# ISO/IEC 9594-3:2017 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO/IEC 9594-3:2017, item title is Information technology — Open Systems Interconnection — The Directory — Part 3: Abstract service definition; status code is 9599; successor is ISO/IEC 9594-3:2020; withdrawn / published date is 2017-05-05, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO/IEC 9594-3:2017 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Information technology — Open Systems Interconnection — The Directory — Part 3: Abstract service definition _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO/IEC 9594-3:2020 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 2017-05-05 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 72552,IS,,ISO/IEC 9594-3:2017,Information technology — Open Systems Interconnection — The Directory — Part 3: Abstract service definition,Technologies de l'information — Interconnexion de systèmes ouverts (OSI) — L'annuaire — Partie 3: Définition du service abstrait,2017-05-05,8,['35.100.70'],ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6,9599,[64847],[80317],['en'],120,
ISO/IEC 9594-3:2017 defines in an abstract way the externally visible service provided by the Directory.
ISO/IEC 9594-3:2017 does not specify individual implementations or products.
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