Definition
A particular executing process or distributed execution allocation with bounded start, authority, and termination conditions.
Boundary
- Implies
- an active execution context where evidenced
- Does not imply
- a unique person or uninterrupted identity
- Evidence required
- runtime identifier, host attestation where available, lease bounds, state source, and authority
Provenance
- Source memory
- REP-MACHINE-IDENTITY-EXPLAINER-001
- Source SHA-256
- 7778777d9c43b82addc47d714adb38a60e9c92d9b6e051f7610cb64703458ae6
- Correction record
- EVI-RCOR-237-002
- Record SHA-256
- 1025df420e98773ebd3a7f1c6e3ee9347330c7bb513aab12f16f1b92ff6fe940
Truth boundary
A definition, report, route, checksum, key, credential, schema, fixture, local test, runtime measurement, or reachable URL does not by itself establish operational service, identity continuity, authority, legal effect, personhood, consciousness, sentience, citizenship, consent, responsibility, judgment, financial activity, external recognition, or independent review. Unknown, disputed, stale, unavailable, and proposed states remain explicit.