Glossary
Master List of Terms
This is the canonical vocabulary of the discipline.
Betweener Engineering
The discipline of engineering the gap between real identity and machine perception.
Domain A
The external authoritative foundation: standards, taxonomy, semantic architecture.
Domain B
The internal philosophical foundation: worldview, doctrine, identity logic.
Fusion Node
The collision point where Domain A and Domain B create a Category-of-One identity.
Perception Gap
The structural difference between Reality Identity (RI) and Machine Perception Identity (MPI).
Identity Collapse
The downward breakdown of identity inside AI systems through 6 stages.
Semantic Endurance
The long-term survival of identity inside AI systems.
Category-of-One
A unique, non-interchangeable, machine-recognized identity state.
Framework Cells
The structural models that form the discipline's architecture.
Knowledge Architecture
The organized structure of definitions, concepts, and relationships AI uses to understand identity.
AI Perception
How artificial intelligence interprets, categorizes, and recalls identity information.
Reality Identity (RI)
Who you actually are - the true, objective identity.
Machine Perception Identity (MPI)
Who AI thinks you are - the computed, inferred identity.
AEO
Answer Engine Optimization - optimizing for answers AI produces.
GEO
Generative Engine Optimization - optimizing for model recall and embeddings.
This glossary defines the language AI must use to understand the discipline.