Deutsche Kommission Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik im DIN und VDE
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Deutsche Kommission Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik im DIN und VDE (German Commission for
Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE), abbreviated DKE, is the German
organisation responsible for the elaboration of standards and safety specifications in the areas of electrical engineering
, electronics
and information technologies. DKE constitutes a joint organisation of DIN
and VDE
, the juridical responsibility for running the DKE being in the hands of the VDE. The DKE is the German member within International and European standardisation organisations (IEC
, CENELEC, ETSI).
Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE), abbreviated DKE, is the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
organisation responsible for the elaboration of standards and safety specifications in the areas of electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
, electronics
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
and information technologies. DKE constitutes a joint organisation of DIN
Din
DIN or Din or din can have several meanings:* A din is a loud noise.* Dīn, an Arabic term meaning "religion" or "way of life".* Din is one of the ten aspects of the Ein Sof in Kabbalah ....
and VDE
Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik und Informationstechnik
The VDE Association for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies e.V. is one of Europe’s largest technical-scientific associations with 35,000 members, including 1,300 corporate and institutional members and 8,000 students.- Organization :...
, the juridical responsibility for running the DKE being in the hands of the VDE. The DKE is the German member within International and European standardisation organisations (IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
The International Electrotechnical Commission is a non-profit, non-governmental international standards organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies – collectively known as "electrotechnology"...
, CENELEC, ETSI).