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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 · 3.7.3

image

graphical content in digital form that is meant to be looked at

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

What this term settles

The definition is deliberately narrow. It tells the reader what counts as image and leaves the engineering choices outside the word.

Who it binds

The clause does not instruct anyone. It settles what image means so that an instruction written elsewhere can be read the same way by both sides.

What to do in your practice

Take the firm own definition of image, 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 image with the citation 3.7.3, 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 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 teamIf two teams were asked what image means, would their answers match this entry?

Common gaps this page catches

  • image is used in the image and video data record without a written definition, so two teams can mean different things.
  • A local synonym has grown up beside the entry and the two are now used interchangeably.

What to prepare before the amendment lands

Add the entry to the register, give it an owner and a review date, and test it against one live artefact this week. The test is the evidence; the register row alone is not.

How to test it here

Take one live artefact rather than a template, find the sentence or field where image 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 at the claim level "definition" and stops where the public record stops.

Common questions

What does image mean in ISO 22989?
graphical content in digital form that is meant to be looked at
What evidence should we keep for 3.7.3?
A controlled vocabulary entry for image with the citation 3.7.3, an owner and a review date. An image or video data record with the source, the consent basis and the retention rule.
Is image a requirement?
No: image 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 3.7.3, 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.

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Last updated: 2026-10-21 · Markdown version · Check your vocabulary