Concept · Revised
Canonical recall
A memory or record granted enough authority to settle which account of an event persists across a system.
Why it matters
A working definition, open to revision.
A canonical record can coordinate action and preserve accountability. It also concentrates power in the process that selects, reconciles, and distributes that record.
Dissenting question
Can a shared institution function if no account is allowed to become binding?
Related concepts
Key publications
Research Report
DRI-IA-2024-01
How Anchor Made Continuity Mandatory
How personal permanence moved from a useful service into social infrastructure.
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Research Report
DRI-RP-2024-04
When Anchor Remembers for You
How a useful memory service becomes the infrastructure through which people and institutions encounter the past.
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