Supersession

The definition

Replacing a changed fact by closing off the old version and pointing it at what replaced it, with a reason attached, instead of silently editing or deleting it. The trail this leaves is a supersede chain.

The same words the glossary hub and the public data mirror carry; this page is the stable address for the term.

Related terms

• Supersede chain

  The ordered trail a fact leaves when it changes: each version is closed off and points to what replaced it, with a reason attached, instead of being silently…

Where it shows up on this site

• The thesis · ReferenceAI doesn't need more memory. It needs continuity. Eight beats, versioned and signed