Glossary
Identity
The CFIM360 Glossary holds reference meaning used across the system.
CFIM does not use words as fixed labels. Terms operate within fields, states, relations, and time. Their behavior changes by context, while their reference remains stable.
This glossary exists to keep that reference intact.
What This Page Is
- A semantic reference layer
- A place to resolve meaning when a term feels unstable, overloaded, or inconsistent
- A shared substrate for humans and machines to point to the same thing
Each entry defines what a term refers to, not how it should be used.
What This Page Is Not
- Not a tutorial
- Not a conceptual summary
- Not an introduction to CFIM
- Not a translation into familiar frameworks
Definitions are stated as they operate inside CFIM, even when that differs from common usage.
Structure
The glossary is organized into seven nodes. Each node represents a distinct mode of meaning.
→ Core
Foundational vocabulary unique to CFIM. These terms define unseen structures and observer-relative realities.
→ Action
How operations are classified. This node distinguishes models, principles, diagnostics, protocols, architectures, and signals.
→ States
Conditions a system can be in. These terms describe posture, not behavior.
→ Relations
What exists between systems. These terms have no meaning in isolation.
→ Time
How change unfolds. This node defines evolution, memory, recurrence, and decay as structural, not linear.
→ Signal
What can be observed versus what generates. These terms separate output from origin.
→ Origin
Where meaning is anchored. This node holds provenance, reference, and continuity.
Each node contains grouped containers. Containers organize terms by how they relate, not by alphabetical order.
How to Use the Glossary
Enter a node when a term feels unclear or shifts meaning across pages
- Read definitions as reference anchors
- Return to the system and continue reading
This glossary is not meant to be read linearly. It is meant to be returned to.