AI Act dictionary: Important terms in 10 languages

22. May 2026
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We have compiled the most important terms from the AI Act in 10 languages for you in a free Excel spreadsheet that you can download.

Translations for the most important terms from the AI Act

The tool for your international AI compliance practice

The implementation of the AI Act introduces numerous new terms that companies need to know and apply correctly. The AI Act dictionary from caralegal offers you precise translations of the most important technical terms in 10 languages, including German, English, French, and Spanish.

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Languages available in the complete list:

  • German (DE)
  • English (EN)
  • Czech (CZ)
  • Spanish (ES)
  • French (FR)
  • Italian (IT)
  • Dutch
  • Polish (PL)
  • Portuguese (PT)
  • Swedish (SV)

German-English translations from the AI Act dictionary

English (EN)German (DE)
OperatorAkteur
ProviderAnbieter
Record keepingAufzeichnungspflichten
Making available on the marketBereitstellung auf dem Markt
AI risk descriptionBeschreibung des KI-Risikos
DeployerBetreiber
Authorised representativeBevollmächtigter
Biometric databiometrische Daten
Biometric identificationbiometrische Identifizierung
Biometric verificationbiometrische Verifizierung
Real-time remote biometric identification systembiometrisches Echtzeit-Fernidentifizierungssystem
Remote biometric identification systembiometrisches Fernidentifizierungssystem
AI officeBüro für Künstliche Intelligenz
CE markingCE-Kennzeichnung
CybersecurityCybersicherheit
Data governanceDaten-Governance
Deep fakeDeepfake
ImporterEinführer
Input dataEingabedaten
Classification of AI systemsEinstufung von KI-Systemen
Emotion recognition systemEmotionserkennungssystem
High-impact capabilitiesFähigkeiten mit hoher Wirkkraft
Instructions for useGebrauchsanweisung
PenaltiesGeldbußen
Common specificationgemeinsame Spezifikation
AccuracyGenauigkeit
Fundamental rights impact assessmentGrundrechte-Folgenabschätzung
DistributorHändler
Harmonised standardharmonisierte Norm
High-risk AI systemsHochrisiko-KI-Systeme
Putting into serviceInbetriebnahme
Informed consentinformierte Einwilligung
Placing on the marketInverkehrbringen
AI literacyKI-Kompetenz
General-purpose AI modelKI-Modell mit allgemeinem Verwendungszweck
AI regulatory sandboxKI-Reallabor
AI risk levelKI-Risikostufe
General-purpose AI systemKI-System mit allgemeinem Verwendungszweck
AI actKI-Verordnung
AI value chainKI-Wertschöpfungskette
Small scale providerKleinanbieter
Conformity assessmentKonformitätsbewertung
Conformity assessment bodyKonformitätsbewertungsstelle
Critical infrastructurekritische Infrastrukturen
Performance of an AI systemLeistung eines KI-Systems
Market surveillance authorityMarktüberwachungsbehörde
Human oversightMenschliche Aufsicht
Downstream providernachgelagerter Anbieter
Notifying authoritynotifizierende Behörde
Notified bodynotifizierte Stelle
UserNutzer
Publicly accessible spaceöffentlich zugänglicher Raum
Sandbox planPlan für das Reallabor
Real-world testing planPlan für einen Test unter Realbedingunge
Quality management systemQualitätsmanagementsystem
Data subject rightsRechte für die betroffenen Personen
Risk management systemRisikomanagementsystem
RobustnessRobustheit
Withdrawal of an AI systemRücknahme eines KI-Systems
Recall of an AI systemRückruf eines KI-Systems
Serious incidentschwerwiegender Vorfall
Sensitive operational datasensible operative Daten
Safety component of a product or systemSicherheitskomponente eines Produkts oder Systems
Law enforcementStrafverfolgung
Law enforcement authorityStrafverfolgungsbehörde
AI systemSystem der künstlichen Intelligenz
Post-market monitoring systemSystem zur Beobachtung nach dem Inverkehrbringen
Biometric categorisation systemSystem zur biometrischen Kategorisierung
Post remote biometric identification systemSystem zur nachträglichen biometrischen Fernidentifizierung
Systemic risksystemisches Risiko
Technical documentationTechnische Dokumentation
Testing in real world conditionsTest unter Realbedingungen
Testing dataTestdaten
SubjectTestteilnehmer
Training dataTrainingsdaten
Transparency obligationsTransparenzpflichten
Validation dataValidierungsdaten
Validation data setValidierungsdatensatz
Prohibited AI practicesVerbotene Praktiken im KI-Bereich
Reasonably foreseeable misusevernünftigerweise vorhersehbare Fehlanwendung
Artificial intelligence actVerordnung über künstliche Intelligenz
Widespread infringementweitverbreiteter Verstoß
Substantial modificationwesentliche Veränderung
National competent authorityzuständige nationale Behörde
Intended purposeZweckbestimmung

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Why the AI Act dictionary is useful for you

The caralegal AI Act dictionary helps AI experts make the requirements of the AI Act understandable across countries and languages, thereby promoting the development of an international AI compliance and governance system.

The AI Act dictionary offers you:

  • Translations of the most important terms directly from the AI Act.
  • Technical terms for the implementation of an AI Management System (AIMS).
  • Uniform terminology for international use.

Background and sources

The translations in the AI Act dictionary are based (where available) on the official legal texts of the AI Act in the respective national language. Additional terms were created with the support of a specialized language service provider.

The original text of the AI Act of the European Union can be found here:

AI Regulation in 24 EU languages

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Dennis Kurpierz Co-Founder & COO

Dennis Kurpierz is co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of caralegal. Thanks to his many years of experience as a senior consultant and lead project manager at ISiCO Datenschutz GmbH, he is familiar with customer needs, pain points, and challenges in data protection management. As product owner, he applies this expertise to product development at caralegal.

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