significant part number

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Definition of significant part number in English English dictionary

(Ticaret) An item number in which each individual character is coded to represent a product family, physical characteristic or other aspect of the part and does not use random characters. Significant part number schemes attempt to provide identification of the item merely by looking at the part number, and may encounter limitations when grouping or characteristic strategies change and item numbers need to be recoded. Separate fields that fill grouping and characteristic functions eliminate the need for significant part numbers

Related Terms

non-significant part number

(Ticaret) A part number composed of characters that do not imply anything about the characteristics of the part or the family it belongs to. Separate code and description fields are used to convey associated information instead of building it into the part number itself

semi-significant part number

(Ticaret) An item number identifier that uses a small portion of the number, normally the first few characters, to categorize it as part of a group and random characters for the rest

Hyphenation

sig·ni·fi·cant part num·ber

Turkish pronunciation

sıgnîfîkınt pärt nʌmbır

Pronunciation

/səgˈnəfəkənt ˈpärt ˈnəmbər/ /səɡˈnɪfɪkənt ˈpɑːrt ˈnʌmbɜr/