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Glossary

Glossary from "AI Governance"

Author Conceived and directed by Gunnar Nordqvist; text written by AI agents under his direction.
Published 1 November 2026
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This glossary collects the vocabulary of AI Governance: European regulation, governance and assurance practice, the architecture profession, and the AI terms a governance reader needs. Where a term has a legal definition in Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (the AI Act) or another instrument, the definition follows the legal text and names the article; where it is a working concept of this book, the definition points to the chapter that develops it.

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About AI Governance

AI Governance is Book 2 of The Transformed Architecture. It shows how large European enterprises and public authorities decide what artificial intelligence is used for, classify and manage its risks, meet the obligations of the EU AI Act and its neighbours, choose and contract their suppliers, organise the forums that take decisions, and produce the evidence that shows it is all true.

It builds on the conclusions of Architecture as Code.

Who should read this

Chief risk and compliance officers, AI governance boards, CIOs and chief architects, and senior officials in public authorities.

Portrait of Gunnar Nordqvist

Gunnar Nordqvist

Conceived, directed and published the books of The Transformed Architecture.

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Glossary: Glossary in AI Governance gives the detailed explanations, practical examples and implementation patterns behind this summary.

This whitepaper belongs to “Appendices” and is one of 32 drawn from the manuscript.