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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 natural language processing · 3.6.17

speech recognition

converting a speech signal, by a functional unit, into a representation of what was said

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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

Nothing here creates an obligation by itself. The obligation arrives when the firm writes speech recognition 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 speech recognition in this sense, then record the answer with a date.

Evidence an auditor or regulator asks for

  • A controlled vocabulary entry for speech recognition with the citation 3.6.17, an owner and a review date.
    An auditor can check that the term is controlled rather than assumed.
  • A product description that names the language task and the input and output it handles.
    Shows speech recognition in use in the artefact the firm relies on, not only in a glossary.
  • An evaluation set with the language, the domain and the scoring rule.
    The product description mixes the task with the model, so a change of model reads as a change of task.
Ask your teamWhere does the firm use the term speech recognition, and can the owner point to the entry it relies on?

Common gaps this page catches

  • speech recognition is used in the language task in the product description 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 speech recognition 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 speech 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 speech recognition at the claim level "definition" and stops where the public record stops.

Common questions

What does speech recognition mean in ISO 22989?
converting a speech signal, by a functional unit, into a representation of what was said
What evidence should we keep for 3.6.17?
A controlled vocabulary entry for speech recognition with the citation 3.6.17, an owner and a review date. A product description that names the language task and the input and output it handles.
Is speech recognition a requirement?
No: speech 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 3.6.17, 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