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Shared terms for AI governance and buyer review

Use this glossary to align legal, security, compliance, governance, procurement, and technical stakeholders on the language used across the SentinelAI website.

AI governance

The operating model used to review AI systems, assign responsibilities, track evidence, and make accountable decisions over time.

AI management system

A structured way to govern AI through defined roles, processes, evidence, and ongoing review activity instead of relying on one-time assessments alone.

Audit trail

A record of actions, approvals, updates, and evidence that helps reviewers understand who changed what and when.

Control evidence

Artifacts, notes, or linked records that support a claim that a policy, review, or governance action actually occurred.

Dataset lineage

Context showing where data came from, how it was related to models, and how downstream use can be reviewed later.

Governance workflow

A structured sequence for collecting context, routing review, assigning follow-up work, and preserving decisions for later reference.

High-risk AI system

A system that requires deeper review because of the potential impact of its use case, deployment context, or applicable policy and regulatory expectations.

Model registry

A governed inventory of AI systems with ownership, intended use, lifecycle state, and supporting review context.

Ontology

A structured definition of entity types and relationship types that helps governance teams describe how records connect and what those connections mean.

Remediation

Follow-up work used to address an identified gap, control issue, or governance concern.

Taxonomy

A controlled vocabulary used to classify governed records consistently across workflows, reports, and operational reviews.

Tenant workspace

An isolated operating context used to scope users, records, approvals, and audit visibility for a specific organization or environment.

Use-case intake

The early workflow used to capture business purpose, accountable owners, and operating context before later governance review and approval work begins.

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