Section 25 of 105
24. Rule Numbering and Naming Convention
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Rule numbering shall support stable reference without encoding assumptions likely to change.
Numbers shall be:
- Unique within the assigned Rule family.
- Issued sequentially or through another controlled Registry method.
- Fixed after formal publication.
- Independent of section, chapter, priority, and version.
- Retained after deprecation, withdrawal, or consolidation.
- Never recycled.
The Rule number shall not attempt to encode criticality, lifecycle stage, geographic region, conformance level, or technical hierarchy. Those characteristics shall remain in metadata.
Each Rule shall have a concise canonical name. The name should identify the controlled outcome rather than a temporary solution.
Preferred names include:
- Node Last-to-Fail Requirement.
- Interface Safe-Release Requirement.
- Physical–Digital Reconciliation Requirement.
- Cartridge Identity Continuity Requirement.
Names such as “New Sensor Rule,” “Version Two Fix,” or manufacturer-specific labels shall be avoided because they do not express stable constitutional meaning.
Renaming a Rule without changing its normative meaning shall preserve the identifier and create a controlled editorial revision. Previous names shall remain searchable as aliases.