Protected enclosure (or machine)
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6-8-235
An enclosure (or machine) designed to restrict or prevent the ingress of liquids or solid particles in harmful quantities, or solid extraneous objects of specified size.
Note: 1 See also 6-4-140.
Note: 2 The different categories of protection are specified for enclosures in IEC 529, and for machines in IEC 34-5.
Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)
