A persistent cumulative case record that prevents forced repetition of validated inputs across channels, time, and teams. Continuity of state lowers administrative burden and reduces avoidable denial loops.
It protects contestability by ensuring prior evidence remains legible during escalation or transfer.
BurdenVisibility
Scope
H. Governance & power. Structures that determine who sets moral boundaries and who can intervene.
Genealogy
Ethotechnics uses Continuity of State to extend the h. governance & power vocabulary and connect governance, design, and policy teams.
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). Continuity of State. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/continuity-of-state
MLA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Continuity of State." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/continuity-of-state.
Chicago
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Continuity of State." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/continuity-of-state.
BibTeX
@misc{glossary_continuity-of-state,
title={Continuity of State},
author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
year={2026},
howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/continuity-of-state},
version={v1.1.0}
}
RIS
TY - WEB
TI - Continuity of State
AU - Ethotechnics Institute Research Team
PY - 2026
UR - https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/continuity-of-state
ER -