Governed vocabulary

Readiness states

These twelve terms are the only public readiness states. They describe bounded records, not people, groups, or truth beyond the cited scope.

unknown

The governed record does not establish a state.

missing

A required field or evidence unit is absent.

candidate

A bounded item is queued for research and is not evidence.

research required

A material question remains open and needs governed research.

located

A source or record has been found, without implying substantive support.

supported

Governed evidence supports the bounded proposition within its stated scope.

contradicted

Governed evidence conflicts with the bounded proposition within its stated scope.

mixed

Governed evidence contains both supporting and conflicting results or materially different contexts.

stale

The currentness threshold has passed or authority is no longer current.

verified

Required identity, locator, and integrity checks passed; truth is not inferred beyond those checks.

publication-ready

Governed review, source, date, and publication controls are complete, but publication has not occurred.

published

The governed record is present on an authorized public route.