IEC 62605:2016 specifies the interchange format for e-dictionaries among publishers, content creators and manufacturers. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2011. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
- Ref element is added to facilitate cross reference between entries.
- A new version of LeXML format, which is one of the base formats of the first edition, has been expanded and becomes Annex B. (The existing format becomes Annex A.)