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cutting teeth or abrasive projections that remove small pieces through relative motion, including handheld, box and rotary forms; product specifications and individual condition are recorded as instances of this kind.", "in_scope": [ "Grating surfaces, tooth geometry and intended food textures", "Handheld, box, rotary and powered grating configurations", "Food presentation, applied motion and grated-output paths", "Grip, support, guards and access to cutting surfaces", "Surface wear, trapped residue, cleaning and replaceable grating components" ], "out_of_scope": [ "Mandolines and slicers whose primary action produces slices with discrete blades", "Peelers whose primary action removes an outer skin in strips", "Food processors and other host appliances beyond their grating attachments and interfaces", "Industrial material rasps, files and shredding machinery", "Recipes, ingredient composition and prepared-food storage" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Its working area contains repeated teeth or abrasive projections that remove material as food moves across them.", "It normally produces shreds, flakes, particles or pulp rather than a sequence of full-width slices.", "A rotary grater brings a toothed drum into contact with food held against it; rotation alone does not establish that an appliance is a grater.", "A perforated grating surface has cutting edges associated with its openings; a sieve or colander has openings primarily for separation or drainage.", "A combination tool qualifies through its grating surfaces, while any slicing face is recorded as an additional function." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Grater configuration", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "flat handheld | rasp-style | box | rotary drum | appliance attachment | other", "why_it_matters": "Determines how the food, tool and receiving container must be positioned." }, { "name": "Grating surface geometry", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "raised cutting perforations | projecting teeth | abrasive projections; record cutting direction and opening shape", "why_it_matters": "Helps distinguish cutting behaviour, food suitability and cleaning access." }, { "name": "Working surface dimensions", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "usable length and width in mm; drum diameter and length in mm where applicable", "why_it_matters": "Constrains food contact area, stroke length and placement over a container." }, { "name": "Tooth and opening dimensions", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "tooth spacing, projection height and opening dimensions in mm where measurable", "why_it_matters": "Provides a more comparable description than unqualified fine or coarse labels." }, { "name": "Observed output", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "shreds | flakes | fine particles | pulp; record test food and operating conditions", "why_it_matters": "Output depends on both the grating surface and the food being processed." }, { "name": "Drive and motion", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "manual stroke | hand crank | powered rotation; one-way or bidirectional cutting", "why_it_matters": "Determines the required action and how cutting motion can be stopped." }, { "name": "Food-contact materials", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "identified material and coating for each food-contact component; unknown where unverified", "why_it_matters": "Informs cleaning compatibility and investigation of corrosion or surface damage." }, { "name": "Working condition", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "record tooth wear, deformation, cracks, corrosion, loose parts and retained residue separately", "why_it_matters": "Supports decisions about cleaning, repair, component replacement or withdrawal from use." }, { "name": "Compatible host and protective accessories", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "links to compatible appliance, drum, food holder, guard, cover and receiving container", "why_it_matters": "Prevents assuming that visually similar components fit or provide adequate protection." } ], "affordances": [ "Select a grating surface for a specified food and desired output.", "Position and stabilise the grater so food can be presented and output collected.", "Grate food using the supported stroke or rotary motion and applicable food holder.", "Stop operation and clear trapped food using an appropriate procedure.", "Inspect and clean teeth, openings, drum interiors and residue-retaining joints.", "Replace compatible removable parts and cover exposed teeth for storage." ] }, "sources": [], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "grating-identity-and-boundaries", "name": "Grating identity and boundaries", "description": "Establishes which surfaces perform grating and how the tool relates to combination utensils or host appliances.", "rationale": "The presence of holes, blades or a rotating drum alone does not identify a grater.", "layers": [ { "id": "working-surface-identification", "name": "Working surface identification", "description": "Identifies the repeated features that remove material from food.", "findings": [ { "id": "grating-action-test", "name": "Grating action test", "description": "Record whether repeated teeth or projections remove small pieces through relative motion, including surfaces without through-holes.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which visible surface features cut or abrade the food?", "kind": "definition", "id": "grating-action-test-q01" }, { "text": "Does this surface grate food, slice it, or merely allow material to pass through openings?