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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 · 3.2.10

label

the target variable given to a sample

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

What this term settles

The term looks ordinary until two teams use it differently. The entry removes that room by naming the thing, its inputs and its limits in one sentence.

Who it binds

A definition binds nobody on its own. It binds the reader who adopts label in a policy, a contract, a data schema or an assurance argument.

What to do in your practice

Map the places label appears in policy, procurement and system records. Where the word is used without the entry behind it, add the citation or replace the sentence.

Evidence an auditor or regulator asks for

  • A controlled vocabulary entry for label with the citation 3.2.10, an owner and a review date.
    An auditor can check that the term is controlled rather than assumed.
  • A data inventory field that records the entry for each dataset used in training or operation.
    Shows label 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 data inventory is organised by system rather than by dataset, so the same data is described twice with different labels.
Ask your teamWhat would change in the inventory if the firm adopted this entry tomorrow?

Common gaps this page catches

  • label is used in the data record behind every AI system 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

Brief the owners who use label most often, then ask each to return one artefact that shows the entry in use. File the artefacts against the register row.

How to test it here

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

Common questions

What does label mean in ISO 22989?
the target variable given to a sample
What evidence should we keep for 3.2.10?
A controlled vocabulary entry for label with the citation 3.2.10, an owner and a review date. A data inventory field that records the entry for each dataset used in training or operation.
Is label a requirement?
No: label 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 3.2.10, 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