Section 4 of 103
3. Constitutional Status of Terminology
Stable section ID: S05-CON-015-SECTION-4 · 5 content blocks
Terminology established by this chapter constitutes a normative interpretive layer of the System05 Constitution. Defined terms shall be used and interpreted according to their approved meanings whenever they appear within their declared scope.
A constitutional definition determines the meaning of a term but does not, by itself, create a technical performance requirement unless the definition contains or is connected to an explicit normative provision.
Definitions, status classifications, scope limitations, and declared term relationships are normative. Examples, explanatory notes, illustrations, and historical observations are informative unless explicitly designated otherwise.
A term shall not acquire a different constitutional meaning merely through repeated informal use, industry convention, software implementation, translation, manufacturer documentation, or AI-generated interpretation.
Changes to constitutional terminology shall be controlled, versioned, reviewed, and approved. Editorial variation shall not be used to introduce an undeclared change in engineering meaning.