
may - Indicates a course of action permissible within the limits of the document. 253
3.6 254
need not - Indicates a course of action permissible within the limits of the document. 255
3.7 256
optional - Indicates a course of action permissible within the limits of the document. 257
3.8 258
referencing profile - Indicates a profile that owns the definition of this class and can include a reference 259
to this profile in its “Related Profiles” table. 260
3.9 261
shall - Indicates requirements to be followed strictly in order to conform to the document and from which 262
no deviation is permitted 263
3.10 264
shall not – Indicates requirements to be followed strictly in order to conform to the document and from 265
which no deviation is permitted. 266
3.11 267
should – Indicates that among several possibilities, one is recommended as particularly suitable, without 268
mentioning or excluding others, or that a certain course of action is preferred but not necessarily required. 269
3.12 270
should not – Indicates that a certain possibility or course of action is deprecated but not prohibited. 271