Terms related to trustworthiness · 3.5
Terms related to trustworthiness
Eighteen entries define the qualities an assurance case leans on: accountability, bias, control and controllability, explainability, predictability, reliability, resilience, risk, robustness, transparency, trustworthiness, verification and validation. Two of them carry a domain label because the same word means different things for an organisation and for a system.
What this clause settles
The clause matters because it decides how the rest of the vocabulary is read. The page keeps the claim level visible: a concept clause is not a requirement clause, and a definition is not a control.
Who it binds
The organisation that adopts the vocabulary. The clause is not a shall requirement; the claim level states what it is.
What to do in your practice
Put the clause title and the citation in the policy map, then test the policy against the terms it covers. The test is a reading of the firm own documents, not a certification.
Evidence an auditor or regulator asks for
- A policy map that names Terms related to trustworthiness and the clause it comes from.Shows the clause was read and placed, not merely cited.
- A controlled vocabulary register with an owner and a review date for each entry in the clause.An auditor asks who keeps the vocabulary current, not only whether it exists.
- One live artefact that uses a term from the clause correctly, with the date it was checked.Connects the vocabulary to the work rather than to a shelf document.
Common gaps this page catches
- Terms related to trustworthiness is cited without the entries behind it, so the citation cannot be tested.
- A team has built a local vocabulary beside the standard and the two are now reconciled by memory rather than by a register.
What to prepare before the amendment lands
Take the clause into the next review, list the artefacts that rely on it and give each a named owner. The list is the plan; the owner is the control.
How to test it here
Take one live artefact rather than a template, find the sentence or field where Terms related to trustworthiness is used, and put this page beside it. Record the answer, the artefact and the date, because that record is the evidence and a glossary entry on its own is only an intention.
What this page does not claim
The page does not reproduce the standard, certify the firm or predict the wording the amendment will use; it states Terms related to trustworthiness at the claim level "terms and definitions" and stops where the public record stops.
Common questions
- What does Terms related to trustworthiness mean in ISO 22989?
- Eighteen entries define the qualities an assurance case leans on: accountability, bias, control and controllability, explainability, predictability, reliability, resilience, risk, robustness, transparency, trustworthiness, verification and validation. Two of them carry a domain label because the same word means different things for an organisation and for a system.
- What evidence should we keep for 3.5?
- A policy map that names Terms related to trustworthiness and the clause it comes from. A controlled vocabulary register with an owner and a review date for each entry in the clause.
- Is Terms related to trustworthiness a requirement?
- No: Terms related to trustworthiness is a definition or clause of a terminology standard, and it becomes binding only when a firm writes it into a policy, a contract or a procedure, or when another standard incorporates it.
Related units
Source. ISO/IEC 22989:2022, Clause 3.5. Open the ISO public entry. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/en/#iso:std:iso-iec:22989:ed-1:v1:en
ISO catalogue record 88145, the amendment status, stage and dates. Catalogue record 74296, the base standard.
Claim level: terms and definitions. All 18 entries are in the public preview.
Last updated: 2026-10-21 · Markdown version · Check your vocabulary