the development of S and T progress and to clarify a possible level of Its development In future. Forecasting can also be aimed at the establishment of posslbl• future jumps (break­ through) In the development of these or those fields of S and T progress, or vice versa. of moments and reasons (resources Included) of restricting the development processes. Forecasting can be directed at the establishment of possible consequences (economic, social. ecological. etc.> resulting from the develop­ ment of S and T progress. Thus. S and T forecasting In planning and management can be consfdered as an Iterative process of Identification of something desired. I.e. development alms or trends and restrictions. and elaboration of the most probable alternatives of their coordination In the'process of 5 and T progress. Principles of forecasting reflect those factures of elaboration of forecasts whfch are desirable from the point of view of a subject. Without going Into details we shal I enumerate those forecasting principles which are practiced nowadays: system principles. principle of compliance of normative and searching forecasting, principle of forecasting variance• principle of continuous forecasting, principle of forecasting verification, principle of forecasting efficiency. The essence 22-2 of each principle can be easily read from Its name. The problem of terminology Is a problem of mutual understanding of fore­ casters from various fields and branches of S and T forecasting, of raising the efficiency of methodological and applied forecasts on the basts of common and uniform use of terminology, unifica­ tion of notions and facility of methodology exchange and their duplication. The first unified terminology was prepared by the Committee on scientific and technological terminology of the USSR Academy of Sciences and pub I !shed In 1978. It Includes over hundred terms and definitions In the following sections: general 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the concept of forecasting in the context of scientific and technological progress, with a focus on planning and management. It mentions the development of S and T progress, forecasting principles, and the importance of terminology. This suggests that the text is related to the field of science and technology, but may also have implications for other areas such as economics, education, and employment.

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