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

Continuity pressure→Plural consensus→Synthetic memory→

Key publications