Why does industry need a harmonized Open Technical Dictionary?
Actually industry does not need a harmonized open technical dictionary as it is unreasonable to expect everyone to agree to use a single terminology or a single language (this was apparently tried in the tower of Babel without great success). The eOTD provides a registry of terminology from many sources and a way to publish authoritative mappings so those that use the term “bore” and those that use the term “interior diameter” can agree to agree. 14. How reliable will ECCMA be in the future in supplying us with information? Specifically, will the eOTD core model and admin database ALWAYS be available to us in the future as a download in MS Access format? (return to top) ECCMA is the manager of the eOTD, an open technical dictionary that bears its name. ECCMA controls the assignment of the public domain 0161 identifiers used in the eOTD but the eOTD itself can be freely distributed and may be available from many sites. The eOTD will always be available to the public but there is no guar
