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Status Draft means normative and currently in force, per the repository's Status Taxonomy (docs/Governance/Documentation-Standards.md); version numbers change only through the governance process.
Core Vocabulary v0.1 was released on 21 July 2026; Organization was added on 25 July and the last term revisions date from 27 July 2026, without a version change, as the changelog records.
Lifecycle, Event and Workflow are defined at the Models tier of the canonical repository; Memory is specified at the Memory tier, where the Definition of Evidence is reserved for a future version (Documentation-Debt FW-001, Architecture Observation AO-021); Agent, Tool and Evaluation are defined in the AI extension. Governance is the exception: it is listed as a Core Characteristic of every Object and no document at any tier defines it as one (AO-023). They appear on these pages as referenced concepts, not as Core Vocabulary term records.
Terms
| Term | Status | Version | Doc ID | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object | Draft | 0.1 | META-OBJECT-01 | An Object is an identifiable and governable element that exists within the operational model. |
| Identity | Draft | 0.1 | META-IDENTITY-01 | Identity is the persistent and unique representation of an Object. |
| Metadata | Draft | 0.1 | META-METADATA-01 | Metadata is structured information that describes the characteristics, context, or management attributes of an Object. |
| Relationship | Draft | 0.1 | META-RELATIONSHIP-01 | A Relationship is a governed semantic association between Objects. |
| Reference | Draft | 0.1 | META-REFERENCE-01 | A Reference is a directed association from one Object to another. |
| Registry | Draft | 0.1 | META-REGISTRY-01 | A Registry is a managed collection of identifiable Objects organized according to defined governance rules. |
| Classification | Draft | 0.1 | META-CLASSIFICATION-01 | Classification is the assignment of one or more descriptive categories to an Object. |
| Capability | Draft | 0.1 | META-CAPABILITY-01 | A Capability is a governed description of an ability possessed or provided by an Object. |
| Contract | Draft | 0.1 | META-CONTRACT-01 | A Contract is a governed agreement between two or more Objects. |
| Policy | Draft | 0.1 | META-POLICY-01 | A Policy is a governed set of rules that defines expected behavior or constraints applicable to one or more Objects. |
| Constraint | Draft | 0.1 | META-CONSTRAINT-01 | A Constraint is a governed condition that restricts or requires specific characteristics, states, or behaviors. |
| Ownership | Draft | 0.1 | META-OWNERSHIP-01 | Ownership is the assignment of responsibility for one or more managed Objects. |
| Organization | Draft | 0.1 | META-ORGANIZATION-01 | An Organization is an identifiable and governable Object that represents an independent participant within the operational ecosystem. |