M4 Sherman
Generated draft, first pass
This model was drafted by rule from what the registry knows about the thing. It proposes which bundles a real model will need and which questions research must answer. It is not researched and no sentence in it is sourced.
Written from the archetype playbook - what this kind of thing needs beyond identity and provenance - and from the structure that recurred across 6,333 models already researched by two engines. Applied to this entry by rule. No source was read for this thing and no claim here is researched. This entry carries no facets of its own, so they were inferred from its domain - a guess about a whole domain applied to one thing.
Generator: vr.draft.v3
Purpose and description
Give an agent a durable, checkable way to recognise a M4 Sherman, record what state it is in, and decide what may be done with it.
A physical thing registered under PHY.OBJ. The registry names it; this draft has not been given a definition yet.
It can be observed and measured.
Distinguishing features
Names folded into this entry, which a task may need to split apart again: DD Sherman, Sherman Firefly, M4 Sherman variant.
3 finer distinctions are held as aliases rather than separate entries, because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it.
Described in 55 Wikipedia languages, which is a measure of how widely the thing is known, not of how important it is.
Physical character
Made of: matter you can touch.
Mobility varies between examples.
Does nothing on its own; everything it does, something else did to it.
These come from the domain this entry sits in rather than from the entry itself, so treat them as a first guess about the whole domain applied to one thing.
How it is recognised
Recognised by form and material. The registry holds no appearance data, so what a M4 Sherman looks like has to come from research.
Related models
covers - Finer kinds folded into this entry because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it. Each is a model waiting to be split out when one does.
Described in 55 Wikipedia languages, which measures how widely it is written about rather than how important or how common it is. 3 finer distinctions are held inside this entry as names rather than as separate models.
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 6 bundles · 13 layers · 15 findings · 45 questions.
Identity, naming and classification How an agent tells one M4 Sherman from another, and a M4 Sherman from things that resemble it.
Recognition comes before every other claim. Without stable identity nothing else in the model can be trusted to be about the same thing twice.
Names and identifiers
The names this thing goes by and the identifiers that survive translation and time.
Preferred name, aliases and local names
Which name to use, which names mean the same thing, and which merely sound similar.
- What identifies and describes the name of a M4 Sherman, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about the name of a M4 Sherman, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once the name of a M4 Sherman is known, and what must it refuse? action
Stable identifiers and external keys
Identifiers that keep pointing at this kind of thing across systems and languages.
- What identifies and describes an identifier for a M4 Sherman, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about an identifier for a M4 Sherman, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once an identifier for a M4 Sherman is known, and what must it refuse? action
Classification and granularity
Where a M4 Sherman sits among kinds, and how finely a task needs to cut it.
Kind, parents and neighbouring kinds
The classes this thing belongs to and the ones it is next to.
- What identifies and describes the kind of a M4 Sherman, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about the kind of a M4 Sherman, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once the kind of a M4 Sherman is known, and what must it refuse? action
Distinguishing features
What separates a M4 Sherman from the things most often confused with it.
- What identifies and describes what distinguishes a M4 Sherman, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about what distinguishes a M4 Sherman, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once what distinguishes a M4 Sherman is known, and what must it refuse? action
Form, composition and condition What a M4 Sherman is made of, what shape and size it takes, and what state it is in.
A physical thing can be measured, and a model that cannot record its measurements cannot support any decision that depends on them.
Form and dimensions
Shape, size, mass and the ranges these take across examples.
Measurable dimensions and their units
The quantities worth recording and the units they are recorded in.
- What identifies and describes the dimensions of a M4 Sherman, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about the dimensions of a M4 Sherman, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once the dimensions of a M4 Sherman is known, and what must it refuse? action
Material and composition
Materials, parts and how they are put together.
Parts and materials
What a M4 Sherman is built from and which parts are replaceable.
- What identifies and describes the composition of a M4 Sherman, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about the composition of a M4 Sherman, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once the composition of a M4 Sherman is known, and what must it refuse? action
Condition and integrity
Wear, damage, health and the difference between working and broken.
Condition, damage and health
How the condition of a M4 Sherman is judged and by whom.
- What identifies and describes the condition of a M4 Sherman, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about the condition of a M4 Sherman, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once the condition of a M4 Sherman is known, and what must it refuse? action
Place and movement Where a M4 Sherman is, how it got there and where it may go (varies).
A thing that can move needs its position recorded with a time, or every later claim about it is about a place it has left.
Location and placement
Position, containment and the reference frame the position is given in.
Position, container and reference frame
Where a M4 Sherman is, and what that position is measured against.
- What identifies and describes the location of a M4 Sherman, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about the location of a M4 Sherman, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once the location of a M4 Sherman is known, and what must it refuse? action
Movement and transfer
How a M4 Sherman is carried, installed or relocated.
Movement events and constraints
What counts as a movement, what records it and what limits it.
- What identifies and describes the movement of a M4 Sherman, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about the movement of a M4 Sherman, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once the movement of a M4 Sherman is known, and what must it refuse? action
State and lifecycle The states a M4 Sherman passes through and the events that move it between them.
Most decisions about a thing depend on what state it is in now, which is a claim with a time on it, not a property.
Lifecycle stages
From coming into existence to ceasing to be one of these.
Stages and transitions
The stages worth naming and what moves a M4 Sherman between them.
- What identifies and describes the lifecycle of a M4 Sherman, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about the lifecycle of a M4 Sherman, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once the lifecycle of a M4 Sherman is known, and what must it refuse? action
Observations and current status
What is observed about a M4 Sherman, how often and by whom.
Observation record
How an observation of a M4 Sherman is recorded so that it can be superseded rather than overwritten.
- What identifies and describes an observation of a M4 Sherman, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about an observation of a M4 Sherman, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once an observation of a M4 Sherman is known, and what must it refuse? action
Use and operation What can be done with a M4 Sherman and what it takes to do it.
An agent that can recognise a thing but not act on it has only half a model.
Intended use and function
What a M4 Sherman is for, and what it is used for anyway.
Function, purpose and misuse
The function a M4 Sherman performs and the uses that fall outside it.
- What identifies and describes the use of a M4 Sherman, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about the use of a M4 Sherman, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once the use of a M4 Sherman is known, and what must it refuse? action
Handling and procedure
The steps, skills and tools involved in using a M4 Sherman.
Procedures, skills and required tools
What an agent needs before it can act on a M4 Sherman at all.
- What identifies and describes handling a M4 Sherman, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about handling a M4 Sherman, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once handling a M4 Sherman is known, and what must it refuse? action
Provenance, evidence and time Where every claim about a M4 Sherman came from and when it held.
A claim without a source and a time cannot be superseded, only overwritten, and an agent that overwrites loses the ability to explain itself.
Source and authority
Who said it, on what evidence, and how strongly.
Claim provenance and confidence
The authority behind each claim about a M4 Sherman and how confident it is.
- What identifies and describes a claim about a M4 Sherman, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about a claim about a M4 Sherman, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once a claim about a M4 Sherman is known, and what must it refuse? action
Time, versions and supersession
When a claim was true, when it was learnt, and what replaced it.
Validity period and supersession
How an old claim about a M4 Sherman is retired without being erased.
- What identifies and describes the validity of a claim about a M4 Sherman, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about the validity of a claim about a M4 Sherman, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once the validity of a claim about a M4 Sherman is known, and what must it refuse? action
What the second pass must settle
- Which of the bundles below does a real task actually need, and which are ceremony?
- What does this thing have that the facets do not capture at all?
- Which neighbouring kind is most often confused with a M4 Sherman, and on what evidence are they told apart?