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "grating-action-test-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "tool-and-attachment-boundary", "name": "Tool and attachment boundary", "description": "Separates the grating function from neighbouring functions and supporting equipment.", "findings": [ { "id": "grating-component-ownership", "name": "Grating component ownership", "description": "Identify the grating faces or components and whether they belong to a standalone utensil, combination tool or appliance attachment.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which faces or removable components perform grating rather than slicing or another operation?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "grating-component-ownership-q01" }, { "text": "What host, holder or drive must this component connect to before it can grate?", "kind": "definition", "id": "grating-component-ownership-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "food-contact-and-output", "name": "Food contact and output", "description": "Connects grating geometry and food properties to the result produced.", "rationale": "Labels such as fine and coarse cannot alone establish suitability or predict output.", "layers": [ { "id": "tooth-pattern-and-cut", "name": "Tooth pattern and cut", "description": "Describes the working geometry and direction of effective cutting.", "findings": [ { "id": "surface-cutting-profile", "name": "Surface cutting profile", "description": "Record tooth spacing, openings, projection height and cutting direction separately for each grating surface.", "questions": [ { "text": "What are the measurable tooth spacing, projection height and opening dimensions for this surface?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "surface-cutting-profile-q01" }, { "text": "Which stroke or rotation direction engages its cutting edges?", "kind": "action", "id": "surface-cutting-profile-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "ingredient-and-result-fit", "name": "Ingredient and result fit", "description": "Records suitability through identified guidance or observations with specified foods.", "findings": [ { "id": "food-specific-grating-result", "name": "Food-specific grating result", "description": "Describe output and problems such as smearing or clogging with the food and its preparation state identified.", "questions": [ { "text": "For the specified food and its firmness or temperature, what output form and approximate particle dimensions are observed?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "food-specific-grating-result-q01" }, { "text": "What manufacturer guidance or recorded trial supports using this surface for that food?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "food-specific-grating-result-q02" }, { "text": "What change of surface or food preparation is appropriate if the food smears, clogs the openings or resists cutting?", "kind": "action", "id": "food-specific-grating-result-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "feeding-motion-and-protection", "name": "Feeding, motion and protection", "description": "Models how the grater is supported, driven and fed while controlling access to its cutting area.", "rationale": "Handheld strokes, box-grater use and rotary feeding expose different contact and stability problems.", "layers": [ { "id": "support-and-output-path", "name": "Support and output path", "description": "Captures the arrangement of grip, base, food contact and collection space.", "findings": [ { "id": "stable-grating-arrangement", "name": "Stable grating arrangement", "description": "Record how the tool resists movement and where grated food travels after leaving the working surface.", "questions": [ { "text": "How is the handle, base, clamp or container interface used to resist the intended grating force?", "kind": "action", "id": "stable-grating-arrangement-q01" }, { "text": "Where does grated food exit or accumulate, and what clearance is needed to prevent obstruction?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "stable-grating-arrangement-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "feeding-and-motion-control", "name": "Feeding and motion control", "description": "Describes food presentation, hand separation and stopping or clearing procedures.", "findings": [ { "id": "cutting-zone-access", "name": "Cutting-zone access", "description": "Identify the food holder, hopper, pusher or guard where present, and the procedure applicable as food becomes small or jams.", "questions": [ { "text": "How is food advanced while keeping fingers clear of the active teeth, particularly near the end of a piece?", "kind": "action", "id": "cutting-zone-access-q01" }, { "text": "What procedure stops motion and permits trapped food to be cleared for this manual or powered configuration?", "kind": "action", "id": "cutting-zone-access-q02" }, { "text": "Which documented guards or interlocks, if any, apply to this configuration?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "cutting-zone-access-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "cleanability-and-cutting-condition", "name": "Cleanability and cutting condition", "description": "Assesses residue removal, material compatibility and deterioration of grating components.", "rationale": "Teeth and perforations can retain food, while wear or damage can alter cutting performance and handling safety.", "layers": [ { "id": "residue-access-and-cleaning", "name": "Residue access and cleaning", "description": "Records access to both sides of cutting surfaces and any removable food-contact components.", "findings": [ { "id": "grating-surface-cleanability", "name": "Grating surface cleanability", "description": "Identify residue traps and supported cleaning methods without assuming every material or assembly tolerates the same treatment.", "questions": [ { "text": "Can the backs of teeth, perforations, drum interior and food-contact joints be reached for cleaning and inspection?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "grating-surface-cleanability-q01" }, { "text": "What instructions support the cleaning tools, detergent, temperature and dishwasher use proposed for this grater?