The document outlines the ISOCAT data category registry, which complies with ISO 12620:2009, and its relationship with the Lexical Markup Framework (LMF) and Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) dictionaries. It describes the structure and purpose of data categories, examples of identifiers, and the management of these categories within ISOCAT. Additionally, the document addresses the potential ambiguities in data category identifiers and how they can be standardized and utilized in TEI elements.