FPF Reference

    A.6.C:3 — Forces

    Preface node heading:a-6-c-3-forces:13199

    What this page is

    This is generated FPF reference text from the specification preface or supporting sections. It helps interpret FPF; it is not FPF Reference product documentation.

    Methodology

    Use it to understand how the specification wants to be read, then return to a route, pattern, or work packet for active work. Cite generated IDs only when the wording changes the task decision.

    Content

    ForceTension
    Conversational conveniencePeople will keep saying “contract”; banning the term is unrealistic.
    Ontological correctnessFamiliar contract wording can hide whether a guarantee is semantic, a prescription, an undertaking, or an observed result.
    Boundary diversitySoftware APIs, hardware connectors, protocols, and SLAs share the “contract” word but differ in what is adjudicated and how.
    Multi-view publicationFaces support audience fit when projection is needed; rephrasing can change the claim.
    AdjudicabilityWhen “guarantee” or authority wording leaves a consequential ambiguity, recover the semantic truth, exact generic prescription, individual commitment or current grant, entry predicate, or observed/evaluated claim needed by the receiving use.
    MinimalityThe unpacking should be lightweight enough to apply during routine authoring and review.

    Last Updated: 2026-10-12 — upstream FPF commit f2bc67dd (github.com/ailev/FPF)