end
Let an agent explain the end as the concluding phase of events, relay how endings are treated in narrative, games, projects and life, distinguish related senses such as endgame and homestretch, and route sensitive uses such as end of life to appropriate entries.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Meaning What the end means.
Definition
Definition and senses.
Definition
Definition.
- What is the end as a concluding phase, and how does it differ from an endpoint, an ending and a purpose? definition
- Is the question about a phase of an event, an instant, a purpose or end of life? boundary
Terms
Domain terms.
Terms
Terms.
- What do endgame, homestretch, last act and passing mean in their fields? definition
- Which entry fits the specific term? action
Domains Endings in practice.
Games
Games and sport.
Games
Games.
- How are endgames and finishes studied in chess, sport and strategy? provenance
- Which entry fits chess endgame? action
Projects
Project closure.
Projects
Projects.
- How do project management standards define the closing phase? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Narrative Narrative and life.
Story
Endings in narrative.
Story
Story.
- How do narrative theorists analyse endings, denouement and closure, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Life
End of life.
Life
Life.
- How is the end of life discussed in care and culture, and where is it covered? provenance
- Is the user seeking support on end of life, who should be routed to care resources? boundary
Context Philosophy and language.
Philosophy
Philosophy of endings.
Philosophy
Philosophy.
- How do philosophers treat endings, finitude and completion? provenance
- Which entry fits teleology? action
Language
Usage.
Language
Language.
- How is end used in idiom and euphemism across languages? provenance
- Which entry fits euphemism? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- noun.event
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.EVT
- Facets: substance
- activity
- Facets: origin
- conceptual
- Facets: agency
- inert
- Facets: mobility
- not-applicable
- Facets: scale
- not-applicable
- Facets: affordances
- observable
- Other names and narrower kinds
- last, endgame, end game, homestretch, passing
What it is Filled
The final stage or concluding part of an event, process or period, the phase during which something draws to a close, as in the end of a game, the homestretch of a race, the last act of a play, or the concluding phase of a life, with passing used euphemistically in end-of-life contexts; the end as a phase is distinguished from the endpoint as an instant and from ending as an act, and it is studied in narrative, sport, project management and philosophy.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain the end as the concluding phase of events, relay how endings are treated in narrative, games, projects and life, distinguish related senses such as endgame and homestretch, and route sensitive uses such as end of life to appropriate entries.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Phase rather than instant
- Domain-specific terms
- Narrative significance
- Euphemistic uses
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Declare something ended when the records do not show it, such as a process or a case.
- Use euphemisms for a person's death in ways that mislead the people informed.
- Close a record or a matter it is not authorized to close.
Only with a human decision
- Declaring an event, project or clinical episode ended.
- Communicating the end of a life to family.
May
- Describe and mark the end phase of an event, process or period in records and narratives.
- Distinguish the end as a phase from the endpoint as an instant in data and analysis.
Moral aspects Filled
- Telling people something has ended, especially a life, demands care and plain honesty.
- Premature closure of a case or process can deny people their rights.
Who is affected
- People awaiting a decision
- Bereaved families
- Record keepers
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the concept; whoever keeps the record answers for its accuracy.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- oewn-07306035-n - registry parent class
related
- event - in registry terms, as a phase
- beginning - the opening phase
- narrative structure - as denouement
- end of life - in the euphemistic sense, a separate entry
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.end-event
- Open English WordNet: oewn-07306517-n
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Concluding phase of an event
- Endgame, homestretch, last act, passing
- The endpoint is an instant; a goal or purpose is another sense of end; ending as an act is separate
- Not a visible object; the closing stage of something.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the concept and senses
- relay treatment in narrative and sport
- relay treatment in projects
- route sensitive senses
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing senses of end
- Insensitive handling of end of life
- Vagueness about when a phase begins
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Project management standards on closure phases
- Rules of games defining endgames and finishes
- No regulation of the concept
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; a phase of events.
- endgames in chess and other games
- the homestretch of races and campaigns
- final acts and endings in narrative
- project closure phases
- end of life and passing as euphemism
- ends of periods and eras
Sources Filled
- Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-07306517-n - sense and gloss of the concept
- Wiktionary: end - word senses and usage
Open questions
- Should endgame and end of life be the primary linked entries?
- How should narrative theory sources be linked?
- The registry aliases mix games, sport and euphemism; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-end-event/spec.json