Glossary - Rejean-McCormick/Arketype GitHub Wiki

Glossary

Term Meaning in Arketype
Archetype A proposed structural form with responsibilities and integrity rules.
Template A neutral workspace scaffold linked to an archetype.
Instance A separately initialized workspace with a distinct state_ref.
Visual pattern A reusable reading motif such as tree, matrix, hub or timeline.
Situated diagram A labeled noncanonical example of a pattern in a scenario.
Use-case profile A concrete scenario identifying a principal archetype and support forms.
Composition recipe Design-only description of potential relationships between archetypes.
Native model The actual knowledge structure of a Kristal, not merely its UI layout.
Semantic ownership Responsibility for meaning and domain statements within a boundary.
Canon The set of formally committed artifacts in the relevant workspace.
Source provenance Attribution and integrity information for material relied upon.
Epistemic status Whether material is a report, observation, hypothesis, proof, interpretation, and so forth.
Logical contract The domain-specific agreement governing what can be considered a valid logical artifact.
check Local Authoring Kit consistency check, not factual qualification.
build-v9 Creation of local v9 build output, not publication or activation.
Generated projection A reader-facing HTML/PDF representation derived from descriptive JSON.

English terminology on these pages is explanatory; stable source-file slugs and JSON format identifiers remain unchanged.