--- title: "Curated Insight: NIST’s Trustworthy AI Glossary" description: Explore NIST's AI glossary featuring multiple definitions for 447 terms, providing a reliable resource for understanding (Trustworthy and Responsible) AI. image: https://riskinsights.com.au/hubfs/Learn%20definition%20highlighted%20in%20red%20in%20the%20dictionary.jpeg --- [Skip to content](https://riskinsights.com.au/blog/curated-insight-nist-trustworthy-ai-glossary#main-content) [![Risk Insights - Logo - (RGB, Horizontal, Small)](https://riskinsights.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Risk%20Insights%20-%20Logo%20-%20(RGB%2c%20Horizontal%2c%20Small).png?width=200&height=40&name=Risk%20Insights%20-%20Logo%20-%20(RGB%2c%20Horizontal%2c%20Small).png)](https://riskinsights.com.au) - [Articles](https://riskinsights.com.au/blog) - [Approach](https://riskinsights.com.au/approach) - [About](https://riskinsights.com.au/about) - [Contact](https://riskinsights.com.au/contact) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Articles](https://riskinsights.com.au/blog) - [Approach](https://riskinsights.com.au/approach) - [About](https://riskinsights.com.au/about) - [Contact](https://riskinsights.com.au/contact) --- 21 Aug 2025 # Curated Insight: NIST’s Trustworthy AI Glossary ![Picture of Yusuf Moolla](https://riskinsights.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Yusuf_Moolla_Headshot-transformed.png?width=50&name=Yusuf_Moolla_Headshot-transformed.png) [Yusuf Moolla](https://riskinsights.com.au/blog/author/yusuf) Share: [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://riskinsights.com.au/blog/curated-insight-nist-trustworthy-ai-glossary) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://riskinsights.com.au/blog/curated-insight-nist-trustworthy-ai-glossary) **TL;DR** • This resource is from NIST (the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology). • A glossary of AI related terms, but not limited to a single definition for each term.   This featured resource is from NIST: [“Language of Trustworthy AI: An In-Depth Glossary of Terms”](https://airc.nist.gov/glossary/). Work to produce it started in 2022, then it was published in 2023 and updated in August 2024. It’s not exactly new, but is fairly recent. NIST states that “The goal of this common vocabulary is not to declare one specific meaning for identified terms, but to provide interested parties with a broader awareness of the multiple meanings of commonly used terms within the interdisciplinary field of Trustworthy and Responsible AI.” Each of the 447 terms has one or more definitions. These are from the OECD, IEEE, ISO standards, and a range of other sources. A handful of terms, including accuracy, have five definitions each. There’s even a couple of definitions of fraud detection, including this one: “Monitoring the behavior of populations of users in order to estimate, detect, or avoid undesirable behavior”. The glossary provides the full citation for this and the other definitions. There’s also a [doc](https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ai/NIST.AI.100-3.pdf) outlining the full background and motivation for creating the glossary. Of course, a web search or chat thread might be the simplest way to find definitions. But we know that those don’t always produce the same results each time, so it’s useful to have a reliable place to go to. In practice, I might go here first. Then perhaps supplement with a search if a definition is unclear, or just to see if there’s anything newer.   --- Disclaimer: The information in this article does not constitute legal advice. It may not be relevant to your circumstances. 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