governance::canonical-definition

Canonical Definition

The single approved, versioned, owner-accountable meaning of a term within a given namespace.

Canonical Definition

A canonical definition is the single approved, versioned, and owner-accountable meaning of a business term within a defined namespace. It is the definition that every human, system, and AI agent within that namespace resolves against. A canonical definition has four mandatory attributes: it is unique within its namespace (no competing approved definitions exist for the same term), it is versioned (changes are tracked with timestamps and rationale), it has a named owner (a person or role accountable for its accuracy and currency), and it is resolvable (accessible programmatically via an API endpoint). The canonical definition is the governed artifact that Semantic Governance produces and maintains. Source: WikiSure Research.