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Time-to-Restore (TTR)

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Quick takeaways

How long it takes to reverse harm and return a person to their prior state.

Definition

How long it takes to reverse harm and return a person to their prior state. Low TTR is a signal of effective reversibility.

Targets & breach behavior. Measurement window: weekly p95; monthly median. Target / floor / ceiling: target ≤ 24h, floor ≤ 72h, ceiling 7d. Owner: Traceable Ownership (must have). Breach action: activate rollback lanes, switch to staffed remediation, or trigger safe pause with escalation. Public surface: receipt + time transparency with restoration ETA and decision artifact.

Scope
G. Measures & indicators. Metrics that track moral performance across systems.
Genealogy
Ethotechnics uses Time-to-Restore (TTR) to extend the g. measures & indicators vocabulary and connect governance, design, and policy teams.

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v1.1.0

Last updated

Jan 9, 2026

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APA

Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). Time-to-Restore (TTR). Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/time-to-restore

MLA

Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Time-to-Restore (TTR)." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/time-to-restore.

Chicago

Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Time-to-Restore (TTR)." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/time-to-restore.

BibTeX

@misc{glossary_time-to-restore,
  title={Time-to-Restore (TTR)},
  author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
  year={2026},
  howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
  url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/time-to-restore},
  version={v1.1.0}
}

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Contact: research@ethotechnics.org

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  • Published: Dec 3, 2025
  • Last updated: Jan 9, 2026
  • Version: v1.1.0
  • DOI: Pending Zenodo deposit

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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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.