Code identifying the broad category to which a measurement applies

Code identifying a specific product or process characteristic to which a measurement applies

The value of the measurement

MEA04 defines the unit of measure for MEA03, MEA05, and MEA06.

The value specifying the minimum of the measurement range

When citing dimensional tolerances, any measurement requiring a sign (+ or -), or any measurement where a positive (+) value cannot be assumed, use MEA05 as the negative (-) value and MEA06 as the positive (+) value.

The value specifying the maximum of the measurement range

Code indicating the benchmark of, qualify or further define a measurement value

Code indicating an attribute response when a numeric measurement value cannot be determined

Code indicating the product surface, layer or position that is being described

Code indicating the method or device used to record the measurement

Code identifying a specific industry code list

MEA11 is the external code list for the unit of measure.

Code indicating a code from a specific industry code list

MEA12 defines the unit of measure for MEA03, MEA05, and MEA06 from an external code list.