# 2 Normative references, ISO 42102

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# Normative references

  The draft depends on ISO/IEC 22989:2022 for the vocabulary it does not define itself. A reader who does not hold that standard cannot read this one completely, because the meaning of the central terms is fixed there.

  
- normative reference

- ISO/IEC DIS 42102

- Last updated: 2026-10-22

  
    

## What this settles

A reference is a dependency, not a courtesy. It tells the reader which edition of the vocabulary governs the words in this framework, so a later edition of 22989 does not silently change what the matrix means.

    

## Who it binds

The organisation that adopts the framework: it needs the referenced standard available to the people who use the descriptors. In a certification or procurement setting the reference becomes part of the evidence.

    

## What to do in your practice

Put both designations on the reading list and record which edition you hold. Where your own glossary differs from the referenced vocabulary, keep the difference visible instead of letting two meanings share one word.

    

## Evidence an auditor or regulator asks for

      Three artefacts that make this unit checkableA controlled reading list naming ISO/IEC 22989:2022 and its edition.Proves the vocabulary dependency was recognised.
The firm glossary with a column for the referenced definition.Shows where local usage departs from the standard.
A distribution record showing the referenced standard is available to the descriptor users.Answers the practical question an assessor asks.

    Ask your teamIf a new joiner read our characterization tomorrow, would they know which vocabulary edition governs the words?

    

## Common gaps this page catches

- The framework is adopted without the referenced vocabulary, so each team uses its own meanings.

- A local glossary conflicts with the referenced standard and nobody has recorded the difference.

- The referenced edition is not recorded, so updates cannot be traced.

    

## What to prepare before publication

Add the referenced standard to the controlled document list, record its edition and give the descriptor users access to it before the first characterization workshop.

    

## How to test it here

Take one live system rather than a template, find the field or sentence where Normative references is used, and put this page beside it. Record the answer, the artefact and the date. A glossary entry on its own is an intention; a dated record beside a live artefact is evidence.

    

## What this page does not claim

The page does not reproduce the draft, does not know the descriptor wording that the public preview withholds, and does not certify the system or the organisation. It states the unit at the claim level "normative reference" and stops where the public record stops.

    

## Common questions

    What does Normative references mean in ISO/IEC DIS 42102?
The draft depends on ISO/IEC 22989:2022 for the vocabulary it does not define itself. A reader who does not hold that standard cannot read this one completely, because the meaning of the central terms is fixed there.
What evidence should we keep for 2?
A controlled reading list naming ISO/IEC 22989:2022 and its edition. The firm glossary with a column for the referenced definition.
Is Normative references a requirement?
No. The draft is a descriptive framework. It sets no management system requirement and no conformity test. It becomes binding only when a contract, a regulator or a management system adopts it.

    

## Related units

    
- 1 Scope

- 3 Terms and definitions

- 3.7 hybrid AI

  

  
    
      

## Source and claim

      ISO/IEC DIS 42102, Clause 2, Normative references

      Open the ISO public entry

      https://www.iso.org/standard/86898.html

      Retrieved 22 October 2026.

      The clause is in the public preview, in full.

    

    
      

## The record

      Stage 40.60, Close of voting, recorded 8 September 2026.

      Planning date 16 September 2027, an estimate. See the basis.

      The draft record · How it is built

    

    
      

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