This part of IEC 61968 identifies and explains terms and abbreviations used in the remaining parts of IEC 61968.

This glossary, accompanying the IEC 61968 series, is the second part in the series that, taken as a whole, defines interfaces for the major elements of an interface architecture for distribution management systems (DMS).

As used in IEC 61968, a DMS consists of various distributed application components for the utility to manage electrical distribution networks. These capabilities include monitoring and control of equipment for power delivery, management processes to ensure system reliability, voltage management, demand-side management, outage management, work management, automated mapping and facilities management.