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Verifiable Elements

A verifiable element is an independently identifiable part of the Accountable Record contract that can be claimed about, sourced, related, verified, exported, and reviewed.

Authoritative source data lives in:

data/elements/

Component group source data lives in:

data/component-groups/

Purpose

Verifiable elements are the core building blocks of AR.

They let the contract be modular without losing identity, traceability, or verification structure.

Element Identity

Each element has stable identity metadata, including:

  • canonical URI;
  • persistent ID;
  • compact ID;
  • local name;
  • label.

Element identity is independent of package identity.

Elements and Packages

Packages distribute elements.

Packages do not own the stable identity of the elements they distribute.

Boundary

A verifiable element defines accountable-record structure.

It does not decide final domain truth, authority, legitimacy, or meaning.