change receipt
An artifact proving what moved between two dated measurements, and that neither was edited afterwards.
What change receipt does not show
It proves existence, integrity and difference - never that either measurement was correct or that the change caused anything.
Where change receipt comes up on this site
- Site audits go stale: the day you audited it is not the findingThe per-site history that makes this possible is the dated series , and a difference between two of its points is a change receipt .
Definitions that name change receipt
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The vocabulary for saying how strongly something is known.
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Questions about change receipt
What is change receipt?
An artifact proving what moved between two dated measurements, and that neither was edited afterwards.
What does change receipt not show or guarantee?
An artifact proving what moved between two dated measurements, and that neither was edited afterwards. It proves existence, integrity and difference - never that either measurement was correct or that the change caused anything.
Which area of the glossary does change receipt belong to?
Measurement and evidence: The vocabulary for saying how strongly something is known.
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