HL7.TERMINOLOGY\Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM)

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NamingSystem: Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM)

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/v3-ucum				Version:
Active as of 2020-11-03			Responsible: Regenstrief	Computable Name: UCUM

The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business. The purpose is to facilitate unambiguous electronic communication of quantities together with their units. The focus is on electronic communication, as opposed to communication between humans. A typical application of The Unified Code for Units of Measure are electronic data interchange (EDI) protocols, but there is nothing that prevents it from being used in other types of machine communication.

Summary

Defining URL

http://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/v3-ucum

Name

UCUM

Status

active

Definition

The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business. The purpose is to facilitate unambiguous electronic communication of quantities together with their units. The focus is on electronic communication, as opposed to communication between humans. A typical application of The Unified Code for Units of Measure are electronic data interchange (EDI) protocols, but there is nothing that prevents it from being used in other types of machine communication.

Publisher

Regenstrief