ISO Glossary of Terms

in ISO terms this means, closeness of the agreement between the result of a measurement and a true value of the measured

• Accuracy is a qualitative concept. Its quantitative counterpart is error of measurement.
• this term is used to mean trueness.

A listing an organization's assets such as production equipment, machines, IT equipment, office equipment et.al.

systematic, independent and documented process for obtaining objective evidence and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which the audit criteria are fulfilled

organization or person requesting an audit

Note 1 to entry: In the case of internal audit, the audit client can also be the auditee or the individual(s) managing the audit program. Requests for external audit can come from sources such as regulators, contracting parties or potential or existing clients.

outcome of an audit, after consideration of the audit objectives and all audit findings

set of requirements used as a reference against which objective evidence is compared

Note 1 to entry: If the audit criteria are legal (including statutory or regulatory) requirements, the words “compliance” or “non-compliance” are often used in an audit finding

Note 2 to entry: Requirements may include policies, procedures, work instructions, legal requirements, contractual obligation

records, statements of fact or other information, which are relevant to the audit criteria and verifiable

results of the evaluation of the collected audit evidence against audit criteria

Note 1 to entry: Audit findings indicate conformity or nonconformity.

Note 2 to entry: Audit findings can lead to the identification of risks, opportunities for improvement or recording good practices.

Note 3 to entry: In English if the audit criteria are selected from statutory requirements or regulatory requirements, the audit finding is termed compliance or non-compliance.

description of the activities and arrangements for an audit

arrangements for a set of one or more audits planned for a specific time frame and directed towards a specific purpose

extent and boundaries of an audit

Note 1 to entry: The audit scope generally includes a description of the physical and virtual-locations, functions, organizational units, activities and processes, as well as the time period covered.

Note 2 to entry: A virtual location is where an organization performs work or provides a service using an on-line environment allowing individuals irrespective of physical locations to execute processes.

organization as a whole or parts thereof being audited

person who conducts an audit