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Term Definition
AXIOM The foundational truth statement in every CANON.md. Non-negotiable.
BOOKS Governed book project scope. Long-form publishing lane.
CANON The governor’s manual. Explains WHAT CANONIC is and WHY it matters.
CANON.md The governance contract file. Every scope has one. Declares axiom + constraints.
CHAIN Cryptographic integrity layer. Hash-linked LEDGER events.
CHAT Governed conversation primitive. Industry determines the voice.
COIN Attestation receipt for governed work. Not cryptocurrency. WORK = COIN.
COMPLIANCE MATRIX Cross-framework mapping table (HIPAA, GDPR, SOX, FDA, HITRUST).
CONSTRAINT A MUST or MUST NOT rule in CANON.md. Machine-enforceable.
CONTRIBUTE Service for external contributions. Bronze/silver/gold curation pipeline.
COVERAGE.md Compliance and coverage tracking per scope.
DEBIT:DRIFT COIN penalty when a scope’s governance score decreases.
DIMENSION One of 8 governance axes (D, E, T, R, O, S, L, LANG).
DOCTRINE The developer manual. Explains HOW to BUILD in CANONIC.
DRIFT Governance score decrease over time. Triggers DEBIT:DRIFT.
GALAXY Interactive vis-network visualization of the governed scope topology.
GRADIENT The score delta that determines COIN minting amount.
INHERITS The inheritance chain declaration in CANON.md.
INTEL Knowledge primitive. Evidence provenance. What you KNOW.
LEARNING Evolution tracking. Signal taxonomy. Governance maturity over time.
LEARNING.md Evolution and learning tracking file per scope.
LEDGER Append-only event log. Every governance event recorded.
MAGIC The 255-bit governance validation kernel.
MINT:WORK COIN creation event when governance work increases a scope’s score.
SCOPE The atom of governance. One directory + CANON.md = one scope.
SHOP Commerce layer. Governed marketplace for products and services.
SPINE.md Structural backbone of a book. Parts, chapter order, narrative arc.
TALK CHAT + INTEL composed. Governed conversation service.
TIER Governance level: COMMUNITY(35), BUSINESS(63), ENTERPRISE(127), AGENT(204), FULL(255).
TRIAD The three required files per scope: CANON.md + VOCAB.md + README.md.
VAULT Secure storage for keys, wallets, and economic identity.
VITAE.md Identity attestation file. Ed25519 signed.
WALLET Per-identity COIN balance ledger.

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