By Islam BarakaDefinitions
In plain terms
Revision lineage preserves the history of a value instead of silently replacing it, allowing the system to reconstruct what was known at different times.
Technical
A valid lineage begins with revision zero, advances contiguously, identifies one predecessor per correction, and resolves to one unambiguous head at a causal knowledge cutoff.
Scope
The contiguous, unbranched rule is the pilot's strict data contract; external feeds may expose different revision mechanisms that require explicit adapters.
Examples
- Revision 2 points to revision 1, which points to revision 0, and the cutoff selects the latest available member of that chain.
Common misconceptions
- The largest revision number is not automatically valid when predecessor records are missing or conflicting.
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Evidence and governance
- Fintech Builder Glossary Definition Contract The Fintech Builder · internal governed contract
Supports: short definition, technical definition, variant distinction
Limits: Defines governed platform behavior rather than claiming these policies are universally prescribed by external McClellan methodology.
- Reviewed by
- Islam Baraka
- Last reviewed
- 2026-07-26
- Next review
- 2027-07-26
- Record status
- published