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "grating-surface-cleanability-q02" }, { "text": "How should components be disassembled, cleaned and dried without brushing hands across exposed teeth?", "kind": "action", "id": "grating-surface-cleanability-q03" } ] } ] }, { "id": "wear-damage-and-service", "name": "Wear, damage and service", "description": "Connects observable deterioration to continued use, replacement and storage decisions.", "findings": [ { "id": "cutting-component-serviceability", "name": "Cutting component serviceability", "description": "Record dull or bent teeth, damaged coatings, corrosion and insecure handles or drums; determine service options from applicable guidance.", "questions": [ { "text": "What evidence indicates worn teeth, deformation, corrosion, surface shedding or loose attachment points?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "cutting-component-serviceability-q01" }, { "text": "Does the documented design permit repair or replacement of the affected surface, drum or handle?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "cutting-component-serviceability-q02" }, { "text": "Should the observed condition lead to cleaning, component replacement or withdrawal from use, and how should exposed teeth be covered during storage?", "kind": "action", "id": "cutting-component-serviceability-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "evidence-and-external-alignment", "name": "Evidence and external alignment", "description": "What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.", "rationale": "A model that cannot be lined up 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"description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Box grater", "Flat handheld grater", "Rasp grater", "Rotary drum grater", "Electric grater" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-kinds-q01", "text": "Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of grater this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-real-world-use", "name": "Real-world use", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Shredding cheese for cooking or serving", "Shredding vegetables such as carrots and potatoes", "Removing the coloured outer zest from citrus peel", "Finely grating nutmeg, ginger or garlic" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of grater this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards", "name": "Failure modes and hazards", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Exposed cutting edges can cut fingers during use or cleaning.", "Small food remnants can bring fingertips dangerously close to cutting edges.", "Clogged teeth or openings reduce cutting effectiveness.", "Dull or bent cutting edges increase the force needed and can encourage slipping.", "Food trapped around teeth, seams or drum assemblies can remain after inadequate cleaning." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of grater this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-regional-variation", "name": "Regional variation", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Japanese oroshigane graters commonly use a toothed surface to produce a fine pulp rather 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Form alone rarely separates two models that do very different things." ], "relatedModels": [ { "relation": "covers", "note": "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.", "targets": [ "cassava grater", "surform", "Oroshigane", "Microplane", "cheese grater", "Callus shaver", "Mouli grater", "nutmeg grater" ] } ], "standing": "Described in 66 Wikipedia languages, which measures how widely it is written about rather than how important or how common it is. 8 finer distinctions are held inside this entry as names rather than as separate models.", "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "identity-and-classification", "name": "Identity, naming and classification", "description": "How an agent tells one grater from another, and a grater from things that resemble it.", "rationale": "Recognition comes before every other claim. 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"knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "preferred-name-and-aliases-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the name of a grater is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] }, { "id": "stable-identifiers", "name": "Stable identifiers and external keys", "description": "Identifiers that keep pointing at this kind of thing across systems and languages.", "questions": [ { "id": "stable-identifiers-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes an identifier for a grater, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "stable-identifiers-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about an identifier for a grater, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "stable-identifiers-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once an identifier for a grater is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "classification-and-granularity", "name": "Classification and granularity", "description": "Where a grater sits among kinds, and how finely a task needs to cut it.", "findings": [ { "id": "kind-and-parents", "name": "Kind, parents and neighbouring kinds", "description": "The classes this thing belongs to and the ones it is next to.", "questions": [ { "id": "kind-and-parents-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the kind of a grater, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "kind-and-parents-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the kind of a grater, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "kind-and-parents-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the kind of a grater is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] }, { "id": "distinguishing-features", "name": "Distinguishing features", "description": "What separates a grater from the things most often confused with it.", "questions": [ { "id": "distinguishing-features-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes what distinguishes a grater, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "distinguishing-features-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about what distinguishes a grater, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "distinguishing-features-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once what distinguishes a grater is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "form-and-composition", "name": "Form, composition and condition", "description": "What a grater is made of, what shape and size it takes, and what state it is in.", "rationale": "A physical thing can be measured, and a model that cannot record its measurements cannot support any decision that depends on them.", "layers": [ { "id": "form-and-dimensions", "name": "Form and dimensions", "description": "Shape, size, mass and the ranges these take across examples.", "findings": [ { "id": "measurable-dimensions", "name": "Measurable dimensions and their units", "description": "The quantities worth recording and the units they are recorded in.", "questions": [ { "id": "measurable-dimensions-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the dimensions of a grater, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "measurable-dimensions-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the dimensions of a grater, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "measurable-dimensions-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the dimensions of a grater is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "material-and-composition", "name": "Material and composition", "description": "Materials, parts and how they are put together.", "findings": [ { "id": "parts-and-materials", "name": "Parts and materials", "description": "What a grater is built from and which parts are replaceable.", "questions": [ { "id": "parts-and-materials-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the composition of a grater, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "parts-and-materials-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the composition of a grater, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "parts-and-materials-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the composition of a grater is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "condition-and-integrity", "name": "Condition and integrity", "description": "Wear, damage, health and the difference between working and broken.", 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"provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "position-and-frame-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the location of a grater is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "movement-and-transfer", "name": "Movement and transfer", "description": "How a grater is carried, installed or relocated.", "findings": [ { "id": "movement-events", "name": "Movement events and constraints", "description": "What counts as a movement, what records it and what limits it.", "questions": [ { "id": "movement-events-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the movement of a grater, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "movement-events-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the movement of a grater, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "movement-events-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the movement of a grater is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "state-and-lifecycle", "name": "State and lifecycle", "description": "The states a grater passes through and the events that move it between them.", "rationale": "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.", "layers": [ { "id": "lifecycle-stages", "name": "Lifecycle stages", "description": "From coming into existence to ceasing to be one of these.", "findings": [ { "id": "stages-and-transitions", "name": "Stages and transitions", "description": "The stages worth naming and what moves a grater between them.", "questions": [ { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the lifecycle of a grater, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the lifecycle of a grater, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the lifecycle of a grater is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "observations-and-status", "name": "Observations and current status", "description": "What is observed about a grater, how often and by whom.", "findings": [ { "id": "observation-record", "name": "Observation record", "description": "How an observation of a grater is recorded so that it can be superseded rather than overwritten.", "questions": [ { "id": "observation-record-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes an observation of a grater, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "observation-record-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about an observation of a grater, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "observation-record-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once an observation of a grater is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "function-and-principle", "name": "Function and operating principle", "description": "What grater is for and how it achieves it.", "rationale": "Two devices with the same name can work on different principles, and the principle is what predicts failure and constrains use.", "layers": [ { "id": "intended-function", "name": "Intended function", "description": "The job it does, and the jobs it is used for anyway.", "findings": [ { "id": "function-record", "name": "Function, principle and variants", "description": "What it does, how, and which variants do it differently.", "questions": [ { "id": "function-record-q01", "text": "What function does grater perform, on what operating principle, and which variants differ in that principle?", "kind": "definition" }, { "id": "function-record-q02", "text": "What use falls outside the intended function but happens in practice?