Glossary

Active Terms

Term	Definition
QiAccess Start	The active portal and cognitive front door
QiOS	The retained constitutional architecture and governance substrate behind the portal
qiserver	The protected runtime host for internal services
QiNexus	The storage backbone and folder discipline model
Knowledge	Curated readable source material such as Wiki.js and repo docs
Memory	The future continuity layer for timeline, decisions, and relationships
Insights	The derived analysis layer that must always point back to sources
Canonical source	A governed record, owned document, or verified runtime fact
Derived output	AI summaries, graph links, exports, or other generated artifacts that are not truth by themselves
ADR	Architectural Decision Record used for structural changes and exceptions

Term	Definition
Canonical identity	The stable reference that survives rename, move, and reclassification
Lineage	Traceable history from origin to current state
Ownership	The layer, page, schema, or service responsible for lifecycle and truth
Quarantine	Reference-only retention for legacy doctrine that is not active truth
Protected surface	A page, service, or runtime area that must remain behind explicit access controls

Term	Current Status
QiOne	Legacy or future-state platform naming; not the active portal name
QiPortals / QiSuite	Legacy portal naming retained for reference only
Tenant	Legacy or future-state access model term; not the default current runtime assumption
RBAC	Still a valid access-control concept, but older tenant-bound descriptions must be revalidated before reuse