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Time Transparency

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Quick takeaways

Legible process state: current step, blocking condition, time remaining, next decision point, escalation triggers; no fake progress.

Definition

Legible process state: current step, blocking condition, time remaining, next decision point, escalation triggers; no fake progress.

Time transparency supports contestability and a stable clock.

Minimum evidence

  • User-facing artifact.
  • Internal log.
  • Drill / rehearsal.
Scope
H. Governance & power. Structures that determine who sets moral boundaries and who can intervene.
Genealogy
Ethotechnics uses Time Transparency to extend the h. governance & power vocabulary and connect governance, design, and policy teams.

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Version

v1.1.0

Last updated

Jan 9, 2026

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APA

Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). Time Transparency. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/time-transparency

MLA

Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Time Transparency." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/time-transparency.

Chicago

Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Time Transparency." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/time-transparency.

BibTeX

@misc{glossary_time-transparency,
  title={Time Transparency},
  author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
  year={2026},
  howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
  url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/time-transparency},
  version={v1.1.0}
}

RIS

TY  - WEB
TI  - Time Transparency
AU  - Ethotechnics Institute Research Team
PY  - 2026
UR  - https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/time-transparency
ER  -

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Authorship

Contact: research@ethotechnics.org

Publication details

  • 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.