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ISO/IEC 22989:2022/FDAmd 1 Amendment 1: Generative AI Stage 50.00 Planning date 16 Feb 2027, an estimate 117 defined terms · 23 clause pages

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Terms related to data · 3.2.5

dataset

a set of data sharing one format

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  • ISO/IEC 22989:2022/FDAmd 1
  • Last updated: 2026-10-21

What this term settles

A governance lead borrows this meaning whenever dataset 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

The entry has no shall in it, and the force of dataset comes from use: once it appears in a procedure or a supplier term, this is the meaning the reader may rely on.

What to do in your practice

Take the firm's own definition of dataset, put it beside this one and mark the differences. Each difference is either a deliberate local choice or an inconsistency to fix.

Evidence an auditor or regulator asks for

  • A controlled vocabulary entry for dataset with the citation 3.2.5, an owner and a review date.
    An auditor can check that dataset is controlled rather than assumed.
  • A data inventory field that records the entry for each dataset used in training or operation. The row names dataset.
    Shows dataset in use in the artefact the firm relies on, not only in a glossary.
  • A data quality record with the check, the date and the person who signed it off. The record carries the dataset entry and its date.
    The data inventory is organised by system rather than by dataset, so the same data is described twice with different labels. The gap is tested against dataset.
Ask your teamWhere does the firm use the term dataset, and can the owner point to the entry it relies on?

Common gaps this page catches

  • dataset is used in the data record behind every AI system without a written definition, so two teams can mean different things.
  • A supplier uses dataset with a different boundary and nobody has recorded the difference.

What to prepare before the amendment lands

Put dataset 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 dataset 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 dataset at the claim level "definition" and stops where the public record stops.

Common questions

What does dataset mean in ISO 22989?
a set of data sharing one format
What evidence should we keep for 3.2.5?
A controlled vocabulary entry for dataset with the citation 3.2.5, an owner and a review date. A data inventory field that records the entry for each dataset used in training or operation. The row names dataset.
Is dataset a requirement?
No: dataset 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 3.2.5, 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.

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