Terms related to machine learning · 3.3.15
training
the process of setting or improving the parameters of a machine learning model with an algorithm and training data
What this term settles
The definition fixes what training means inside this vocabulary and, just as usefully, where the boundary sits. A reader who means something wider or narrower is using a different term and should say so.
Who it binds
Nothing here creates an obligation by itself. The obligation arrives when the firm writes training 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 training in this sense, then record the answer with a date.
Evidence an auditor or regulator asks for
- A controlled vocabulary entry for training with the citation 3.3.15, an owner and a review date.An auditor can check that the term is controlled rather than assumed.
- A model record that names the algorithm, the training run and the parameters that changed.Shows training in use in the artefact the firm relies on, not only in a glossary.
- A training log with the data version, the criteria and the result.The model record names the vendor product but not the algorithm or the training run, so the term cannot be traced to an artefact.
Common gaps this page catches
- training is used in the model and training record without a written definition, so two teams can mean different things.
- A supplier uses the same word with a different boundary and nobody has recorded the difference.
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 training 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 training at the claim level "definition" and stops where the public record stops.
Common questions
- What does training mean in ISO 22989?
- the process of setting or improving the parameters of a machine learning model with an algorithm and training data
- What evidence should we keep for 3.3.15?
- A controlled vocabulary entry for training with the citation 3.3.15, an owner and a review date. A model record that names the algorithm, the training run and the parameters that changed.
- Is training a requirement?
- No: training 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 3.3.15, 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