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "capacity-and-rating", "name": "Capacity and rating", "description": "The numbers that say what it can do and where it stops.", "findings": [ { "id": "ratings", "name": "Ratings and their conditions", "description": "Rated capacity, power, throughput and the conditions each assumes.", "questions": [ { "id": "ratings-q01", "text": "What ratings characterise grater, in what units, and under what stated conditions?", "kind": "measurement" }, { "id": "ratings-q02", "text": "What happens beyond the rating - degradation, refusal, damage - and how is that detected?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "operation-and-state", "name": "Operation, controls and state", "description": "How grater is operated and what state it is in right now.", "rationale": "An agent acting on a device needs its current state and the controls that change it, not just its specification.", "layers": [ { "id": "controls-and-modes", "name": "Controls and modes", "description": "What can be set, what that changes, and what is interlocked.", "findings": [ { "id": "control-surface", "name": "Control surface and interlocks", "description": "The settings available and the conditions that block them.", "questions": [ { "id": "control-surface-q01", "text": "What controls and modes does grater have, and what does each change?", "kind": "definition" }, { "id": "control-surface-q02", "text": "Which actions are interlocked or forbidden in which state, and what must be true before acting?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "condition-and-maintenance", "name": "Condition and maintenance", "description": "Wear, service intervals, consumables and the line between working and broken.", "findings": [ { "id": "service-record", "name": "Condition, service and consumables", "description": "What is consumed, what is serviced, and how condition is judged.", "questions": [ { "id": "service-record-q01", "text": "What consumables and service does grater need, at what interval, and on whose authority?", "kind": "measurement" }, { "id": "service-record-q02", "text": "What evidence separates a unit that is working from one that is out of service?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "kind-model-unit", "name": "Kind, model and unit", "description": "Whether a claim about grater is about the kind, a product line, or one physical unit.", "rationale": "This is the boundary most often got wrong for made things, and getting it wrong mixes a catalogue entry with the machine in the yard.", "layers": [ { "id": "level-of-reference", "name": "Level of reference", "description": "The three levels and what belongs at each.", "findings": [ { "id": "level-rules", "name": "What belongs to kind, model and unit", "description": "Which properties are shared by all of them and which are not.", "questions": [ { "id": "level-rules-q01", "text": "Which facts about grater hold for every one of them, which for a model, and which only for one unit?", "kind": "boundary" }, { "id": "level-rules-q02", "text": "What identifies an individual unit, and what should an agent do when it has only the kind?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "standards-and-conformity", "name": "Standards and conformity", "description": "The standards a working example must meet and who attests it.", "findings": [ { "id": "conformity", "name": "Standards, marks and attestation", "description": "Which standard applies, who certifies, and what the mark means.", "questions": [ { "id": "conformity-q01", "text": "Which standards govern grater, issued by whom, and what does conformity actually assert?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "id": "conformity-q02", "text": "What may an agent conclude from a certification mark, and what may it not?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "provenance-and-evidence", "name": "Provenance, evidence and time", "description": "Where every claim about a grater came from and when it held.", "rationale": "A claim without a source and a time cannot be superseded, only overwritten, and an agent that overwrites loses the ability to explain itself.", "layers": [ { "id": "source-and-authority", "name": "Source and authority", "description": "Who said it, on what evidence, and how strongly.", "findings": [ { "id": "claim-provenance", "name": "Claim provenance and confidence", "description": "The authority behind each claim about a grater and how confident it is.", "questions": [ { "id": "claim-provenance-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes a claim about a grater, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "claim-provenance-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about a claim about a grater, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "claim-provenance-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once a claim about a grater is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "time-and-versions", "name": "Time, versions and supersession", "description": "When a claim was true, when it was learnt, and what replaced it.", "findings": [ { "id": "validity-and-supersession", "name": "Validity period and supersession", "description": "How an old claim about a grater is retired without being erased.", "questions": [ { "id": "validity-and-supersession-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the validity of a claim about a grater, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "validity-and-supersession-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the validity of a claim about a grater, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "validity-and-supersession-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the validity of a claim about a grater is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "statistics": { "bundles": 8, "layers": 17, "findings": 19, "questions": 51 } } } }