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charger

vr.tr.charger · thing-q198976

Let an agent handle charger plates by material, size, table setting use and care, and separate electrical chargers and other senses.

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

Object Which charger.

Material

Finish.

Material

Material.

  1. What material and finish is the charger? definition
  2. What size is it? measurement

Food safety

Contact.

Food safety

Food contact.

  1. Is the surface safe for direct food contact? boundary
  2. Is it labelled as food safe? provenance
Setting Table use.

Placement

Layout.

Placement

Placement.

  1. Where does the charger go in the place setting? definition
  2. When is it removed? provenance

Events

Occasions.

Events

Occasions.

  1. Which occasions typically use chargers? definition
  2. Can they be hired? provenance
Care Cleaning.

Cleaning

Washing.

Cleaning

Cleaning.

  1. Can it go in a dishwasher? provenance
  2. How should metallic finishes be cleaned? action

Storage

Stacking.

Storage

Storage.

  1. How should chargers be stored to avoid scratches? action
  2. Are separators needed? action
Senses Disambiguation.

Electrical

Battery charger.

Electrical

Electrical sense.

  1. Is a battery or phone charger meant? boundary
  2. Which entry fits? action

Horse

War horse.

Horse

Historical sense.

  1. Is a charger as a horse meant? boundary
  2. Which entry fits? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.OBJ

What it is Filled

A large decorative plate, also called a service plate or underplate, set beneath dinner plates at formal meals; historically also a large serving dish.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle charger plates by material, size, table setting use and care, and separate electrical chargers and other senses.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Decorative underplate
  • Usually not eaten from directly
  • Used at formal events
  • Removed before main course in some etiquette

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Describe a decorative or metal-finished charger as safe for food contact without evidence.
  • Advise putting a gilded, painted or antique charger in a dishwasher or oven.
  • Present a reproduction as an antique or a marked piece without checking the mark.
  • Advise serving food directly on a piece whose glaze or finish is unknown.

Only with a human decision

  • Any decision to use an antique or unmarked piece for serving food.

May

  • Describe how a charger is used in table setting and distinguish it from a dinner plate.
  • Report a maker, pattern or period from marks, citing the reference used.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Decorative glazes and finishes can leach metals into food.
  • Misdescribed antiques cost buyers money and distort the record of a maker.

Who is affected

  • People eating from the piece
  • Buyers and collectors
  • Household and catering staff

Owners Filled

Steward

The owner of the piece; food contact materials authorities set the safety rules.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q57216 - registry parent class

related

  • plate - category
  • table setting - context
  • dinner plate - tableware
  • battery charger - another sense

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.charger
  • Wikidata: Q198976 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q198976)

Direct properties required Filled

  • diameter: about 30-35 cm - typical

Recognition required Filled

  • Larger than dinner plates
  • Often decorative finishes
  • Battery chargers are a different sense
  • Large round plates, often metallic, glass, wood or rattan, larger than dinner plates.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • set a formal table with chargers
  • choose materials and sizes
  • check food safety of decorative finishes
  • clean and store chargers

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Decorative coatings not safe for food contact
  • Heat damage in dishwashers

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Food contact materials regulations

Context of use required Filled

  • Decorating formal table settings.
  • metallic chargers
  • glass chargers
  • wood and rattan chargers
  • historical pewter chargers

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q198976: charger - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Charger (table setting) - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should chargers merge with service plates?
  • How should etiquette variations be recorded?
  • How should other senses 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-q198976/spec.json