Terms related to data · 3.2.12
production data
data collected while an AI system is running, used by the deployed system to compute an output or inference
What this term settles
The entry is short because it is meant to travel. It gives production data one meaning that can be quoted in a policy without a second interpretation layer.
Who it binds
Nothing here creates an obligation by itself. The obligation arrives when the firm writes production data 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 production data in this sense, then record the answer with a date.
Evidence an auditor or regulator asks for
- A controlled vocabulary entry for production data with the citation 3.2.12, 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 production data 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.
Common gaps this page catches
- production data is used in the data record behind every AI system without a written definition, so two teams can mean different things.
- The term appears in a template with no citation, so the reader cannot tell which sense was intended.
What to prepare before the amendment lands
Take the next policy revision and replace the loose use of production data with the entry and its citation. Record the change in the vocabulary change log.
How to test it here
Take one live artefact rather than a template, find the sentence or field where production data 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 production data at the claim level "definition" and stops where the public record stops.
Common questions
- What does production data mean in ISO 22989?
- data collected while an AI system is running, used by the deployed system to compute an output or inference
- What evidence should we keep for 3.2.12?
- A controlled vocabulary entry for production data with the citation 3.2.12, an owner and a review date. A data inventory field that records the entry for each dataset used in training or operation.
- Is production data a requirement?
- No: production data 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 3.2.12, 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