| Standardization field | Electrical engineering | 
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| Technical committee | BAS/TC 30- Electric cables | 
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| Term (EN) | alternative test method (for optical fibres), ATM (abbreviation), practical test method | 
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| Definition (EN) | A test method, in which a given characteristic of a specified class of optical fibres or optical cables (and associated components) is measured in a manner consistent with the definition of this characteristic and gives results which are reproducible and relatable to the reference test method and to practical use. | 
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| Term (SR) | alternativna metoda ispitivanja (za optička vlakna), ATM (skraćenica), praktična metoda ispitivanja | 
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| Definition (SR) | Metoda ispitivanja, u kojoj se mjere date karakteristike određene klase optičkih vlakana ili optičkih kablova (i pripadajućih komponenti) na način konzistentan s definicijom tih karakteristika i daje rezultate koji se mogu ponovo dobiti i primijeniti u referentnoj metodi ispitivanja u praksi. | 
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| Date | 2017-08-10 | 
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| Standards | BAS IEC 60050-731:2017 | 
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