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vr.tr.belt · thing-q134560

Let an agent identify kinds of belt and their uses, relay history and cultural forms with attribution, and distinguish clothing belts from mechanical belts and geographic belts.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.OBJ
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

Identify What belt this is.

Kind

Kind and materials.

Kind

Kind.

  1. What kind of belt is it, and what materials and fastenings does it use? definition
  2. Is the question about a clothing belt or another sense of belt? boundary

Parts

Parts.

Parts

Parts.

  1. What are the parts of a belt, from strap to buckle and keeper? definition
  2. Which entry fits buckle? action
Use Uses.

Work

Work and safety.

Work

Work.

  1. How are tool, duty and safety belts used and regulated? provenance
  2. Which entry fits safety harness? action

Rank

Rank and ceremony.

Rank

Rank.

  1. How do belts signal rank in the military, martial arts and ceremony? provenance
  2. Which entry fits martial arts belt? action
Culture Cultural forms.

Traditions

Traditional belts.

Traditions

Traditions.

  1. What traditional belts exist, such as senninbari and woven belts of specific peoples, with attribution? provenance
  2. Is the presentation respectful? boundary

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How have belts developed from antiquity, including the Roman cinctorium, to modern fashion? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
Make Making and market.

Craft

Making belts.

Craft

Craft.

  1. How are belts made in leather and textile crafts? provenance
  2. Which entry fits leatherworking? action

Market

Fashion and market.

Market

Market.

  1. How do belts figure in fashion and the accessories market? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.OBJ
Other names and narrower kinds
senninbari, canvas belt, cinctorium, Benyop, Gitkhau, Likcham, sekitai, breast belt, Lielvārde belt, tickle belt, Mermaid Man's belt, tool belt

What it is Filled

A flexible band worn around the waist or hips to hold up or close clothing, carry tools or weapons, or mark rank and identity, made of leather, cloth, canvas, webbing or other materials with a buckle or tie; belts range from everyday accessories and military and safety belts to ceremonial and cultural forms such as the Roman cinctorium, the Japanese senninbari and the woven belts of many peoples.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent identify kinds of belt and their uses, relay history and cultural forms with attribution, and distinguish clothing belts from mechanical belts and geographic belts.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Waist-worn
  • Functional and symbolic
  • Many materials and fastenings
  • Cultural variants

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Use a fashion belt as a safety harness or for load-bearing.
  • Present a ceremonial or cultural belt as mere fashion.
  • Confuse this garment sense with drive belts, seat belts or geographic belts.
  • Recommend belts for restraining people.

Only with a human decision

  • Certifying a work or safety belt as fit for use.

May

  • Describe a belt's materials, form and cultural or military use.
  • Check load-bearing work belts for wear and report defects to the user.
  • Say which sense is meant when belt could mean a drive belt or a region.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Some belts carry sacred, military or community meaning.
  • A failed tool or safety belt can cause falls and injuries.

Who is affected

  • Wearers
  • Workers at height
  • Source communities

Owners Filled

Steward

The person who owns or wears it.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q1065579 - registry parent class

related

  • fashion accessory - in registry terms
  • clothing accessory - worn at the waist
  • buckle - in most forms
  • drive belt - a machine part

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.belt
  • Wikidata: Q134560 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134560)

Direct properties required Filled

  • Band length: cm - Measure the band end to end without stretching it.
  • Band width: mm - Measure across the band perpendicular to its length.
  • Mass: g - Weigh the complete belt including its fastening hardware.

Recognition required Filled

  • Band worn around the waist
  • Buckle or tie fastening
  • Drive belts and conveyor belts are machine parts; a belt of land is a region
  • A strap of leather, cloth or webbing with a buckle, clasp or tie, worn around the waist.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • identify kinds and materials
  • relay history and cultural forms
  • relay uses in work and ceremony
  • distinguish from other senses of belt

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Failure of load-bearing belts
  • Sense confusion
  • Cultural appropriation of ceremonial belts

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Safety standards for tool and fall-arrest belts
  • Uniform regulations for military and service belts
  • Leather and textile labelling rules

Context of use required Filled

  • Securing clothing, carrying items and signalling rank or identity.
  • dress and casual belts
  • work, tool and duty belts
  • military and ceremonial belts such as the cinctorium
  • martial arts and sporting belts
  • cultural belts such as senninbari and woven belts of specific peoples
  • safety belts as a related category

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q134560: belt - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Belt (clothing) - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should safety belts and martial arts belts be separate entries?
  • How should cultural forms be attributed?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific cultural belts; 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-q134560/spec.json