This part of ISO 5238 defines the terms used for packages of yarns and intermediate products. The figures illustrate the characteristics of the various packages and are not to scale. All packages are shown with their longitudinal axes in a horizontal position, irrespective of their position during production and/or further processing. NOTE - In addition to terms given in the three official ISO languages (English, French and Russian), this part of ISO 5238 gives the equivalent terms in German and Italian; these have been included for information at the request of Technical Committee ISO/TC 72, and are published under the responsibility the Member Bodies for Germany, F.R. (DIN), Switzerland (SNV) and Italy (UNI) who have verified their correctness. However, only the terms given in the official languages can be considered as ISO terms.