This document applies to telescopic sights used on hand-held firearms and airguns and gives terms and definitions for telescopic sights only.

The alphabetical indexes of terms that are common for all published parts of ISO 14132 are published in ISO 14132-1.

The definitions can be changed, if required, by introducing derivative attributes into them, revealing the meanings of the terms used, showing the objects covered by the scope of the notion being defined. These changes will not affect the scope and contents of this document.