Definition
A predefined cap on the share of actions allowed to be effectively irreversible in a given system or workflow class. Budgets force designers to minimize irreversible boundaries and build rollback lanes for everything else.
Irreversibility Budget
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A predefined cap on the share of actions allowed to be effectively irreversible in a given system or workflow class.
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APA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). Irreversibility Budget. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/irreversibility-budget
MLA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Irreversibility Budget." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/irreversibility-budget.
Chicago
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Irreversibility Budget." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/irreversibility-budget.
BibTeX
@misc{glossary_irreversibility-budget,
title={Irreversibility Budget},
author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
year={2026},
howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/irreversibility-budget},
version={v1.1.0}
}
RIS
TY - WEB TI - Irreversibility Budget AU - Ethotechnics Institute Research Team PY - 2026 UR - https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/irreversibility-budget ER -