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Research draft

end

vr.tr.end · thing-q12769393

Let an agent handle ends precisely, distinguishing spatial extremities, temporal endpoints and the termination of processes, with inclusive or exclusive boundaries.

Thing Registry Cross-cutting context XCT.TME

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

Researched by: Claude

Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Sense Which end.

Kind

Space, time, process.

Kind

Kind of end.

  1. Is the end spatial, temporal or the end of a process? definition
  2. Of what? definition

Boundary

Inclusive or exclusive.

Boundary

Boundary convention.

  1. Is the end point included? boundary
  2. Which convention applies? provenance
Time End dates.

Date

When it ends.

End date

End date and time.

  1. When exactly does it end, in which time zone? measurement
  2. Can it be extended? boundary

Notice

Advance notice.

Notice

Notice required.

  1. What notice is required before the end? boundary
  2. Who must be told? action
Process Termination.

Steps

Formal ending.

Steps

Required steps.

  1. What steps are needed to end this properly? action
  2. What records must be kept? provenance

Effects

After the end.

Effects

Consequences.

  1. What happens after it ends? boundary
  2. Which obligations survive? boundary
Space Physical ends.

Extremity

Tips and ends.

Extremity

Physical end.

  1. Which end of the object is meant? definition
  2. How is it marked? definition

Safety

Track and line ends.

Safety

End-of-line safety.

  1. Is the end of a track or line protected? boundary
  2. What stops overruns? definition

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Cross-cutting context
Entry kind
thing
Plane
XCT
Domain
XCT.TME
Other names and narrower kinds
end of track, ski tip, Non prosequitur, last appearance, renunciation, leaving party, resigned before taking office, discarding, de-implementation, 2020s American renouncement of allies, disclaimed peerage, abandonnement

What it is Filled

The final point or part of something in space or time: the extremity of an object, the last moment of a period, or the conclusion of a process or relationship.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle ends precisely, distinguishing spatial extremities, temporal endpoints and the termination of processes, with inclusive or exclusive boundaries.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Spatial or temporal limit
  • Inclusive or exclusive boundaries matter
  • Ending a process may need formal steps
  • Purpose as an end is a different sense

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Declare something ended, such as a contract, service or treatment, without the authority to end it.
  • Treat the end of a relationship or membership as a reason to erase records others are entitled to keep.
  • Present an approximate end as a precise one.

Only with a human decision

  • Ending a service, agreement or care that people depend on.

May

  • Mark the end of a period, process or object clearly in data and schedules.
  • Report when something has ended, with the source and time.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Ends often carry loss; how they are announced affects people's dignity.
  • A wrongly stated end date can cost people rights or benefits.

Who is affected

  • People whose service or relationship ends
  • Parties to agreements

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody: a general concept.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q20203388 - registry parent class

related

  • beginning - start
  • time interval - period
  • extremity - spatial sense
  • purpose - end as goal

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.end
  • Wikidata: Q12769393 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12769393)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • End dates and deadlines
  • Physical tips such as ski tips or track ends
  • Final appearances and conclusions
  • Tips and extremities of objects; last dates and final events.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • define where or when something ends
  • decide whether the end is inclusive
  • record the end of a process or relationship
  • mark physical ends of objects

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Off-by-one errors with inclusive ends
  • Ambiguous end dates
  • Processes ended without required steps

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • ISO 8601 interval endpoints

Context of use required Filled

  • Marking limits and conclusions.
  • spatial ends and tips
  • temporal ends: end dates, last appearances
  • termination of processes and relationships
  • legal ends such as renunciation or discontinuance

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q12769393: end - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia (ja): 終了 - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should spatial and temporal ends be separate entries?
  • How should inclusive and exclusive ends be recorded?
  • The registry entry has merged diverse aliases; should they be split off?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q12769393/spec.json