4 Practice/Archive
Archive
the practice of preserving a release state so that Reality Mechanics can be returned to, cited, compared, and retraced after later movement.
Held by
Carries onward
None public yet.
Archive names the practice of preserving a release state so that Reality Mechanics can be returned to, cited, compared, and retraced after later movement.
The current public archive reference is:
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20338363Places
Archive places the practice of preserving a release state so that Reality Mechanics can be returned to, cited, compared, and retraced after later movement.
Holds
Archive is held by Trace, Retain, Atlas Practice, and RM System Map.
Pairs
Archive pairs with Retrace Practice. Archive preserves a release state; retrace follows dependency back through what a state carries.
Traces
Nests
Archive nests around public release and preservation rather than inside the term dependency spine.
Reads
Archive becomes recognisable where a version of the work needs a durable public return point.
An archive-worthy version should preserve enough structure that a later participant can tell:
- what was released;
- what source body it came from;
- what public carriers were active;
- what remained open;
- how later versions changed the carrying.
Carries
No direct downstream term is required. Archive preserves return rather than generating a new concept.