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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 computer vision · 3.7.4

image recognition

an image classification process that sorts objects, patterns or concepts in an image

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

What this term settles

This is the sense the standard gives image recognition. A firm is free to use another sense, but then the difference belongs in its own glossary rather than in an assumed shared language.

Who it binds

Nothing here creates an obligation by itself. The obligation arrives when the firm writes image recognition into a control, a specification or a purchase order.

What to do in your practice

Add image recognition to the vocabulary register and to the onboarding pack. A term that is only in a PDF is not controlled; it is controlled when a new joiner can find it and a reviewer can test it.

Evidence an auditor or regulator asks for

  • A controlled vocabulary entry for image recognition with the citation 3.7.4, 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 image recognition 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.
Ask your teamWhat would change in the inventory if the firm adopted this entry tomorrow?

Common gaps this page catches

  • image recognition 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 image recognition 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 image recognition 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 image recognition at the claim level "definition" and stops where the public record stops.

Common questions

What does image recognition mean in ISO 22989?
an image classification process that sorts objects, patterns or concepts in an image
What evidence should we keep for 3.7.4?
A controlled vocabulary entry for image recognition with the citation 3.7.4, an owner and a review date. An image or video data record with the source, the consent basis and the retention rule.
Is image recognition a requirement?
No: image recognition 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 3.7.4, 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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Last updated: 2026-10-21 · Markdown version · Check your vocabulary