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{{Short description|DIN standard in the field of text processing}}
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The German national standard '''DIN 5008''' by [[Deutsches Institut für Normung]] (DIN) specifies writing and layout rules for [[word processing]]. As such it is one of the fundamental standards for office communication and administrative work in Germany. Today, the standard is maintained by the {{Interlanguage link multi|Normenausschuss Informationstechnik und Anwendungen|de}} – Fachbereich Bürotechnik, Bankwesen und elektronisches Geschäftswesen (NA 043–03).

The rules and recommendations for word processing and typewriting define the typographically correct usage of [[punctuation]] and [[character (computing)|character]]s for words, mathematical signs, abbreviations, formulas as well as the proper representation of numbers (including dates and times), the usage of text for emphasis, the layout and organization of tables, outlines and templates in order to create well-arranged, easily accessible and purposeful text documents.<ref>{{cite web|title=DIN 5008:2011-04 (D) - Schreib- und Gestaltungsregeln für die Textverarbeitung|language=German|date=2011-04-01|publisher=Beuth Verlag|url=http://www.beuth.de/de/norm/din-5008-original/137578108|accessdate=2016-11-14}}</ref>

While DIN 5008 covered text processing with [[typewriter]]s until 1996, newer revisions discuss issues related to word processing on [[Personal computer|PC]]s as well. The 2020 edition does not mention the typewriter at all.

=={{anchor|1949|1951|1963|1975|1986|1996|2001|2005|2011|2020}}Revisions==
*DIN 5008:1949-04
*DIN 5008:1951-06
*DIN 5008:1963-11
*DIN 5008:1975-11
*DIN 5008:1986-11
*DIN 5008:1996-05
*DIN 5008:2001-11
*DIN 5008:2005-05
*DIN 5008:2011-04
*DIN 5008:2020-03

==See also==
*[[DIN ISO 8601:2006-09]] (formerly [[DIN EN 28601:1993-02]])
*[[Date and time notation in Europe]]

==Literature==
*{{cite book|title=Schreib- und Gestaltungsregeln für die Textverarbeitung|language=German|author=Deutsches Institut für Normung|author-link=Deutsches Institut für Normung|publisher=Beuth Verlag|date=2011-04-01|ISBN=978-3-410-21367-3}} Comment: Special print of DIN 5008:2011-04.

==References==
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