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Stable Clock

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A non-resettable timeline for a case; the system cannot restart time via re-ticketing, re-verification, or channel switching.

Definition

A non-resettable timeline for a case; the system cannot restart time via re-ticketing, re-verification, or channel switching.

Stable clocks enforce bounded duration and keep timelines legible.

Related concepts

Also tagged: Temporal

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v1.1.0

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Jan 9, 2026

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Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). Stable Clock. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/stable-clock

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Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Stable Clock." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/stable-clock.

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Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Stable Clock." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/stable-clock.

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@misc{glossary_stable-clock,
  title={Stable Clock},
  author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
  year={2026},
  howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
  url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/stable-clock},
  version={v1.1.0}
}

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TI  - Stable Clock
AU  - Ethotechnics Institute Research Team
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  • Published: Dec 3, 2025
  • Last updated: Jan 9, 2026
  • Version: v1.1.0
  • DOI: Pending Zenodo deposit

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Changelog

  • v1.1.0 · 2026-01-09 — Expanded scholarly metadata, operational tests, and provenance notes.
  • v1.0.0 · 2025-12-03 — Initial glossary release with stable permalinks.