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13. Normative References

[RFC2119]

Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

Description: This RFC defines the interpretation of key words like MUST, SHOULD, and MAY used in RFC documents to indicate requirement levels.

[ISO.10646]

International Organization for Standardization, "Information Technology - Universal Multiple-octet coded Character Set (UCS)", ISO/IEC Standard 10646, comprised of:

  • ISO/IEC 10646-1:2000, "Information technology -- Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set (UCS) -- Part 1: Architecture and Basic Multilingual Plane"

  • ISO/IEC 10646-2:2001, "Information technology -- Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set (UCS) -- Part 2: Supplementary Planes"

  • ISO/IEC 10646-1:2000/Amd 1:2002, "Mathematical symbols and other characters"

Description: The ISO/IEC 10646 standard defines the Universal Character Set (UCS), which is synchronized with Unicode and provides the character repertoire for UTF-8.

[UNICODE]

The Unicode Consortium, "The Unicode Standard -- Version 4.0", defined by The Unicode Standard, Version 4.0 (Boston, MA, Addison-Wesley, 2003. ISBN 0-321-18578-1), April 2003, \http://www.unicode.org/unicode/standard/versions/enumeratedversions.html#Unicode_4_0_0\``.

Description: The Unicode Standard is the authoritative source for UTF-8 encoding rules and character properties. It is maintained by the Unicode Consortium and provides comprehensive documentation of character encoding.