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@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 \rSec0[parallel.defns]{Terms and definitions}
 
 \pnum
-No terms and definitions are listed in this document.
+For the purposes of this document,
+the terms, definitions, and symbols
+given in ISO/IEC 14882:2017
+apply.
 
 \pnum
 ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses: