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PIM initially stands for Product Information Management and involves the management and maintenance of product information. In a PIM system, all relevant product data is centrally managed and stored or referenced in a media-neutral manner.

For Industry 4.0, semantic standards must be established to assist in the description of products and technical documentation. The standards ECLASS, VDI 2770, and iiRDS are relevant in this context.

iiRDS is a technical standard that enables platform-independent and content-neutral querying and delivery of digital information.

DITA is an XML-based document format that has established itself as a standard in technical documentation and is used for the creation, distribution, and reuse of technical information.