From c205859f2e6824085738179792fbc232fbb32e4c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sebastian Steinbuss <23654606+ssteinbuss@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:59:16 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat(terminology): align dataspace definitions with ISO/IEC
 FDIS 20151-1 (#266)

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 specifications/common/terminology.md | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/specifications/common/terminology.md b/specifications/common/terminology.md
index 8545083..202bb7d 100644
--- a/specifications/common/terminology.md
+++ b/specifications/common/terminology.md
@@ -34,17 +34,29 @@ A set of interactions between a [=Provider=] and [=Consumer=] that establish an
 
 A set of allowable [=Message Type=] sequences defined as a state machine.
 
+<dfn>Data Sharing</dfn>
+
+access to the same data by more than one authorized entity
+
+Note 1 to entry: Use of the data can be synchronous or asynchronous.
+
+Note 2 to entry: Data can be shared, for example, (i) by allowing access to, or the execution of operations over, the original dataset, or (ii) by giving a copy of the data to the interested entity.
+
+Note 3 to entry: The way in which data is shared fundamentally influences the available controls and the statements needed in a data sharing agreement.
+
+[SOURCE: ISO/IEC FDIS 20151-1]
+
 <dfn>Dataset</dfn>
 
 Data or a technical service that can be shared by a [=Participant=].
 
 <dfn>Dataspace</dfn>
 
-governance framework and supporting services to build trustworthiness and enable the sharing of data through an agreed set of [=Policies=], semantic models, protocols and processes
+[=Environment=] enabling trusted [=Data Sharing=] between participating parties, based on an agreed [=Governance Framework=], along with an agreed set of [=Policies=], semantic models, standardized protocols, processes, and facilitating services
 
-[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 20151 to be published]
+[SOURCE: ISO/IEC FDIS 20151-1]
 
-Note 1 to entry: This specification covers only protocols to facilitate interoperable [=Dataset=] sharing between entities based on technical services. The overarching concepts and characteristics of Dataspaces are described in ISO/IEC 20151.
+Note 1 to entry: This specification covers only protocols to facilitate interoperable [=Dataset=] sharing between entities based on technical services. The overarching concepts and characteristics of Dataspaces are described in ISO/IEC FDIS 20151-1.
 
 <dfn>Dataspace Protocol</dfn>
 
@@ -54,6 +66,24 @@ A set of Messages and Message sequences that enables the interaction between [=P
 
 A set of rules and conventions that dictate how data is transmitted over a network by defining the format, error handling, and flow control. Examples include HTTP, FTP, MQTT, and AMQP.
 
+<dfn>Environment</dfn>
+
+context determining the setting and circumstances of all influences upon a system
+
+[SOURCE: ISO/IEC FDIS 20151-1]
+
+<dfn>Governance</dfn>
+
+human-based system comprising directing, overseeing and accountability
+
+[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 38500:2024, 3.3]
+
+<dfn>Governance Framework</dfn>
+
+strategies, policies, decision-making structures and accountabilities through which the organization's [=Governance=] arrangements operate
+
+[SOURCE: ISO/IEC FDIS 20151-1]
+
 <dfn>Message Type</dfn>
 
 A definition of the structure of a Message.