Terms related to computer vision · 3.7.1
computer vision
the capability of a functional unit to take in, process and interpret data that represents images or video
What this term settles
A governance lead borrows this meaning whenever computer vision appears in a risk assessment or an assurance argument. The borrowing is safe only if the artefact behind it matches the description.
Who it binds
Nothing here creates an obligation by itself. The obligation arrives when the firm writes computer vision into a control, a specification or a purchase order.
What to do in your practice
Use the entry as a test in the next review. Ask the owner to point at the artefact that shows computer vision in this sense, then record the answer with a date.
Evidence an auditor or regulator asks for
- A controlled vocabulary entry for computer vision with the citation 3.7.1, an owner and a review date.An auditor can check that the term is controlled rather than assumed.
- An image or video data record with the source, the consent basis and the retention rule.Shows computer vision in use in the artefact the firm relies on, not only in a glossary.
- A test set with the conditions, the population and the known failure cases.Image data is described by its file format rather than by its source, consent basis and retention rule.
Common gaps this page catches
- computer vision is used in the image and video data record without a written definition, so two teams can mean different things.
- The vocabulary is reviewed when someone remembers, not on a cadence, so entries drift from the artefacts they describe.
What to prepare before the amendment lands
Put computer vision on the agenda of the next AI governance meeting with two questions: where is it used, and what would show it is used correctly? Record the answers as actions.
How to test it here
Take one live artefact rather than a template, find the sentence or field where computer vision 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 computer vision at the claim level "definition" and stops where the public record stops.
Common questions
- What does computer vision mean in ISO 22989?
- the capability of a functional unit to take in, process and interpret data that represents images or video
- What evidence should we keep for 3.7.1?
- A controlled vocabulary entry for computer vision with the citation 3.7.1, an owner and a review date. An image or video data record with the source, the consent basis and the retention rule.
- Is computer vision a requirement?
- No: computer vision 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 3.7.1, Terms and definitions. 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: definition. The definition is in the public preview. This page states it in our own words and does not reproduce the text.
Last updated: 2026-10-21 · Markdown version · Check your vocabulary