This standard defines and illustrates schematically (Figs. 1a and 1b) those segments of a metal powder compacting press and the tooling used therein which are directly involved in forming a powder metallurgy compact. Its purpose is to provide the manufacturer and user of such equipment with a uniform and universally acceptable glossary of terms. This is an excerpt from Standard Test Methods for Metal Powders and Powder Metallurgy Products, 2016 Edition, with ISBN(s): 9781943694037.